Free squash Movies Seeker,
Published: 07 Aug 2005 - 10:26 by SherifEid
Updated: 02 Jul 2008 - 08:35
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where i can Download a free squash videos(matches)?
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From rippa rit - 02 Jul 2008 - 08:35
From rippa rit - 10 Mar 2008 - 18:27
What about this link for some choice action clips of matches, even if they are short they are free and able to be viewed without a problem...no funny business too.
From tahirzeeshan - 06 Mar 2008 - 21:44 - Updated: 06 Mar 2008 - 21:45
i m down loading but net spead is verry slow what i do
From steviep - 06 Mar 2008 - 09:00
I've downloaded DivX movies from psalive and they are as good as a DVD - they make all the best matches available as DivX and you leave thePC running overnight on a download - by the morning its loaded on your PC and ready to play without waiting a week or two for dvds in the post.
PSALive are still releasing dvds but they are getting less and less and i expect is because the divx downloads are just as good.
From stevo - 29 Feb 2008 - 08:06
I couldnt' get the vids on that site to work either. I got 6 seconds of one vid which took about 10 mins to get.
Shame.
From jimbob1965 - 29 Feb 2008 - 03:51
Once I found the squash videos (I thought it was a bit dodgy too to start with!), I also had trouble viewing them. They are either very S-L-O-W or completely freeze. Funnily enough, the adverts that precede the videos play perfectly - hmm!!
Shame as I would really like to watch those Mike Way videos and the playback quality, if you can get it to work, looks as though it may be quite good.
Cheers
Jimbob
From rippa rit - 28 Feb 2008 - 19:33 - Updated: 28 Feb 2008 - 22:22
shib - what has that stuff in that link got to do with the price of eggs? I am unable to read ????????
update:
obviously had a few problems finding squash - though you were winding us up for a minute. just make sure you type 'squash' into the search form and be patient it took me a few times to make it work.
also the had trouble playing the videos. anyone had trouble?
From shib - 28 Feb 2008 - 01:54 - Updated: 28 Feb 2008 - 07:53
I found this korean video website that has some full squash matches on them go to www.mgoon.com and search for squash and some of the player's names. you can even find mike way's power squash vol 1-3 there. hope this helps.
From Mikehlee - 27 Feb 2008 - 08:53
From raystrach - 24 Aug 2006 - 20:47
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From Daren - 24 Aug 2006 - 15:35
Actually, the way I see it, squash will never be a big spectator sport, its a participation sport, thats the way to grow squash, get people PLAYING rather than watching.
Anyway, do we really NEED to grow squash? Maybe just enjoy what we've got.
Ok I've said enough.
"Let's not get to hung up on this topic, as we do not have the money or the authority to change anything unfortunately"
Agreed.
From rippa rit - 24 Aug 2006 - 14:48
Yep, ok shorten the points, and a bonus for the nicks, or maybe put a square in each corner of the court and a bonus point is added if the ball lands in that part of the court causing an unforced error.... whatever...a replay is good too for critical points. Whatever, it has to be exciting and amount to more points; and I am not sure if shorter rallies or longer rallies is the idea.
Daren, we are the converted, so it is really for the unconverted that we are trying to cater for. Though if the converted will not watch full matches that also speaks for itself too.
The all weather, sun safe, quick workout, weight control, fitness, and it does have the lot.
Let's not get to hung up on this topic, as we do not have the money or the authority to change anything unfortunately.
From Daren - 24 Aug 2006 - 11:43
I hear what you're saying and it sounds good, but it has also been said alot before - "We need sponsorship and TV" Its true, but the sponsors probably wont come without them getting their advertising - which means , yes we need a good 'package' to put on TV that a lot of people will want to watch. That has to come first - a marketable product.
So how to make the sport marketable/watchable(this discussions probably been done to death too). I've watched and taped a lot of games from the PSA from foxsports from around 2001-2003, heres my observations. (the scoring change to 11 I think was a good one, too)
So - IMO, first you need better camera work . You need closer shots that show the strain of muscles, the speed the players are moving, the effort/concentration etc. You need some really good camera editing with a lot of different camera angles set up with QUICK changes of views/angles to match/follow the rally. When the camera is fixed on a wide shot of the whole court from the back of the gallery, it is not exciting, the game looks too easy and boring. You cant appreciate/enjoy the effort of what going on.
It needs quicker/snappier editing with the interviews of players too, maybe show a little of their different training styles or character, develop a little story, perhaps little rivalries - the presentation has to be more fast-paced and 'hip'. Have you ever watched some of the American sports news like ESPN sports NEWS with the 'witty' fast-paced commentary, quick editing etc.
Also, you need EXCITED/exciting commentators that are INTO the rally and EACH SHOT as they are played.
About the short sharp rallies Rippa Rit, personally I tend to find that the most exciting rallies are usually the long rallies rather than the short ones. More importance is placed on the point when the rally is long as the tension grows. So MAYBE we need to be going the other way - instead of lowering the tin and making the ball less bouncy, we need a bouncier ball to encourage longer rallies, BUT play to even less points, like point-a-rally to 7. So each point is critical. Maybe it would encourage defensive play as you dont want to make a mistake, but also the rewards are there to hit a nick and win a point - depends on your outlook. (just a spur of the moment thought)
Squash's Image -I think squash really needs to push the fitness side of its image if it wants to attract more people. It was voted(from some kind of study, not too sure if its even true or not) that squash was the BEST sport in the world for fitness(or something like that, remember the article?) Rowing was 2nd. Squash REALLY needs to push that to promote itself - "The Fittest Sport in the world" "The best workout in the world" etc. You need a squash player like Palmer or someone to 'challenge' all other sportsman in the world to some fitness tests or something and make a big deal out of how squash can give you the quickest/best workout and is fun. Really push the 'BEST fitness sport in the world' angle. see what Im saying.
Anyway just some ideas, sorry for the long post, congrats if you made it this far. Personally I cant see squash becoming big on TV myself. I just don't think its gonna happen. A LOT of work has to be done to the camera work/editing anyway, because what theyre putting on TV now is far from exciting. But , oh well its fun to talk about it.
oh yeah, just for clarification rippa, it was avcr that posted the PSA site thing , not me. I'm not a big fan of Real Player either. sorry about your computer, hope its all sorted, I know how frustrating that can get.
later
From rippa rit - 24 Aug 2006 - 08:30
Anyway, to cut a long story short I decided to, click Ok OK OK and thought I would come back to PSA later and take it a bit further. But, alas, my internet settings were all gone crazy; then the questions started, eg do I want to set up two profiles, as my computer is being used by another source, etc. and stuff... all my bookmarks were deleted - took me half an hour to get the thing to work at all............so so ..
Back to what would I change...my suggestion is that squash (the powers that be) need to take a really serious look at the sport overall, set up some objectives, eg better return for effort for our top players which means TV and sponsorship, better spectator appeal (well maybe not as good as tennis or rugby); seek to make the game exciting to watch as it is really only the final shot that is exciting, as hitting the tin is not very exciting when a point is won, if you get me. Short and sharp stuff. I don't think it would be all that hard to do but it would take some evaluation and promotion.
As for the rules - the top players would not care about rules, balls, etc so long as there was a reasonable living coming from it... as the skills would be the same stuff.
The amateur players and local club stuff probably does not need to change all that much initially. It is the pros that are the window to the sport and if they get coverage, the rest will follow from that, and if the sport had money, the potential would be enormous.
From Daren - 23 Aug 2006 - 13:27
So Rippa Rit, what would you change about the game? You mentioned scoring and the ball - what in particular would you change them to?
I think you hit the nail on the head with - squash is WAY more enjoyable to play than to watch.
Its just not a good spectator sport, unfortunately. Only a fellow squash player can appreciate the skill of whats happening on the court. Even for us it can be boring to watch. Thats just the cold hard truth - squash is kind of boring to watch and will probably never be a big spectator sport and therefore will probably never attract big prizemoney.
But , does it really matter? its still fun to play.
From rippa rit - 23 Aug 2006 - 08:23
So all of our discussions about boring play, TV appeal, spectators, marketing, sponsorship, remuneration, promotion, junior development, etc. raised in this forum would be worth addressing big time.
Thanks for the video info that is very helpful too.
From missing_record1 - 23 Aug 2006 - 05:11
From stevo - 22 Aug 2006 - 21:19
)Still it is true the vast majority of people prefer to play than watch, which is a shame.
From avcr - 22 Aug 2006 - 18:07 - Updated: 23 Aug 2006 - 08:06
This doesn't qualify as "free" but it really is very cheap. And very easy to access.
Go to the PSA website http://www.psa-squash.com/
On the right hand side is a link to psalive.tv
A new window will open up and there are buckets of options available including the following
| Live | Hi-Res | £1.50 |
| Live | Lo-Res | £1.00 |
| Download and own | Hi Res | £2.50 |
| Download and own | Hi-Res | £1.50 |
| Replays | Hi-Res | £1.00 |
| Replays | Hi-Res | £0.50 |
So you can literally download complete matches with pretty good commentary and often other high ranked squash players joining in the commentary.
You can book and watch live matches (when they are on of course )if you can stand the time differences.
And hey really the prices are very cheap. You will need real player on your computer but that is a very common media player and a free download any way
Yopu can also buy dvd's from the site. Recent matches are often only available as replays. After a short time though they become available as "download and own " matches.
From rippa rit - 22 Aug 2006 - 16:42 - Updated: 22 Aug 2006 - 16:46
Continual rallying down the wall, and particularly not good length is not good to watch at any level. The fitter player always knows if he makes no mistakes and keeps the player on the court he will eventually win. It is a tactic I guess which is used. A boring one but I guess you do what it takes.
If our game is to be exciting, for spectators,players must be encouraged to go for shots. If skill is going to be a focal point, more shots must be attempted. Players will not go for shots if there is no reward. Without reward, and if they fear to lose, they know they can just keep running and hitting, till the opponent gives up. The only alternative to alter this emphasis, as I see it, is to be reflected in the scoring system. Mind you, when a player in today's game, hits length from the front, and the opponent can sprint down the court and return it as a drive, I question if we have the right ball to match the conditions/equipment. Please don't say it is skill or fitness.
To this point, our game generally is of most excitement to the person who is playing, running, getting a rush of blood, than it is to the person watching, and going and making a cuppa, "what's the score now? attitude.
From stevo - 22 Aug 2006 - 15:08
I disagree. I have seen some old games from the early 80's and they are not much to watch at all. You could watch a serve, go away and make a cup of tea, and they would still be hitting up and down the wall, straight drive after straight drive.
The modern game is far more attacking, aided of course by lighter rackets and fitter players, and therefore more entertaining. I also think changing the scoring system to 11 has helped, matches are a lot closer and it has made the professional game less predictable, with all the worlds top 10 in with a chance to win tournaments.
As for the match in question, I thought it was good to watch. Power obviously not as quick or fit as 6 months ago, but still gave a full time pro a run for his money.
From rippa rit - 22 Aug 2006 - 13:56
My comments on that match Power/Razik -
- 1st Game - I thought Power was trying to fool about trying to distract his opponent, as well as using that to delay the next rally a bit, as Razik looked obviously fitter, and more agile in that match.
- 2nd Game - Power seemed to stop fooling about and meant business and won that game.
- 3rd Game - It was as though Power was saving himself for the 4th set - and Razik remained strong in his concentration and movement.
- 4th Game - Razik seemed to have the answers and got Power's good shots back, and I think Power realised he was not going to win.
- They predominantely played the backhand wall; they struck their backhand with a more fluent stroke, making me feel they preferred to play backhand than forehand.
- Their forehand had a definite slap at the ball, with little fluency in the stroking, a flatter shot.
- Their footwork, well, I tried to take a look at it every time the video stopped in the 4th game, and they seemed to be always standing in awkward positions, feet together, legs crossed or similar. Definitely agile, maybe there was not time to be balanced but on the run all the time.
- Length, was about 50/50 maybe.
- Few, if any, unforced errors.
- Power played a few good backhand drops which Razik retrieved, though Power did then volley it to length down the wall - it certainly was not a winner though.
- Serving - seemed to be hit and walk, just a means of getting the rally going, as though it did not matter that much if it was close to the wall, high, or whatever. Medium pace, medium height.
From Daren - 22 Aug 2006 - 12:49
Hi Rippa Rit, my thoughts on the Power/Razik game - I watched it a while ago, but remember at the time being surprised how well Razik was playing/plays. Pretty good short on the backhand. I think they were training partners and have played each other a lot so they knew each others games a bit.
It seemed pretty laidback. Power was very casual with his usual banter trying to entertain the crowd, he even played a shot left handed. Once he got behind in the match, he didnt seem to want to try too hard. He still played OK but didnt have the will to win, was more like a training run. At the end of a long career, he'd already been there and done it all. I geuss Razik saw a good opportunity to pounce, take the win and exact some revenge on his buddy. After all, he's probably lost to him a few times over the years.
What did you think?
From rippa rit - 21 Aug 2006 - 14:48
I am always interested to know what others think or saw when they look at these videos?
From Daren - 21 Aug 2006 - 10:38
Rippa Rit - no problem. Agreed, the video is nice and clear. I wish there was more of this quality floating around on the net.
Viper - what stevep said. Press pause and wait for the grey bar to move along a bit (download(buffer) before pressing play again. You can only play up to where the grey bar has downloaded to. Hope that makes sense.
Stevep - yeah, looks like Power was trying but didnt want to try TOO hard. Razik is a good player though.
Anyone else got any vids? Id love to get a copy of Power's Coaching Video, just to see whats on it.
From stevo - 21 Aug 2006 - 10:21
Alternatively, when the clip starts press the Pause button and the stream will buffer (the gray bar will fill up). Once you have a fair bit in the buffer it should play OK.
It sounds like your internet connection isn't fast enough.
Power looks like he has lost a bit of fitness since his retirement.
From Viper - 21 Aug 2006 - 09:02
From rippa rit - 21 Aug 2006 - 07:08
From Daren - 20 Aug 2006 - 15:47
Have you seen the 2006 Canadion Open Final on google vid? Its Power -vs- Shahier Razik.
I've been looking for some vids too, but there doesnt seem to be much around, for free anyway. The streaming ones on Guidetosquash dont work.
Here's the Power Razik vids anyway. Enjoy
Game 1
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6311086967802990025&q=squash 2006 canadian
Game 2
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8254445097888012187&q=squash 2006 canadian
Game 3
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2309508484040538256&q=squash 2006 canadian
Game 4
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8479882574135145946&q=squash 2006 canadian
From rippa rit - 17 Aug 2005 - 15:25
I am curious of course! Good luck with your game.
From SherifEid - 11 Aug 2005 - 20:40
THank you for Your Help :))
From raystrach - 10 Aug 2005 - 23:49
try the egyptian squash association. they may have a library of videos which they may hire. i know some associations do this. it's worth a try!
From SherifEid - 09 Aug 2005 - 06:37
From raystrach - 08 Aug 2005 - 21:39
try these from the "Squash PLayer" website:
White V Beachill
Jackman v Charman
Other "Squash Player" videos
A lot that were available, are now no longer accessible
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