ABSTRACT
Squash is a game in which technical and tactical skills, knowledge and experience play a substantial role. This is clearly reflected in correct execution and adequate choice of different strokes. Nevertheless, victory does not only depend on a larger number of winning shots whereby the striking side scores a point, it also depends on the constancy of good play (Hong et al., 1996a). Studies of squash tactics are most often concerned with the number of different strokes executed by players in each part of the court (McGarry and Franks, 1994) based on which various ways of playing may be identified (Hughes and Robertson, 1998). Hong et al. (1996b) studied the efficiency of individual strokes and established that playing tactics change with the quality of play. From his own experience, Sanderson (1983) found out that the players use the same playing tactics whether they are winning or losing. The results McGarry and Franks (1996) presented in their research were slightly different. They pointed out that the playing tactics strongly depended on the interaction between the players and/or on the opponent’s play. They also established that players changed their tactics less frequently when playing against the same opponent than against different opponents.
