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LESSON STRUCTURE PRESSURE DRILLS SKILL DRILLS HALF-VOLLEY VOLLEY

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The videos below are designed to help you begin your Squash journey. Please ensure you have read our DISCLAIMER prior to starting any of the exercises/drills shown in the videos.

Your Lesson Structure

If you are a new coach then the beginners video may be helpful as a starting point for structuring your lessons. Each time we go on court we should have a plan as to what areas we are going to cover for the pupil. Obviously if they are a new pupil then we need to analyse were they are level wise and what they want to achieve from their coaching sessions. The video sets out how you can divide your lessons into sections. An established coach will have worked out what works best for them and the video may just be useful as a way of reflecting on what you do and why you do it.

Pressure Drills

The following 10 drills have been designed for county level players (though they could be used with club players but with less intensity) who are looking to work on their speed and the explosive nature of their game. I look to do between 4-6 of the drills in a session dependent upon what the player wants to practice. The player in the drills is Ian Cox, a former o35s England Masters International and Norfolk County champion 2020.

Pressure Drill 1.

Pressure Drill 2.

Pressure Drill 3.

Pressure Drill 4.

Pressure Drill 5.

Pressure Drill 6.

Pressure Drill 7.

Pressure Drill 8.

Pressure Drill 9.

Pressure Drill 10.

Skill Drills

The following drills have been designed for you to use to work on your player’s skills, these 4 drills are concentrating on hitting the nick at the front of the court.

Skill Drill Crosscourt backhand nick.

Skill Drill straight backhand nick.

Skill Drill Crosscourt forehand nick.

Skill drill forehand straight nick.

Half - Volley Masterclass

Richard Millman brings to this set of videos over 40 years of professional coaching experience. He has been a qualified level 4 professional coach since 1980 and is a former Coach of the USA National Men’s squash team and has won 9 National USA Masters singles titles. In this masterclass he takes us through how to coach the half volley.