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Live, Interactive Video
Squash Analysis Lessons –
With Aaron Frankcomb

This new service is being offered to accommodate people who are self-isolating at home and want to continue developing their technical and strategic squash skills. This new service is private and confidential with NO ONE ELSE online, it’s only going to be you and Aaron.

Champions, professional athletes and high-performance coaches know one of the foundations of Deliberate Practice Principles (DPP) is the athlete’s self-awareness.
 
Self-awareness is a learned skill that takes time to acquire. The first step is to watch others and develop observational skills (awareness) including a more descriptive vocabulary. Saying “he/she’s playing well or hitting the ball deep” is not enough for significant improvement to occur.

​All you need to do is have one of your recent matches on video and get online with Aaron. It's super simple, he's been doing this with elite players since the lockdown began.
You can’t be self-aware of what you’re doing
​if you can’t see it in others (awareness)
​These video analysis and live interactive commentary lessons will teach you the art and science of awareness and self-awareness within the context of how YOU play rather than professionals whose skill levels are way beyond your reach.
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How to WATCH what is actually going on versus what you THINK is happening.
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A keen eye for detail is essential to dice and slice the components of a movement, swing, tactic or strategy.
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Each level of squash proficiency has its own tell-tale signs you can start to exploit the next time you get on court. We will cover these to broaden your understanding of what are called Performance Plateaus within DPP.
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With each tell-tale sign you will learn, you can start to work to resolve it within your game to elevate yourself to the next ‘Performance Plateau’ in the rankings.
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Syntax and descriptive vocabulary are essential: You will hear Aaron differentiate: A good length from a deep length versus a tight length or penetrating length in comparison to a devastating/crushing length.
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How to figure out what you ACTUALLY DID versus what you might have THOUGHT you did.
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Imagine understanding your game-playing strengths and weaknesses… Playing to your strengths and avoiding your weaknesses (as much as possible), how much better do you think you’ll be when you get back on court?
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Often, a point is won or lost as the result of an action 1, 2 or 3 shots before the rally ends. Setting up a point is subtle, but it’s what separates competitive from social players and champions from non-champions. You are probably not aware of the mistakes you're making halfway through a rally that costs you the point, the game or the match. This alone could add 2-3 points to your close games that you've been losing, turning losses into wins!  
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By focusing on several of your own games and matches, you’ll come to see the repetitive nature of the mistakes you make and how devastating they are when your opponents figures them out. Often, a few quick tactical fixes can make a huge difference to turn close losses into wins.
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Each level of squash proficiency has its own tell-tale signs you can start to exploit the next time you get on court. Aaron will cover these to broaden your understanding of what you can start to focus on (mentally and strategically) - before you get back on court.
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Mental preparation is just as important as physical fitness and technical skill development. Make the most of your off-court time to develop the strategic aspect of your game, now while you can focus on it with out distractions. Elite players are doing this with Aaron on a weekly basis, have been since the lockdown began. They want to get a jumpstart on their competitors when the courts open and not be one step behind. They are also in the park with Mike, working on their quickness, speed and agility...! 
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Syntax and descriptive vocabulary are essential to accelerate your strategic and tactical development and self-assessment: For example, you’ll hear Aaron differentiate a good length from a deep length versus a tight length or penetrating length in comparison to a devastating/crushing length and how YOU can start to THINK about hitting those with increasing regularity and precision.
Self-awareness is only possible once you get back on court or do exercises in the Squash in the park sessions, but developing awareness is a must-do step that can’t be skipped.
 
Each session is 60 minutes with interactive start/stop Q&A. It is NOT pre-recorded.

Sessions Days & Times:
Note these sessions will start next week - Check MindBody for session times


  • Monday: 7:30 am - 10:45 am + 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Tuesday: 7:30 am - 10:45 am + 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Wednesday: 7:30 am - 10:45 am + 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Thursday: 7:30 am - 10:45 am
  • Friday: 7:30 am - 10:45 am + 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Saturday: 7:30 am - 10:45 am + 2:50 pm - 3:50 pm
  • Sunday: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 
 
There are countless videos are available on YouTube  and Squash TV. In contrast to those, these sessions are designed as INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES with – Aaron who knows you personally to give you advice that helps you improve your game.
 
Several elite (competitive) players have already been doing this over the past few weeks... They don't sit back and let life happen to them, they step up and make things happen - even when they can't get on court!
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WATCH A SAMPLE VISUAL ANALYSIS BELOW

​This short segment highlights how something you do 2-3 shots 
before the end of a rally determines if you win or lose the rally.
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"The 1:1 Video Squash Analysis Sessions are a huge eye-opener for me.
Aaron took me through the different styles of players so I could see for myself how the four components of the game: technical, physical, mental & strategy come together or when and how they fall apart for me.
 
It has been a humbling, but also rewarding journey for me to go from being more-or-less unaware of what I was doing (and not doing) to being able to confirm to Aaron the different styles of players I can now see as the play progresses.
 
By understanding and seeing (for the first time) my opponents’ strengths and weaknesses across the four components, I can start to think about my own capabilities and start to plan for my return on court.
 
What I really liked about these 1:1 sessions is that I get to talk to Aaron in detail, we stop the video, rewind it back slowly so I can get to really understand where and when I am making these critical mistakes.”
— Derek Famer
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The 1:1 Video Squash Analysis sessions have been both humbling and encouraging at the same time. Humbling because I can (now) clearly see the many mistakes I have been making AND encouraging because Aaron breaks everything down into specific things I can do to fix each one.
 
Even though I make a lot of mistakes, the breakthrough has been understanding that each player has a preferred playing style that I can adapt to and that will take care of my worst mistakes.
 
Because I want to understand everything, it helps a lot to analyse one game or match at a time on video because we can watch in slow-motion, going back and forth, rewinding how and when the mistake happens so I am crystal clear. Often, it’s 2-3 shots before I lose the point and in the heat of a match, it’s very hard to remember when that happened.
 
I admit I do find it confronting to watch videos of myself playing, but I know I have to face that to better deal with my own strengths and weaknesses so I can improve. I can’t wait to get back on court!”
— Sam Goodman
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"What I enjoy about the 1:1 private VSA sessions is that besides getting detailed shot-by-shot expert commentary of my matches, Aaron breaks down each game for each player so I can understand the various styles I come up against and what each one hurts me with. I finally figured out that I shouldn’t play them all the same way!
 
Before I get back on court, I want to keep analysing what I need to do with each style of player because I have to stop losing the close matches I know I should be winning.  This self-analysis is not easy and takes practice, but I know it’s going to pay off when I get back on court."
— Ned Harrison
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