Friday, 27 September 2013

The journey continues ...


As the season kicks off in Europe and North America, it has just come to an end here in New Zealand. If I were to make plans in any way similar to the last four years, I would be on the plane once again to Europe to play more Squash. However this time, I have decided to approach things differently - I am allowing myself an off season. I look forward to my first summer in four years and above all, a break after 8 squash seasons.


Playing two seasons a year were mandatory for me to survive as a squash player. The tournaments in NZ and the league matches in Europe helped cover most expenses. I loved playing matches and that was another reason that kept me going. However, without a summer and the needed break and off season training, the quality in performance is limited.  This has exactly been the case with me. 

So what next?
Once again, I have two options. Either, to let go of my ambitions and live with the personal bests I’ve had. I would still enjoy playing within NZ but not deal with the hassles of being overseas. On the other hand I could set new goals to try and improve my previous bests and give it one big push. This would mean work harder than ever before and be out of my comfort zone - yet again. There will be a lot of issues and adversities to deal with. However, if I manage to succeed, I will achieve something bigger than what I have now. And that’s an exciting and motivating thought.

The Decision
The serenity of the South Island was a perfect place to think about things. After much thought, deliberation and consultation, I have decided to give it one more go and pursue my squash goals next year. I would like to see how I perform after a rejuvenating yet hard summer – something I have never done before. There have been some patches here and there where I trained hard but never was there a full on summer where I have put myself to the task of getting super-fit. Time for a break and some hard off season training.

I believe I still have it in me to play better squash. The dream continues ...

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