The Squash community is something special. This weekend @Nicole Garon is hosting a local tourney at her Beech Street Squash Club in lil’ old Clinton, ON with only enjoyment and hustle as the winning qualities. And, of course, she dropped this pic to everyone as a rally cry to find the tall guy and take some cheap shots. BRING IT ON. I’ve borrowed a cowboy hat, and I’m ready to sling em. Thanks for everything, as always, Nic 🤠🔥😘

Analogies are awesome because they connect a less-know or abstract thing (e.g., the wrist action in a forehand drive) to something more widely known or concrete thing (e.g., skipping a stone). They help us understand new or complicated things in a direct and simple way. Cool. 😎 OFFENCE vs. DEFENCE is one of the best analogies to better understand squash strength & fitness training. Offence is the fun, sexy, highlight-able stuff in your training. It's the obvious effort. It's the hard work, court time, solo work, pressure sessions, strength training, conditioning runs. Think "slapping a cross-court nick". You can hear the cheers. Offence is what everyone WANTS TO DO, TRYS TO DO BETTER, AND EXPECTS (to some degree, anyway). Most schedules are built for offence. But left to its own devices, offence becomes the attention-seeking kid who distracts you while sucking up all of your energy, leaving you frazzled and confused. You can see this in the vast majority of ambitious players who are doing A LOT but are seemingly stuck and struggling. Enter D-FENCE (👏 👏 👏). Can you guess at what kind of stuff equals defence in your training? Comment below!