About Stephen Thompson

More Than 15 Years of Coaching Experience

Stephen Thompson is an England Squash Level 3 High Performance Coach, Personal Trainer and competitive squash player with more than 15 years of coaching experience.

He has coached people from the ages of five to 95 - from complete beginners stepping onto court for the first time to county and national-level players pursuing higher performance.

His aim is simple: to help every player understand their game, develop their abilities and discover what they are capable of achieving.

From Loughborough to Full-Time Coaching

Stephen studied Mathematics and Sports Science at Loughborough University, where he was also President of the Loughborough Squash Club.

After graduating, he began his career in investment banking and spent approximately three and a half years working in the high-pressure environment of trading and financial markets in London.

Although the experience taught him a great deal about pressure, performance and professional environments, his real passion was helping people learn, develop and improve.

Stephen subsequently moved into full-time coaching and has now spent more than ten years working to improve physical performance of squash players, young and old.

Coaching Players at Every Level

Stephen has worked with children, adults, club players, county juniors and high-performance competitors.

His coaching experience includes:

  • Junior and adult group programmes

  • School-holiday squash camps

  • High-performance player development

  • Technical and tactical coaching

  • Movement and physical conditioning

  • Conditioned games and coached match play

  • Online squash conditioning programmes

  • Corporate squash days and workshops

Every player is different.

Stephen’s role is to understand the person in front of him, identify what will make the greatest difference and provide the right combination of challenge, guidance and encouragement.

Competitive Experience

Stephen continues to compete at a high level alongside his coaching.

His achievements include:

  • 2 x Welsh Masters Over-35 Champion

  • Captain of the Wales Over-35 Masters team

  • Home Internationals Silver medallist with Wales

  • Coolhurst Squash Club Champion in 2017 and 2022

  • Current SquashLevel - 14,800

Continuing to train and compete gives Stephen a practical understanding of the challenges players experience.

That includes not only technique and tactics, but also managing pressure, maintaining confidence, preparing physically and making good decisions when a match becomes difficult.

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