Content Archive

  1. Good Serve Basics
    A good serve should hit the sidewall to make it harder for our opponent to play a tight return.
  2. How Wide To Hit Your Cross-court Shots?
    I'm going to talk to you about the width of your cross-court shots.
  3. Introduction to Boasts
    When we play the ball off the sidewall, and then onto the front wall, it is called a boast.
  4. Get A Grip!
    Squash is a fast game so we don’t have time to change grip from forehand to backhand, therefore we use the same grip both sides.
  5. Topspin Forehand Drop
    Hi, I'm Steve Townsend and I'm going to talk to you about playing a topspin drop shot.
  6. Service Rules
    You begin the rally with a serve. When you start serving you can choose to serve from the left or right service box.
  7. Backhand Serve - Steve Townsend
    Hi, I'm Steve Townsend and I'd like to give you a few tips on the backhand serve.
  8. Backhand Lob
    The lob is a fantastic shot for getting out of trouble and back into the rally.
  9. Gripping a Racket
    How to grip a squash racket
  10. Mark Chaloner - Tour Mates
    An interview with PSA chairman (ex world no. 7) Mark Chaloner
  11. Forehand Drive
    The straight forehand drive is the most common way to get the ball into back forehand corner.
  12. Boast, Crosscourt, Straight Routine
    This is a progression of the standard boast, x-court drive, straight drive routine
  13. Channel Game with Volley Drop
    This game encourages you to build a rally and pick the correct ball to attack short.
  14. Channel Length Game
    This is very closed drill to help improve your straight drive and straight volley.
  15. Boast and Drive Routine
    The rear court player boasts both sides whilst the forecourt player drives straight. Swap roles after a set period of time or a certain number of shots.
  16. Channel Games
    Channel games challenge your ability to keep the ball straight and tight to the side wall.
  17. Serve and Move
    Once you feel you have good control of the serve then you can develop this to hit the serve as you move to the T position from the service box.
  18. Shoe Game
    This is played as per a standard length game but with an added target; all balls must still bounce beyond the short line to stay in the rally.
  19. Timed Drives
    Set a stopwatch to 60 seconds and see how many drives you can hit into the target area within that time.
  20. Practicing
    In most other sports matches are interspersed with training sessions, which are seen as an important preparation for these matches.
  21. Squash Court Markings
    A video showing the markings and areas of the squash court.
  22. Solo Practice
    Solo practice is an important part of improving your shots. It allows you time to groove your strokes, try out new shots and explore different ways of hitting the ball.
  23. Forehand Drop
    The drop shot is the most direct way to put the ball tight into the front corners.
  24. T Posture
    You know by now, that we want to be on the T, but let’s look at that in more detail.
  25. Chips Challenge - Chris Fuller
    Hi my name is Chris Fuller and I am doing Chip's challenge.
  26. Backhand Flick Out of Trouble
    When under pressure in the front backhand corner, a well played straight flick can instantly reverse who’s dominating the rally in one shot.
  27. Move Your Opponent
    You can make it hard for your opponent by putting him or her in one corner and then moving them to another.
  28. Backhand Drop Shot
    Once we have our opponent stuck behind us a drop shot is a great way to move our opponent the length of the court, and it may even turn out to be a winner.
  29. Backhand Drive
    A straight backhand drive is the most common way to get the ball into the back backhand corner.
  30. Joel Hinds - Out of Court
    Off the wall interview with Joel Hinds.
  31. Eddie Charlton - Tour Mates
    Eddie Charlton talking about his fellow squash juniors
  32. 3 Racket Speed Drill - Mark Chaloner
    Speed drills require consistency of times, control of movement and lowering your rest times so that you are able to repeat the same exercise with the same quality with less recovery time.
  33. Forehand Lob - Fiona Geaves
    One of the tips I’d like to show you is you actual approach to the ball. This is one of the only times you want to go forward TO the ball.
  34. Peter Nicol - Lessons Learned (Part 3)
    If all your preparation has gone absolutely perfectly, then great. But most of the time, it won't have done.
  35. Peter Nicol - Lessons Learned (Part 2)
    In training, if you're meant to be doing 10 sets of something, do 10. Or 11. Or 12. But never do nine.
  36. Peter Nicol - Lessons Learned (Part 1)
    It was by looking at him, by showing myself and also seeing what he had to offer, that I beat him. He retired soon after that.
  37. Fiona Geaves - Interview
    Interview with Fiona Geaves about her life and interests.
  38. Chips Challenge - Figure 8 Volleys
    My name is Mark Challoner and I managed 93 on the figure of eight volleys (in one minute). See if you can beat that!
  39. Introduction to Total Squash
    This is a short guide to help you get the best from the total squash site.