YBCA

Good article about implementing the ideas of LTAD:

http://scienceofcoachingsquash…..h-coaches/

Here is a concrete example of what is meant by too squash-specific and too technical.  Imagine a typical junior private lesson for a 9-year old at the “X” Cricket & Tennis Club in City X.  After a short warm-up, the well-meaning squash professional spends 20 minutes on the forehand drive and 20 minutes on the backhand drive, correcting grip, backswing, follow through, and improving the students ability to hit the squash ball down the wall to land behind the back of the service box – finishing the lesson with a short, coach controlled game.

Basketball suffers the same problems. A coach spends 20 minutes teching the correct arm motion for shooting and 20 minutes going over plays and some time scrimmaging, but the players cannot bend, squat, run, jump, land, stop or change directions correctly, meaning that they can't shoot properly or maximize the offensive and defensive lessons.

With 8-10 year olds, we need to remember that we are building for their athletic futures, not trying to create 8 year old champions. We need to start with the basics and prepare them for ever increasing instruction and sophistication by insuring that they master the basics at a young age.