Category: Coaching

Danny Massaro – An interview with David Pearson – Part 1

18th September 2016
The winning parent

David Pearson has been a coach for 35 years. He is a father of four, 2 daughters, 2 sons. David was the longest-serving Head National Coach across all sports in the United Kingdom from 1995 until 2010.

David has coached 4 World Champion Squash players; 2 women, 2 men– coincidence!? Widely acknowledged as one of the best Squash Coaches in the world, ‘DP’ as he is fondly known, continues to coach all players across the playing standard spectrum and from all corners of the globe.

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How I use SquashSkills to improve my players

17th September 2015
estonia squash

Hi, my name is Priit and I’m a squash coach in MetroSquash, Estonia. 

Estonia is a tiny country of only 1.3 million inhabitants next to Finland, Russia and Latvia.  Squash in Estonia began in 1993 when the first squash club was opened in the capital, Tallinn. Throughout the years the squash in Estonia has been slowly but steadily growing, you can now play in the capital and several other cities. Just a few months ago CourtWall built 4 new professional courts in Tere Tennis Center.

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Getting The Best Out Of Juniors

9th July 2014
juniors

Juniors crave instant gratification for success.

In reality, we know it’s not always that easy. Unfortunately, for all athletes who work hard to achieve their goals, there are obstacles that must be overcome.

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Coaching: Developing Young Athletes

28th August 2013
young

We’re fortunate to have a tremendously diverse membership, and included in that are a large number of coaches working with young players from all across the globe. We’re often asked to feature more content specific to coaches looking for help with their skills development programmes and in particular, those that do a lot of work with junior squash players – from fun and ‘mini squash’ level, right up to regional/national level and above.

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