At the end of last season, I was playing in our local squash league finals, and I had a chance to clinch the win for our team. Instead, I lost 3-0 to Peter W., his team became league champions, and I watched on enviously as his team basked in all the glory and riches (heh).
My goal for this summer is to beat Peter W. Unfortunately I’m doing almost everything wrong.
Firstly I’m playing matches rather than training. I like playing friendly matches, so I’ve kept playing friendly matches, twice a week. I haven’t added in much in the way of sprints, drilling or solo hitting.
The other thing I’m doing wrong is thinking way too much about how to improve my game. Even mid-point. I’ll start wondering about my mechanics. Or even worse, I’ll think, “I should try this out and if it works I’ll blog about it”. Usually my game goes straight to hell at that point.
For the rest of the summer, I’m going to do two things differently.
(1) I’ll do some solo hitting or court sprints after each friendly match. This is a baby step. I know it. On the other hand, I know if I say “I’ll wake up at 5.30 for training sessions every morning” it’ll never happen.
(2) While playing, think less. Come up with a game plan beforehand. Try to do a bit of analysis afterward. But don’t think too hard during the points themselves.
I’ll give these a try and report back if they work.
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