Taking stock

After many months of playing less squash, I took stock of where my game is and where it goes from here.  First off I feel good about my game.  I think I've improved how I handle fatigue.  Before I mentally and physically shut down when I reach red-line.  Now I recognize the symptoms of fatigue and I start to compensate.  The effect is I can play through the fatigue and push myself a little bit harder and longer.  I also improved the quality of my drives and added an effective feint drop into a cross.  On the need category, fitness is a big issue.  Fatigue sets in very early now.  After 5 points, I would reach my red-line.  Playing a lot of games doesn't improve my condition, in fact it hurts my body.  The next biggest weakness is the cross court.  They are still too short and too shallow.  A smaller issue is keeping space between myself and the back corner.  Corollary to that is choking up, slowing down, and taking shortened swing when playing shots from the back corner.  The sum of all of this equals not ready to play tournaments.  Before I play tournaments I'll have to work in physical strength training for my legs,  add on court aerobic training, and add lessons with Richard.  I'll need to heed the stretching, core strength development, and chiropractic adjustments.  That's my recipe for getting back to playing tournaments.