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April 14, 2021
SQUASHBRAIN
So, with squash on ice and a lot of spare time on my hands over lockdown, I had the idea to make a quiz for squash players – and ended up with the Squashbrain quiz! Hopefully it will entertain and give squash players a wee challenge to see how much they know about squash! I’ve started off with three quizzes – easy, intermediate and challenging (apologies if the easy isn’t that easy, I promise to
March 17, 2021
Squash in Scotland Counting Down to 26th April!
The first minister’s announcement yesterday brought welcome news for squash in Scotland, finally providing our community with dates to work toward, and allowing us to think about rebuilding squash in the post-COVID world. Squash in Scotland will start the road back to normality on 26th April – exactly 40 days from today! There will be restrictions at the beginning (there’s always a catch), but it’s definitely a move in the right direction, and a necessary
January 15, 2021
Western Lockdown Challenge No.2
SQUASH LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE WEEK 2…. It’s a little late (now that we’re back in lockdown it’s just as relevant!), but here’s Western Lockdown challenge No.2! To follow on from the our first challenge, I decided to try a different exercise with for my second challenge. Everyone knows that squats are great for squash – they help with posture and leg strength, but can you combine them with a simple ball skill challenge? How many can
May 4, 2020
Western Lockdown Challenge No. 1
LOCKDOWN SKIPPING CHALLENGE WEEK 1 Hi everyone, we truly are in crazy times being locked down like this! Who would have though it possible…? However, right now more than ever, It’s crucial that we stay active in mind as well as body. So, Barry and Geraldine at Western have challenged the coaches to come up with a weekly lockdown challenge for our members over the next three weeks. My contribution in week 1 is a