Defense

The more I think about my game the more I become resigned to the fact that I'm a defense player. It's true attrition is squash's most important strategy. You keep the ball in play until your opponent makes a mistake or you are able to put the ball beyond his reach. Still there are lots of ways you can accomplish this. The more I settle into playing my most successful tactic, the more I realize it is essentially a defense game. I don't hit with much pace and I don't hit with perfect width and length often enough. What I do have is a retrieving game that's better than most players my level. This fact is the most often mentioned part of my game I hear from a lot of players. So it's true, I play defense and I can retrieve. So the only training I can do for this is all in the eating and sleeping properly before practices and matches. Last evening and tonight I felt alert mainly due to the restful nap I took in the afternoon. Tonight I maintained my alertness up until I think the pasta dinner finally started to work its way into my head. With a defense strategy, I think I will have to make variety a backbone of my tactical game. I won't out hit anyone, but I can out play them.