Squash coach Sammy Farrag works on fitness of youngsters

Mumbai, Jun 9 (UNI) In a refreshing move, the Indian Squash Professionals (ISP), a non-profit sports NGO, has decided to bring down a world-renowned coach in Egyptian Sammy Farrag for a month long training stint with what ISP sees as the future of Indian Squash.

A total of 12 kids trained at the Club Millennium in Juhu under the guidance of the former pro star on his first trip to India. With the focus of the camp being to groom talent that would take Indian squash to a higher level, Farrag set his sights on analysing the strokes of the players as well as working on their fitness.

''There are a few promising players in the group but they will have to put in a lot of hard work if they are to get to the top. The players were lacking a bit of flexibility on court and were doing a few things wrong,'' he said.

''We had couple of kick boxers who helped the kids with a bit of stretching. We analysed their performances and I put things into perspective for them,'' added the man who has rubbed shoulders with the best as a player.

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