Nowadays everything is becoming mobile-friendly – ordering food, booking tickets for a movie – so how about Squash coaching on your smartphone or tablet device?
With the mobile phone developments in the last few years, notable apps like Uber, Just Eat, and Instagram, it has been interesting to see the development of a Squash for the smartphone user.
Like most things, mobile apps will forever be forever part of our day-to-day routine, but for the avid sports enthusiast it will have a greater impact as people will either want to watch sports highlights or play a game on a sports app – but how an app to monitor playing progress.
Squash Coaching on your mobile
Not only is there the Professional Squash Association, England Squash, and Interactive Squash apps available on Android (Google Play) and iOS (iTunes store), but recently I came across a new squash app for your smartphone or tablet called SquashLabs developed by Australian squash legend Liz Irving, former world no. 2, world squash champion, and Director of the Elite Squash Academy.
Below are screenshots of the app:
Whether you are a recreational player or a novice Squash player, under the coaching of Liz the app will guide you and help you to take your squash game to the next level, with a range of easy-to-follow videos based on your level of play.
In a nutshell, Squash fans will receive an online masterclass from a true Squash pro – what’s even better you learn off the court as well.
Squash gets Emojis
Do you communicate with your friends with Emojis? Now imagine if you are on Twitter or texting a friend via WhatsApp for a game of squash – why not use a SquashLab Emoji, to make the conversation or post interesting, thus generating a response.
Squash Labs have developed a range of emojis for squash fans, thus these will be added enjoyment.
As part of the SquashLabs mobile apps product – the SquashLabs Emoji is a development between Liz Irving and 8-time Squash world champion Nicol David, together have created their favourite Emojis to share with you to have fun downloading.
Oddly enough, Courtcraft a Manchester-based squash court maintenance company; last year launched a campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #SquashEmoji – to generate popularity for the sport. End result, there are more people playing squash.
Great engagement for Squash enthusiasts
To sum up, these technological developments in Squash show how the sport is embracing the mobile world – especially with online forums with apps to allow fans to engage with one another.
With Squash Labs, their mobile app is a great innovation to introduce people to the sport and aid their playing techniques with a hint of coaching. Overall, Squash can be and will become a technologically advanced sport to learn and play, as well as fun for all ages.
