New national squash head coach Jamie Hickox previously led Malaysia to back-to-back bronze medals at the Women’s World Team Championships.
“In three months, I’ll have a much better idea of what more specifically can be done after I have a real sit-down with everyone, I just need to catch up on everything,” Hickox, who is on a two-year contract, told The Sunday Times.His achievements with Malaysia included back-to-back bronze medals at the 2008 and 2010 Women’s World Team Championships.
He sought to implement a more professional approach to the sport, increasing the number of training sessions to aid in their technical development, and building up their fitness and mental strength. He recalled watching players like Zainal Abidin, Peter Hill and Anthony Chua, who finished sixth in the 1985 World Team Championships in Egypt.Squash’s top players hopeful that the sport’s Olympic status will help it grow
SSRA general manager Alex Wan believes that Hickox will play a key role in developing Singapore’s squash players, ahead of the 2029 SEA Games on home soil.
Singapore Squash Coach Jamie Hickox SEA Games SSRA Malaysia Women’S World Team Championships
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