Oct '25 (edited) • General discussion
Pt.1 OFFENCE vs. DEFENCE: A Sport Performance Analogy I Love
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!
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Pt.1 OFFENCE vs. DEFENCE: A Sport Performance Analogy I Love
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