Weekly Coach Guidance #4

Good Evening Members,

I hope you're keeping well, here is your weekly coach guidance including a round-up of the best Squash content created this week!

My family & I have adjusted to the 'new' routine as it were, including the 9am live Joe Wicks YouTube family workouts, I'm enjoying not having the daily commute but of course I miss that anticipatory moment walking on court, striking the ball for the first time (into the tin of course!) as the adrenaline & heart-rate picks up ahead of a hit.

Squash appears a while away but nevertheless I reached out to our Junior programme this week as we participate in the 'Knock it on' challenge . This is a creative video which has been doing the rounds online as players receive a Squash ball from the left, perform some crafty tricks, then 'knock it on' to the right thus creating a fun montage as the videos are stitched together! It was a great thing to do and had everyone super energised, here is an example (facebook.com/watch/?v=270773033950839).

Please send your quirky & fun attempts, use a portrait orientation via your smartphone or tablet, send the clips by replying to this email or via our Facebook page which will be included with others from clubs all over Northants which I'll share with you next week!

Here is a summary round-up of this weeks best online Squash training guidance & content, thanks to our newly qualified coach Gabi (Junior Programme) for your contribution ;

A 600 calorie, 60 min cardio workout (high fitness level, no equipment needed); https://youtu.be/s3F6R92s6_o
A 500 calorie, 45 min cardio workout (intermediate fitness level, no equipment needed); https://youtu.be/_Zem0_qsDg0
A 50 min YouTube conversation as Nick Matthew (former No.1 & World Champ), Daryl Selby (career high No.9), James Willstrop (former No.1) & Gregory Gaultier (former No.1) discuss the rivaly between the latter two; https://youtu.be/tX3nPtf1Ugo
A 30 min YouTube leg endurance workout from career-high World No.45 & Brackley 1st Team player Ben Coleman ; https://youtu.be/QDs0bv_qoEA

I’m sticking to Joe Wicks :)

If you have your own advice or guidance to help keep us all active & healthy, please do reach out & we'll include it in next weeks note! Speak to you next week!

Take care,

Martin Hall (Club Captain & Coach)