‘The yips’ is a phrase first coined in the world of golf but has a now become a cross over term to many sporting disciplines. The best...

How often have you let a lead slip? How often have you grasped defeat from the jaws of victory? How many times have you thought you have...

“Sleep is this tremendously important period of our life because it resets our ability to be focused, alert and emotionally stable in our...

“Foresee the worst to perform the best” - Ryan Holiday Studies show that when we vividly visualise something in detail, we activate the...

This blog takes a more zoomed out view of a very powerful psychological tool – journaling. Journaling will not only begin to help you get...

In part 2 of this deep look at nerves and anxiety, a practical toolkit will be presented for you to have and implement to help in...

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same” – Rudyard Kipling from the poem If Nerves and...

“Are the habits that you have today, on par with the dreams you have tomorrow?” – Ian Humphrey, first coach of basketball Hall of Famer...

“I never lose, I either win or learn!” – Nelson Mandela I am certainly not one for submitting to defeat before walking onto court but...

It is a very common trait and behaviour to drop your level to a lesser opponent. I get asked this question a lot and do a lot of work...

Game planning is your roadmap, it’s as if you are going on a journey and want to get to the end destination in the most efficient way and...

THE DROP OUT ZONE: 70% of kids quit their sport before the age of 13. Here’s the main reasons why: The reality is, 70% of all kids quit...

Squash is undoubtedly a supremely tough sport. The inherent physical nature of the game, trying to execute a game-plan while shoulder to...

I have found that SquashMind has added an additional aspect to my game. Listening to the podcasts it features have given me an insight...

Heightening your awareness of your breathing is key! We need to rely way more on nose breathing rather than mouth breathing. Your nose is...

Squash is a tough enough sport as it is, never mind when your evening game/training session has been preceded by a long day at the...

With today’s modern life, we need mindfulness now more than ever The pace of life, the endless streams of news and information, the myth...

As much as you need a physical warm up to prepare for practice, you need to perform a mental warm up also in order to get the most out of...

Carol Dweck, the professor of psychology at Standford, has spent over 40-years researching and conducting numerous studies to attempt to...

Perfectionism is a highly common trait in the players I coach and work with. It is wise not to define perfectionism as neither good or...