Squash game social competitive or keep fit

As a long time team squash player, I started around the late 70,s over thirty years with a five-year break due to injury. I can honestly say I would do it again! I am not a gym monkey, yes I could go but the boredom would creep in and I would not do it! However I play squash around three times a week, these days two friendly or training/routines and a match. No I’m not ultra competitive, I used to be I want to win but it doesn’t kill me if I don’t For me it’s playing, win some and loose some and have good games. If you win or loose all the time it’s either not challenging enough or it’s disheartening!

In our league they have allowed county players to play in the top division, sounds great, brings people on. No not for me what happens is the teams who have county players stuff those who don’t…..where is the sense or fun in that for either party. If you want to play at that level, great but don’t play in a lesser league because it either gives you more games or it saves you travelling further as in county games. To me that’s an extremely self centred and selfish approach.

Play squash to keep fit, not the other way round get fit or fitter first or you body will potentially let you down in some way. But most importantly enjoy it, life is too short!

The simple fact is if you can relax, relatively speaking when you play you potentially have more composure and can play to a higher level. Easy said know but certainly worth trying, as a wise man once said, you are a long time dead!