Crowood Sports Guides provide sound, practical advice that will make you a better sportsperson, whether you are learning the basic skills, discovering more advanced techniques or reviewing the fundamentals of your game. Contents include: information boxes containing 'Top Tips' aimed at all levels of ability; the history and rules of the sport, how to get started and the equipment you need; techniques, skills and tactics; practical advice about how to practice, plan, refine your strokes and develop your game; training, fitness, injury prevention and mental toughness; colour action images, sequence photographs of the strokes and helpful diagrams; a useful glossary and list of addresses. Superbly illustrated with 137 colour sequence photographs and 13 diagrams.

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Peter A Hirst is a highly experienced coach and coach educator. He is the former Performance and Coaching Director of England Squash where he had overall responsbility for the England national teams, player pathways, coach education and accreditation and all supporting programmes; during his tenure of office England held all World and European team titles. Peter was also a squash player for over thirty years and has a vast coaching experience at all levels. For ten years he was head of Coaching New Zealand, the generic coach education arm for sport in New Zealand.