Squash Tips & Tricks - Return of serve

Squash Originals wants to help you play better squash! In this video Seb explains to you his steps when returning the serve. The return of serve is one of most important shots in the rally. If your first ball in the rally is not consistent this will mean you will probably lose a lot of points without playing a rally. A few simple steps hopefully helping you with this ever so important shot!
Seb's material (2023):
Racket: Tecnifibre carboflex 125 X-top amzn.to/3J3CCxh
String: Tecnifibre 305, 1.10mm, green amzn.to/3ZA6QPs
Grip: Karakal PU Super grip, white (color matters!) amzn.to/3L9KG1S
Shoes: Mizuno Wave Mirage 4 amzn.to/3mGkaTS
Watch: Casio 3294 amzn.to/3yoCVNZ
LINKS:
Matchplay vs Jeroen Mulderij: • Squash Tips & Tricks -...
Back corner hitting and moving: • Squash Tips&Tricks: Mo...
Shot selection mid front: • Squash Tips&Tricks: Sh...
Backhand volley drop: • Squash Tips&Tricks: Ba...
Construct a rally: • Squash Tips&Tricks: Ho...
The lob: • Squash Tips&Tricks: Th...
3 straight drive you need from the back: • Squash Tips&Tricks: 3 ...
Best options for the volley: • Squash Tips&Tricks: Be...
The serve: • Squash Tips & Tricks: ...
Counter drop: • Squash Tips & Tricks: ...
Attacking boast: • Squash Tips & Tricks: ...
Tactics 3-quarter court: • Squash Tactics : Shot ...
Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Backhand return of serve
01:29 - Explaining my position
01:53 - Movement
03:04 - Sum up
05:54 - Types of return of serve
06:10 - 2 more subtleties
07:38 - Forehand return of serve
08:04 - Same tips on for the forehand
08:32 - Creating space
09:44 - Movement of your shot
10:47 - Outro

[@malcolmbrisibe4436]

Thanks for listening to me and making a fantastic English version. I appreciate sincerely.

[@Robboogie2klite]

Excellent!

[@andyblanchard9378]

Excellent video. Can’t wait to put the tips into action.

[@WojciechSznapka]

really helpful, thanks for that!

[@finmistwrdpn8900]

Great job!!

[@us-Bahn]

Good analysis. Thank you!

[@wamiz5]

Excellent videos ! Thanks

[@marek7221]

Brilliant stuff, thanks a lot and please more :)

[@arcticowl2722]

Great tips. Thanks!👍

[@rygar74nl]

Dude you are killing it. Great vids!

[@Kantorblue]

Brilliant thanks

[@liravel]

Thank you for the excellent tips. The videos are very insightful and it would definitely play my game! I’m looking forward to more of your videos and continue to support this channel to grow! Likes x 100 👍🏻

[@helmangarcia6571]

This is awsome thank you.

[@haamidsiddique3881]

Great video. I really like the graphics on the wall and the clear explanations. Keep it up.

[@mengwenwang4835]

So great！thanks a lot

[@DanishKhan-xm6bb]

Excellent tip. This is what I needed.

[@dhenychalvin6511]

Very very nice tips for basic serve

[@drommer007]

Dude this was amazing, please more vids

[@TheCHF92]

Thanks a lot.

[@ianhau803]

Really the best instructions on return of serves! Thank you!

[@garethjones1827]

Great teaching method, appreciated.

[@appurvmehta5803]

Very helpful and touches practical mistakes players make ...keep up this good content

[@andersyn666]

Thank you for this video, I am terrible at returning serves on the backhand. Ill give this a go in my next game 👏🏻

[@JH-oe1is]

Your videos are the best on KZbin. Thanks for the great advice!

[@coffignewzealand1183]

Nice Guy, practical video. Greetings from NZ

[@RyanCookCarvin]

Great video bud. Thanks for actually teaching not just teasing the lesson. Great tips can’t wait to apply and try these tomorrow Keep that style of content up 🎉

[@chrishellberg4358]

Great technical detail - I can see that I'll lose myself in my head next game thinking of all these ideas but practicing these techniques consistent I can see will lead to success. Also nice editing on the videos. Thanks

[@squashoriginals2392]

Thanks Chris, hope it works for you!

[@paulneumann7739]

Thank you.

[@subhashmunda6937]

Thanks sir

[@youngjock1985]

Great video

[@Stateoftheheart]

Very helpful thank you! Thanks for making an English version.

[@nicholassmith6412]

Very helpful, thank you. Most of my points I give away are just bad returns of serve, so hopefully this will help

[@squashfever]

Right Techniques for direct to the destination appreciated ❤

[@markchan006]

very helpful. You clarified why one of my coaches told me players should crook their wrist on BH return. Going to try that on court next time!

[@greymatter2048]

Thank you taking the time to make an English version. This single video has been really helpful. Pointing out the step back on the return of serve is so simple now that it has been pointed out. Much appreciated, keep making the videos

[@andrewgaasenbeek8781]

Learned more watching this than I have in the last couple years of playing!

[@dmoolani]

brilliant analysis - especially the movement out of the shot to allow the opponent to get to your shot

[@ashishkulkarni6382]

Just started playing squash. Learning a lot from your videos

[@roland2879]

"Height equals depth" in service return. Well-explained advice on all that is necessary to implement to achieve this. Thanks for your video.

[@piotrpaluch5574]

Mega great tips. Thank you!👍👍👍

[@muthu56b]

Thanks for the English version!!! 👏🙏👏

[@TilburgRegents]

Thanks for doing an English version. I’m finding these videos really helpful!

[@trya314]

Thanks so much for your good advice！

[@squashoriginals2392]

You're welcome!

[@nicholasmontemarano519]

Very helpful, thanks. A few loose backhand returns of serve per game can hand an opponent easy points.

[@warwid5419]

I always get stuck in the corner trying to golf my way out of the situation on my backhand return. Thanks for the vid ill try moving with the ball more.

[@mfyameen]

🔥🔥🔥

[@geoffroyraby8896]

Thank you for all your videos. They are the best I found so far and it has improved my game.

[@squashoriginals2392]

Thank you so much for the support! Glad to help :-)

[@dollykao2468]

Dear Sebastian, I want to thank you so much for your helpful videos. My squash game has improved so much after watching them. I still struggle with returning serve straight down wall on my backhand side but much less so now. I appreciate very much the time and effort you have put into making these professional videos. I like that you put markers on the wall and comments on screen too. I hope that you can make more videos.

[@squashoriginals2392]

Thank you for this :-) have not been very active lately due to personal reasons, but will get back at it the coming weeks I hope. Glad to help!

[@bdsquashnews2722]

squash good tipsi

[@shananarocks]

10:00 min. Great example when you can go directly to the T rather than going around from the back wall. I remember few months back during a practice session, one lady who was not even a qualified coach was so perturbed, angry and frustrated whenever someone was not going in a circle motion from the back wall regardless of whether the ball was returning high or low from the front wall. We had a hard time training with such players with rigid thinking.

[@danieljohnson1213]

That catch at 9:48 tho

[@shahg25]

I have seen all the videos about the bh serve return but I still couldn’t get it. Been trying for 2 years now. My fh is pretty good

[@akazmi01]

Thank you so much, great tips. What if serve is dying, hitting the back wall but not coming back?

[@squashoriginals2392]

Back wall boast is always an option. Obviously not letting the ball bounce would be ideal, so if possible volley! Working on digging the ball out is also important, working on wrist action in small spaces!

[@jackback936]

Thanks! Great content, I'm a beginner and I think I'll have to watch this a few more times in a while because it will be hard to remember so many useful tips :)

[@kristianwedberg4640]

Brilliant. Question: How to best return really good lob serves to the backhand side that hits far back and high on the wall?

[@squashoriginals2392]

I try to place the ball back high on the front wall, I will make a short video about how to hit this. You could return straight or cross court, but make sure with the cross you go wide enough. Goal is to not let you opponent volley this shot.

[@roshand6580]

Absolutely fantastic. How do i connect with you?

[@squashoriginals2392]

Hi Roshan, send me an email [e-mail]

[@hassantabbah173]

Thank you …. Excellent explanations…. Are you open to give lesson? Where are you located?

[@squashoriginals2392]

I am coaching at Houtust squash in The Hague, feel free to contact me via the squashoriginals.com website!

[@johndunn3492]

I am having a lot of trouble returning really hard, fast serves. I am having difficulty deciding whether to take it off the wall or to let it go deeper.

[@squashoriginals2392]

What is your position on the return of serve? Do you have a good idea of where the ball will end up after the ball leaves the racket (or comes of the front wall) of the opponent? Is your first reaction, fight, flight or freeze (I find this an interesting one, this has to do with your personality)? All these things matter.. 😊

[@johndunn3492]

@@squashoriginals2392 Thank you so much for the response. I believe I am standing in a good spot, where you indicated in your video. My attitude is to move forward and hit. I play tennis and love coming in to volley. I think the problem is I am having difficulty gauging where the ball will end up, so I guess I have to concentrate more on that, to maybe practice with someone just on seeing if I can read it right. Your advice about keeping things loose and relaxed and not hitting too hard is a very good reminder to. Funny how that advice works in so many sports.

[@Tobbala1]

I want Arnaud's Tshirt 😅😂

[@kylemc0254]

What racquet do you use?

[@squashoriginals2392]

I use the Tecnifibre Carboflex 125 airshaft!

[@kylemc0254]

@@squashoriginals2392 cheers 👍

[@jatsonmade9469]

Thanks johnny sins my brother❤️

[@shashankagarwal4370]

Can someone tell me if the opponent can step into the other side of the box while returning the serve? This happens when the opponent can't volley and returning after the bounce.

[@squashoriginals2392]

That is allowed!

[@shashankagarwal4370]

@@squashoriginals2392 if this is allowed, then the server can’t take the T position as it can block the shot of the opponent. Is it ok?

[@squashoriginals2392]

Maybe I am lost in what you mean now exactly, blocking is never allowed! Unless your name is….. 😂

[@Erik-be1ve]

I tried these tips and got destroyed. It was very frustrating.

[@squashoriginals2392]

Sad to hear, no improvement at all? To much thinking? Anything I can do to help?