ABSTRACT
Squash in Britain is one sport which has experienced success at all levels over the last 25 years. During this time senior males and females have won major titles and team events and more recently the junior teams have also done well, though the consistency of success has been far from evident. This success can be attributed to the determination of individual players rather than any real structure in sport development. However, since 1993 a Sport Science Support Programme, funded by the Sports Council in England, has been in place to allow access to sport science provision in physiology and psychology for Nationally ranked players at various age groups and in open competition. Australian squash has for over 13 years had access to such provision, and in that time it has maintained a very high profile in world squash, consistently winning major individual and team competitions, with several players consistently ranked in the world’s top 10 males and females. This is undoubtedly due, in part, to a highly structured coaching and development programme and the benefit of an Institute of Sport which has provided full support for sport sciences, sports medicine and other services.
