ABSTRACT
This year (1997), which sees England as World Men’s Senior and Junior Squash Team champions, a Scottish player, Peter Nicol, in the final of the British Open Championship and ranked three in the world, and seven England women players in the world top 12, is a good time to review briefly some of the physical demands of squash. ‘Total Fitness’ for squash includes nine items, all of which must be optimised, to provide:- 1) the best racket techniques and court movement skills; 2) the best equipment;—rackets and balls, shoes and clothing; 3) the best on-court tactics at different stages of the rally, game, match, and tournament; 4) an appropriate psychological approach; 5) excellent sports medicine, including physiotherapy and podiatry; 6) appropriate nutrition, including fluid intake; 7) elite physiological and fitness preparation; 8) the best team selection; 9) top class team management.
