Thank you for your feedback and support Matt! I really appreciate it. Glad that you're finding value in the content. I appreciate your support 🙏 - Ahad
Excellent video indeed. Thank you for it. Taking Gaultier as an example was an easy one 😀 I believe you can still “argue” with the referee, which is obviously not the best tactic, but the key element as you said is the ability to shift the mind and refocused when comes the time to play and being successful during the exchange. Ashour was good at it. Not Gaultier. Another example is Willstrop: always focused, never or rarely arguing with the referee: many decisions was too unfair towards him by the referee. Capability to shifting the mind is really important because you can’t really in the zone 100% of the time. The ability to come back into the zone really makes the difference between losing and wining to me.
Very well said. Maintaining focus and refocusing are the key attributes of champions. Consistency is the single most important factor at the highest levels (of anything)! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼 - Ahad
Excellent analysis AR this video could also be a sequel to the one on Ashour you recently posted(a winning mindset). Indeed distractions get you off the job at hand. I've the personal experience of playing players younger to me and when I am in the frame they find it hard to beat me in rally and I'm almost 56 now
Absolutely! It's the most critical aspect, especially as we go up the levels where the top pros are all equally technically proficient! Thanks for watching the supporting 🙏🏼 - Ahad
Great video. This match is an incredible watch and I probably go back and rewatch it once a year or so, in part just because I love seeing Shabana play, so I would definitely be interested to see any other insights you have on it. Hope you keep up the great work - every vid of yours I’ve watched has been interesting, informative, and (I believe) helped me think about my game in beneficial and positive ways
Thanks for the kind words Luke 🙏🏼 maybe I'm conduct a match analysis and share in the coming weeks! I hope that you continue to gain value from the videos I have created, - Ahad
Another excellent video scratching the surface of a very very deep subject to create awareness and acknowledge this subject. Thank you for your good work!
Thanks Ghazi. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. You are correct. It is a very, very deep subject! I appreciate your continued support. Stay tuned for tomorrow's hands on video. I think that you will enjoy it 💪 - Ahad
I loved this video. Every once in a while, I'll play a squash game when I'm (inadvertently) in the zone. When the game is over, I didn't even know it was over and that I had won. Unfortunately, this is very rare, so I'm very interested in finding out more how to get in the zone, or moment, or state of flow.
Thanks for the support Tony. I will be releasing a very valuable video with Legendary coach Mike Way in the near future. Stay tuned. It will help answer some questions about the mental side! - Ahad
i congratulate u on putting emphasis on the mental side of squash! if i am not wrong, u are one of the recent few, if not the only one in recent times; that is devoting guidance and promoting discourse in this area. this type of content will definitely set your youtube channel apart from the rest. from a lay man's simplistic point of view, many times when a player is subjected to "pressure", be it being out classed or out paced or ruled unfairly against; the emotional stress of being "persecuted" kicks in. this is when the player needs to reset by invoking some type of mental trigger. the type of mental trigger varies from one player to another depending on the capabilities of his skill or shot making prowess, fitness level and mental strength. it is my opinion that there are three foundations that need to be rock solid: skill, fitness and mental strength. from a combination of these 3, various tactics may be crafted to complement the mental triggers.
Great points Nicholas! Thank you for sharing. I agree that skill (technique), fitness and mental strength must be rock solid. Within mental strength there are many many elements like grit, effective practice, motivation and so much more. My Life Strong program covers each of these in depth and helps people raise their awareness and create learning plans. I will look to create some type of video on some of these elements in the coming weeks. Thanks for your continued support! 🙏 - Ahad
@@ARProformance to me the level of mental strength also reflects greatly on the maturity and wisdom of a player. when i was younger, i found it difficult to accept negative elements that affect me during the game. but as i now much older, i find that losing a battle (ie a score point) is not as important as winning the war (ie the game); and that automatically triggers me to reset and to refocus on getting the job done if fitness permits 😝
Thanks for sharing Nicholas. I agree with you re. the correlation between maturity / wisdom, and mental strength. LOL to the fitness aspect of your comment. Stay tuned for tomorrow's video. I think that you will REALLY enjoy it 💪 All the best, - Ahad
Thumbs up boss great video. At the top ranking the quality of game of all the players is about the same. Can you plz highligt the "Winning" element? What is the role of personality in mental side. We have seen top players break/crash at crucial moments of the game. How personality limitations can be controlled/overcome?
Thanks for the feedback. I have noted your question and am considering compiling all of the mindset related questions and creating a video specifically for them :) Stay tuned! - Ahad
Great video. For me personally, I am at a point where I am struggling to deal with the mental side. Wondering which of your programs can help with that?
Thank you for your continued support. Please send me an email at ahad@arproformance.com and we can discuss things in more depth. The Life Strong program I have created is all about mindset - it covers a whole host of topics based on my experiences and research by psychologists on what makes excellent performers excel. The Life Strong program is based on the idea of raising our own awareness through reflection (via specific questions), creating tangible action plans, and executing upon them to drive change! I hold the participants accountable and help them dig deep and create effective plans. Specifically, I cover topics such as grit, motivation, mindfulness, effective learning, deliberate practice and a lot more! Looking forward to hearing from you via email. All the best, - Ahad
Elshorbagy on the other hand seems to be able to use his anger productively. He seems to have the temperament to be somewhat more in control of his emotions
Really loving your content & thankyou! This video deserves many more views! 🙏🏻👍🏻
Thank you for your feedback and support Matt! I really appreciate it. Glad that you're finding value in the content. I appreciate your support 🙏
- Ahad
Excellent video indeed. Thank you for it. Taking Gaultier as an example was an easy one 😀 I believe you can still “argue” with the referee, which is obviously not the best tactic, but the key element as you said is the ability to shift the mind and refocused when comes the time to play and being successful during the exchange. Ashour was good at it. Not Gaultier. Another example is Willstrop: always focused, never or rarely arguing with the referee: many decisions was too unfair towards him by the referee. Capability to shifting the mind is really important because you can’t really in the zone 100% of the time. The ability to come back into the zone really makes the difference between losing and wining to me.
Very well said. Maintaining focus and refocusing are the key attributes of champions. Consistency is the single most important factor at the highest levels (of anything)! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
- Ahad
Excellent analysis AR this video could also be a sequel to the one on Ashour you recently posted(a winning mindset). Indeed distractions get you off the job at hand. I've the personal experience of playing players younger to me and when I am in the frame they find it hard to beat me in rally and I'm almost 56 now
Absolutely! It's the most critical aspect, especially as we go up the levels where the top pros are all equally technically proficient! Thanks for watching the supporting 🙏🏼
- Ahad
Great video. This match is an incredible watch and I probably go back and rewatch it once a year or so, in part just because I love seeing Shabana play, so I would definitely be interested to see any other insights you have on it. Hope you keep up the great work - every vid of yours I’ve watched has been interesting, informative, and (I believe) helped me think about my game in beneficial and positive ways
Thanks for the kind words Luke 🙏🏼 maybe I'm conduct a match analysis and share in the coming weeks! I hope that you continue to gain value from the videos I have created,
- Ahad
Another excellent video scratching the surface of a very very deep subject to create awareness and acknowledge this subject. Thank you for your good work!
Thanks Ghazi. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. You are correct. It is a very, very deep subject! I appreciate your continued support. Stay tuned for tomorrow's hands on video. I think that you will enjoy it 💪
- Ahad
I loved this video. Every once in a while, I'll play a squash game when I'm (inadvertently) in the zone. When the game is over, I didn't even know it was over and that I had won. Unfortunately, this is very rare, so I'm very interested in finding out more how to get in the zone, or moment, or state of flow.
Thanks for the support Tony. I will be releasing a very valuable video with Legendary coach Mike Way in the near future. Stay tuned. It will help answer some questions about the mental side!
- Ahad
Fantastic video, an important subject often neglected by many players.
Thank you Pascual. I appreciate your support. Wishing you the best,
- Ahad
i congratulate u on putting emphasis on the mental side of squash!
if i am not wrong, u are one of the recent few, if not the only one in recent times; that is devoting guidance and promoting discourse in this area.
this type of content will definitely set your youtube channel apart from the rest.
from a lay man's simplistic point of view, many times when a player is subjected to "pressure", be it being out classed or out paced or ruled unfairly against; the emotional stress of being "persecuted" kicks in.
this is when the player needs to reset by invoking some type of mental trigger. the type of mental trigger varies from one player to another depending on the capabilities of his skill or shot making prowess, fitness level and mental strength.
it is my opinion that there are three foundations that need to be rock solid: skill, fitness and mental strength. from a combination of these 3, various tactics may be crafted to complement the mental triggers.
Great points Nicholas! Thank you for sharing. I agree that skill (technique), fitness and mental strength must be rock solid. Within mental strength there are many many elements like grit, effective practice, motivation and so much more. My Life Strong program covers each of these in depth and helps people raise their awareness and create learning plans. I will look to create some type of video on some of these elements in the coming weeks. Thanks for your continued support! 🙏
- Ahad
@@ARProformance to me the level of mental strength also reflects greatly on the maturity and wisdom of a player.
when i was younger, i found it difficult to accept negative elements that affect me during the game.
but as i now much older, i find that losing a battle (ie a score point) is not as important as winning the war (ie the game); and that automatically triggers me to reset and to refocus on getting the job done if fitness permits 😝
Thanks for sharing Nicholas. I agree with you re. the correlation between maturity / wisdom, and mental strength.
LOL to the fitness aspect of your comment. Stay tuned for tomorrow's video. I think that you will REALLY enjoy it 💪 All the best,
- Ahad
Thumbs up boss great video.
At the top ranking the quality of game of all the players is about the same. Can you plz highligt the "Winning" element?
What is the role of personality in mental side. We have seen top players break/crash at crucial moments of the game. How personality limitations can be controlled/overcome?
Thanks for the feedback. I have noted your question and am considering compiling all of the mindset related questions and creating a video specifically for them :) Stay tuned!
- Ahad
Great video. For me personally, I am at a point where I am struggling to deal with the mental side. Wondering which of your programs can help with that?
Thank you for your continued support. Please send me an email at ahad@arproformance.com and we can discuss things in more depth. The Life Strong program I have created is all about mindset - it covers a whole host of topics based on my experiences and research by psychologists on what makes excellent performers excel. The Life Strong program is based on the idea of raising our own awareness through reflection (via specific questions), creating tangible action plans, and executing upon them to drive change! I hold the participants accountable and help them dig deep and create effective plans. Specifically, I cover topics such as grit, motivation, mindfulness, effective learning, deliberate practice and a lot more! Looking forward to hearing from you via email. All the best,
- Ahad
Elshorbagy on the other hand seems to be able to use his anger productively. He seems to have the temperament to be somewhat more in control of his emotions
Agreed. It is a critical skill 👍🏼
- Ahad