Irish Squash

Welcome to Irish Squash Coach's Section

Behind every Great Player is a Great Coach. We have many dedicated Squash Coaches in Ireland who work hard to improve the standard of play in Irish Squash and help to grow and develop the game. As a Squash Coach the success and popularity of the game in Ireland is directly related to your success.

We have had great success with Squash in Ireland. In order to maintain and improve upon this record we need to increase the number of players and the number of coaches in Ireland.

Are you interested in becoming a Squash Coach?

Coaching is a very rewarding and satisfying job. In order to grow Squash in Ireland we need to increase the number of qualified coaches throughout Ireland and to help with the continued development of existing coaches. Irish Squash together with Coaching Ireland are working on a new Syllabus of coaching programmes to certify new Squash Coaches. Please contact the office for a list of upcoming dates.
Those who recently completed the Mini Squash Coaching programmes should check the dates for completion of their Ethics in Sports training. This must be completed before you can be certified. You should also ensure all of your post-course programme of work (practice training sessions etc.) are completed and returned to your trainer.

Learn from experienced coaches - Practical experience in coaching is hard to replace. Attending a training course will help provide the foundations of your knowledge – practical experience will teach you how to implement these in the real world.
As a new Coach you will come across many situations you don’t expect. You might find it hard to re-train certain ingrained behaviours for example – or find some of your students resistant to your guidance.
Hadrian Stiff the Irish National Coach has kindly agreed to welcome any coaches who wish to watch his training sessions. Hadrian is a Level 4 coach and has over 20 years coaching experience. His experience and expertise in coaching will be of great assistance to new coaches looking for insight from a very experienced coach. If you are interested in attending one of his next sessions please contact the office.

Coaching FAQ's

Click here to read all you need to know about coaching courses with Irish Squash and how to get started on the squash coaching ladder.

Coaching Squash Links

Here are some useful Squash Links

Check out some of these great Squash Videos on YouTube

finer points on Rules of Squash

Top Ten Tips for playing squash

Drills for Warm ups and Improvements

Coaching Tips from National Coach Hadrian Stiff

Solo Routines Drill
Solo Volley Drills
Hip Adductor
Session Plan U17 National Squad

New Irish Squash Club Coach Qualification

Are you interested in Coaching Squash in your club or community? Are you a competent Squash Player? If you feel you would like to work with beginners and club players as a Professional Squash Club Coach – Irish Squash are running their Squash Club Coach qualification in Ulster commencing 12-13th November 2011. The programme runs over 5 days and requires attendance at all dates. This coaching qualification aligns to the Coaching Ireland Coach framework and is broadly aligned to the UKCC Level 2 qualification. Full Details can be viewed here

Coaching 2010 - 11 -Thank you to Eddie Murphy who has stepped down as Coaching Secretary at this years AGM, Eddie has done a huge amount of work not least in the redevelopment of the level 1 coaching course and has brought structure to the area.
Shane Broadberry is the income secretary and we wish him all the best.

Eddies summary for annual report 2011 can be viewed here.

Find a Coach - Irish Squash Coaching List - click here to download list of current coaches Munster, Leinster and Connacht.

Coaching Seminar 2011

Irish Squash Coaching Seminar took place in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club on February 19th. A most informative and interesting day was had with presenters in a varierty of areas. To view the presentations from the day click below
Derek Ryan - How to prevent Groin Injuries , Canice Kennedy Sports Psycology and Kevin O Brien - Co Ordination in Children.