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Ramy "siente" cada golpe y cada

situación, eso es lo que lo hace
probablemente el mejor jugador en la
historia del juego
Por RICHARD MILLMAN - Analista de coaching loco de calabaza
Abrumado por la emoción, Ramy Ashour se hunde en el piso después de ganar la final del
Campeonato Mundial
A riesgo de atraer todo tipo de comentarios críticos, voy a hacer una
declaración audaz: Ramy Ashour no sabe lo que hace la mayor parte del
tiempo.
Está bien. Ni idea.
Si ese es el caso, ¿cómo es posible que sea el mejor jugador de squash de todos los tiempos
que el mundo haya visto?
Según entiendo, la calabaza es un deporte que tiene múltiples elementos.

La habilidad técnica, la aptitud física, la

estrategia, el control emocional y la ética del trabajo son los factores clave según mis cálculos.
Colocaría a Ramy en el primer por ciento de los técnicos de todos los tiempos, y cuando digo
técnicos, estoy hablando de aquellos cuyas habilidades de movimiento y raqueta están en el
nivel élite.
El movimiento es mucho más importante que el trabajo con golpes (que debería ser un
facilitador de su movimiento), pero no puede ser un técnico de élite sin ser brillante en ambos.
A pesar de sus lesiones, me atrevo a adivinar que en el área de la aptitud física no ocupa un
lugar tan alto en la clasificación de todos los tiempos. Excelente, sí, pero no en el uno por
ciento superior.
Con respecto a la estrategia, me resulta difícil de medir. Él hace algunas cosas peculiares de
vez en cuando, e incluso parece autodestruirse en ocasiones. ¿Se olvida el plan de juego
algunas veces? No lo sé, tendrías que preguntarle.
Su control emocional es interesante. Tiene episodios de autodisclamación que son
espectáculos divertidos e idiosincrásicos, pero en general siento que tiene una ventaja que
pocos jugadores han ejercitado en el nivel que vemos de Ramy. Es decir, divertido. A Ramy le
encanta jugar squash al más alto nivel contra los mejores del mundo.
Le encanta el desafío, tanto de los oponentes más excelentes como de probarse a sí mismo.
Su ética de trabajo está fuera de toda duda. Puede haber jugadores en el pasado que
trabajaron tan duro. Pero dudo que haya funcionado en todos los aspectos del juego más que
Ramy.
Entonces, ¿por qué decir que él no 'sabe' lo que está haciendo la mayor parte del
tiempo?
Imagina que estás cruzando una calle concurrida. Estás soñando despierto, miras a tu
alrededor y ves un camión de dieciocho ruedas que viaja a toda velocidad hacia ti.
Tu mente subconsciente entra en acción.
Más rápido de lo que pueda imaginar, su subconsciente calcula la velocidad del camión, la
distancia entre usted y el camión, la distancia entre usted y la seguridad, y la velocidad
requerida para evitar que se aplana.
Si realmente escapas, no "sabes" cómo lo lograste. Está inconsciente del proceso que utilizó
su subconsciente para mitigar su fallecimiento.
Es por eso que digo que Ramy Ashour no 'sabe' lo que está haciendo la mayor parte del
tiempo.
Más bien, 'siente' qué hacer instantáneamente. Lo mismo que tu respuesta de rayo para evitar
el camión.
La mayoría de los oponentes de Ramy ralentizan el proceso tratando de "pensar", interfiriendo
así con la velocidad de su subconsciente, invocando a sus lentas y viejas mentes conscientes.
Ramy Ashour y Mohamed Elshorbagy en acción en la final del Campeonato Mundial
Por mi dinero, Mohamed Elshorbagy, un jugador brillante por derecho propio, actualmente se
está poniendo en su camino.
Por ejemplo, en la reciente final del Campeonato Mundial entre Ashour y Elshorbagy, el joven
egipcio hizo una serie de intentos conscientes para afectar el resultado de varias
situaciones. Algunos ven esto como astucia inteligente. En mi opinión, es una distracción
consciente que fracasa a medida que Elshorbagy desvía su atención del proceso hacia el
resultado.
Pensando en ganar de cualquier forma o forma, simplemente distrae a un jugador del proceso
de jugar en un nivel óptimo. Es cierto que estas evidentes piezas de estrategia también
pueden hacer que el oponente abandone momentáneamente el proceso subconsciente
automático y se vuelva activo conscientemente en la distracción, pero esto es generalmente
con jugadores de menor concentración.
Winning is a consequence of excellent play. Not the focus of it.
I watched the World Open final several times and my friend, world class player Ali Walker from
Botswana, who also watched it, messaged me about Ramy’s specific movement technique and
we had a fruitful and interesting discussion. This discussion led to further thought and
ultimately to these comments:
Richard Millman:
I like the sequential timing of his (Ramy’s) movement versus his ball contact and his control of
pace to ensure that he can be in position to cover all of his opponent’s angles of possibility
before the opponent can release the shot. If I am thinking of the same movement as you are –
I think that creates momentum for both his flow to position and a whiplash like energy wave
that he uses to propel the ball. Am I on the wrong track? What is your feeling?
Ali Walker:
(Comment withheld for privacy reasons)
Richard Millman:
I agree with you. Here’s a simple thought that I have been developing recently. Our bodies are
also our weapons. We use our body mass to generate force (Newton’s Law Force = Mass x
Acceleration). But that weapon can only use the force generated effectively if we have the
mass (body) under control. To load the weapon we need to decelerate in a controlled manner,
simultaneously loading potential ready to use. The more you extend your body the less
‘loaded’ you are and the less potential you have to utilize.
If you watch Ramy he tries to use small steps as much as possible to retain potential for both
movement and stroke production. These he skillfully combines in one movement, thereby
achieving incredible efficiency by using his movement to generate whatever stroke power he
requires. That little leg sweep is a part of the small steps that are like little cogs in a gearing
system.
Like Olympic sprinters, at the beginning of a race and after they have crossed the line, his
take-off and deceleration are achieved with small steps that maximize the speed/power ratio –
except when he slows down, he doesn’t do so to stop – he does so to proactively prepare for
the next power surge.
Additionally, he ALWAYS expects his shots to be returned and so there is no dropping of his
guard or reduction in availability of potential as he seems to WANT his opponent to retrieve his
shot so he can continue the process of acceleration/deceleration. I don’t believe the rally
process for Ramy is linear. I believe – like the Chinese view of time – it is cyclical.
He simply repeats his behavior dependent on which stage of the cycle he is at – acceleration
or deceleration in anticipation of acceleration. As such he doesn’t recognize a linear duration
and doesn’t feel pressurized by how long he has been going.
In fact if the cycle comes to an end he is more disappointed that the wheel has broken –
whether it is he that has broken it or his opponent. Often he seems disappointed that his
opponent can’t continue the cycle. Small, rapidly adjusting steps that keep him mentally,
physically, emotionally and continually connected to the ball, allow him to play well within his
available physical potential most of the time, so he has reserves for the extraordinary.
Thoughts?
(End of email discussion)
The 2014 world champion Ramy Ashour kisses the trophy
I am an analyst. I attempt to consciously study the game of squash and the great masters of
the game. That means I have spent years thinking about the game – as can be seen above in
the discussion with Alister. But if a player tried to ‘think’ the ideas that I have expounded above
during a competitive game – well, I think you know what would happen – they’d be run over by
that eighteen-wheel truck!
(In point of fact this is one of the problems for spectators and promoters of the game – the
content is so multi-faceted that understanding it becomes mentally supersaturating and
spectators have to detach and remove themselves before they get mentally run down by the
eighteen-wheel truck of data that they find rushing at them! If it takes a world-class player
years to learn and assimilate the subtleties of the game, and these thoughts then get magnified
by world class athletes performing them at levels beyond the comprehension of recreational
players, then what chance do spectators have of understanding the kaleidoscope of
information that explodes toward them?)
To learn the game requires both the conscious mind and the subconscious mind.
The conscious to learn and digest the nuances of the game and to then diffuse these ideas into
the subconscious to be able to produce them at lightning speed.
Infect the subconscious with conscious input during performance and the whole house of cards
comes crashing down.
There are many squash players who have a range of extraordinary assets.
But unless you both consciously learn and understand the correct nuances when you are
learning and then subconsciously assimilate and incorporate them into your automatic
behavior, you can easily go off track without realizing it.
And, if you have gone off track and practised incorrect behaviors for the proverbial 10,000
hours – you are going to have spend a lot of time working on corrections – if you are even able
to recognize the corrections.
No-one (yet) has so completely assimilated, automated, practiced and perfected the subtleties
of the game as Ramy Ashour. The amalgam of this fact and his other assets has produced a
unique individual.
And so hail to Ramy.
An unconscious hero.
And perhaps the most complete squash player the world has ever seen.
by Richard Millman: November 28, 2014

Pictures courtesy PSA

Posted on December 1, 2014

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About The Author

Richard Millman
Richard Millman has been a Squash Professional since 1977. Eight times Norfolk Champion, British US and Canadian
Masters Champion and former US National team coach, he is the author of Angles – A Squash Anthology and co-author
of Raising Big Smiling Squash Kids. He lives in Charleston SC.

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Barry November 30, 2014 at 12:34 am

As Yoda once said in Star Wars “You must unlearn what you have learned”
That seems to demonstrate what Ramy does during his games. He is so well prepared and so talented that he can now rely
in instinct and feeling. Which is what makes him seem like an artist on the court.

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Alex Wan November 30, 2014 at 3:44 am

Awesome piece Richard. Truly enjoyed your analysis and thoughts on Ramy. In many Chinese kung fu films, part of the
training is to spar blindfolded, so the point on him not knowing what he is doing and instead feeling what he does (and
what he has to) hits the spot!

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Simon Crowther November 30, 2014 at 5:50 pm

Great article, Richard. I particularly like this bit:
In fact if the cycle comes to an end he is more disappointed that the wheel has broken – whether it is he that has broken it
or his opponent.
To play like this at elite level is remarkable. Few people achieve it, though many juniors experience pure enjoyment of the
game for a time (usually until they are infected by adults who understand only conscious, often negative thought
processes).
Sin embargo, el subconsciente puede descarrilar: esa es probablemente la razón por la que ves a Ramy haciendo cosas
extrañas a veces. Sus propias discusiones son los comportamientos conscientes destinados a corregir los errores cometidos
por su mente subconsciente (rápida) y usted tiene razón en que esto es peligroso. La entrada correcta es crítica y es crucial
que el subconsciente no esté sobrecargado por demasiada información consciente (lenta). Los dos son incompatibles. Sin
embargo, la entrada correcta en el momento adecuado puede volver a poner al subconsciente en la pista y permitir que el
jugador recupere una mentalidad segura y efectiva. Esto podría ser un consejo bien adaptado, o simplemente un grito de
apoyo oportuno que proporciona un restablecimiento mental.
Hay muchos jugadores cuya mente consciente está invadiendo constantemente su subconsciente, algunos que pueden
jugar al más alto nivel; pero los ves sufrir y tiene un impacto notable en su desempeño. Jugar en 'la Zona' no es algo fácil
de lograr bajo presión en ningún nivel y hay pocos deportes tan contundentes como el squash en este aspecto. Cultivar el
disfrute del juego y reforzar el subconsciente (tanto a través del entrenamiento como del enfoque mental) es una ruta muy
efectiva para esta condición.
¿Has leído el libro de Daniel Kahnmans 'Thinking, Fast and Slow'?
4.
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Richard Millman 30 de noviembre de 2014 a las 6:14 p.m.

Hola, Barry, Alex y Simon. Muchas gracias por los comentarios. Y gracias a Simon por la recomendación 'Pensar rápido,
pensar despacio'. Usted es la segunda persona en mencionarlo recientemente y ahora lo tengo firmemente en mi
lista. ¡Aclamaciones!

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Dan Korn 30 de noviembre de 2014 a las 8:16 p. M.

Hola Richard, gracias por un artículo excepcional. He disfrutado leyendo sus artículos durante años en la revista
Squash. Como tal, reconozco los conceptos que ha estado exponiendo en este Análisis de Ramy. Mientras leo el artículo,
mi mente se pregunta: ¿cómo un jugador o entrenador traduce estas ideas en un régimen de entrenamiento típico?

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Simon Crowther 1 de diciembre de 2014 a las 5:37 p.m.
Si el principal impedimento para 'fluir' es el deseo de ganar el partido, ¿qué tal una sesión regular de
mítines entre jugadores de un nivel similar, sin puntaje?

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Joseph Mann 30 de noviembre de 2014 a las 8:55 p. M.

¡Solo lea esto y lo disfruté mucho! Aunque honestamente no me sorprendió la conclusión: hay un psicólogo llamado
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi que hizo que el concepto de "flujo" sea bastante
popular http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
y las similitudes son sorprendentes. De hecho, cada vez que no puedo recordar cuál es el puntaje en mis propios partidos,
lo atribuyo al "flujo", en oposición a, digamos,
la demencia de inicio temprano ...

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Daniel Massaro 1 de diciembre de 2014 a la 1:53 p. M.

 Disfruté el artículo y me recordó esto ...
"Siempre he tendido a lograr mi éxito al haberme querido conscientemente (en lugar de solo dejarlo pasar). Trabajo en mi
mismo todo el tiempo. Mientras que las luminarias del Juego Interior hablan de uno mismo y uno mismo dos y hacen un
punto de no permitir que el intelecto interfiera con lo que el cuerpo está haciendo, mi intelecto ha interferido
constantemente y ha sido indispensablemente útil. Una voz dentro de mí diciendo '¡Tu muñeca!' después de haber
ejecutado incorrectamente un golpe, soluciona el problema en un instante. ... Por otro lado, cuando conscientemente hago
esto, no juego tan bien como cuando simplemente fluyo ".
Jonah Barrington, Asesinato en la cancha de squash, P151, 1982
Comprender la "zona", "tomar tu pensamiento como el pensamiento de ningún pensamiento" fascinará para siempre. Lo
que me gusta de la interpretación de Jonah de todo esto, con su tiempo con el movimiento INNER Game a finales de los
70, es que es lo suficientemente inteligente como para saber que ambos estados se necesitan mutuamente. Me gusta la
manera en que Richard alude a esto al final del artículo.
Nadie puede explicar cómo Ramy perdió una ventaja de 10-5 o cómo Mohammed casi tuvo el mayor regreso en la historia
abierta de Squash World. O cómo Ramy luego jugó 4 rallies increíbles. Consciente o no? ¿Quieres ganar o enfocarte en el
proceso? ¿Quién sabe? ¿A quien le importa? Fue solo magia.

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Seshadri 2 de diciembre de 2014 a las 11:43 a.m.

Hola Richard,
Realmente disfruté este artículo, como de hecho hago todos sus artículos en la sección técnica de la revista Squash.
El único punto en el que estaría en desacuerdo contigo es sobre la condición física de Ramy. Puede que no tenga los
abdominales de un Walker o Anjema, pero nunca lo he visto perder ningún partido de squash porque estaba cansado. Ha
ganado innumerables partidos contra Gaultier y Matthew, y contra Shorbagy, que duró más de 90 minutos. Si eso no es
evidencia convincente de la aptitud, no sé lo que es.
Más que cualquier otro jugador, Ramy pone el máximo esfuerzo en despejar el balón, una actividad que te desaloja
físicamente. En conjunto, su gasto de energía durante un partido prolongado será más que el de sus oponentes, aunque no
pensaría que al ver su nivel de comodidad en la cancha entre los mítines.

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Richard Millman 2 de diciembre de 2014 a las 8:27 p.m.

Hola Seshadri
Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para leer y comentar.
Un par de pensamientos: a riesgo de parecer una contraria, les diré que no creo que Ramy ponga mucho esfuerzo en
"limpiar".
Y explicaré por qué: 'Limpiar' es un concepto psicológico defectuoso en Squash porque la palabra 'limpiar' se relaciona
con el comportamiento relacionado con el golpe que el jugador 'clearing' acaba de jugar. Además, el concepto de
"limpieza" indica que el jugador "limpiador" está trabajando en nombre del oponente. En mi opinión, Ramy no hace
ninguna de estas cosas. En lugar de 'limpiar' y 'volver' a la posición - ambos son comportamientos retrospectivos, creo que
Ramy comienza a moverse proactivamente momentáneamente antes de jugar la pelota, asegurándose de que el tiempo que
necesita para ponerse en posición para defender el La cancha contra el siguiente tiro posible de su oponente es menos de
lo que le lleva a la pelota viajar desde la cara de su raqueta hasta que el oponente intercepta.
En el segundo punto de la condición física, estoy de acuerdo en que Ramy es excelente, pero personalmente no creo que,
en comparación con Geoff Hunt, Jonah Barrington, Jahangir Khan, Jansher Khan, David Palmer, Peter Nicol y David
Palmer esté necesariamente en la cima. por ciento. Esto no quiere decir que no sea fantástico, simplemente no al mismo
nivel que técnicamente donde creo que no tiene paralelo.
Gracias por contribuir, sin embargo, es solo al pensar y hablar realmente estas cosas que todos aprendemos.
Hola a Danny
 Gracias por el aprecio y también por el comentario ilustrado Danny. Cuanto más estudio este juego, más estoy convencido
de que la mente subconsciente no sufre las fragilidades de la emoción que nacen de la mente consciente. Creo que el
subconsciente, cuando se desencadena correctamente, evalúa rápidamente el desafío inmediato y a-emocionalmente
proporciona un menú de opciones a la mente consciente frágil para seleccionar, si hay suficiente tiempo. A menudo pienso
que incluso este proceso es reemplazado por la inmediatez de la necesidad de actuar y el subconsciente simplemente anula
el proceso consciente de toma de decisiones en interés del mayor de los requisitos humanos: la supervivencia. Ricardo
Una vez más, una discusión fascinante y una gran munición para todos los que esperamos seguir adelante con la evolución
de este increíble deporte orgánico.
Mejor

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Seshadri 2 de diciembre de 2014 a las 11:28 p.m.

Hola Richard,
Gracias por responder en detalle.
I differ from you on what constitutes clearing, as I do believe that it involves working on behalf of your opponent, or to be
precise, on behalf of fair-play.
Ramy’s timely clearing after playing shots that could cause interference if he were slow to move away from the
opponent’s direct path to the ball, is the main reason why his matches are free-flowing no matter who his opponent is, and
the reason why every player looks forward to play him or Shabana [another player who clears brilliantly]. When Golan
stated that Ramy is a fair player, he wasn’t referring to Ramy’s honesty regarding double-bounces or “carries”.
Anyway, let’s agree to differ, as I’m sure you have an honest difference of opinion.
Keep the articles coming, they make for great food for thought!

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Chris Hanebury December 2, 2014 at 11:46 pm

I love analyzing and watching Ramy as much as anyone, which I find a bit ironic because as you suggest Ramy feels the
game. We spend more time trying to understand Ramy than he does. In my opinion what separates Ramy from everyone
else is that regardless of the occasion he appears to be able to play with ‘throwing caution to the wind.’ This is what
allows Ramy to have such soft touch and feel which means he has very little tension in his arm when he hits. I find it
fascinating that Ramy can focus on the process, as if he has learned how to shut off the part of his consciousness that most
of us can’t ignore. We all want to win and perhaps we try too hard. Ramy’s psychological skills are as wizardry as his
racquet ones. Ramy plays one way all the time and maybe this makes it easier because he doesn’t get indecisive or change
game plans regardless of the score. Ramy knows if his game is off track it’s because his mind is interfering.
The intensity of his rallies are tougher than anyone else. Ramy has adjusted to it, all of the other pros are not. They
normally play in a rhythm. As you mention, Ramy has his own separate rhythm and never allows his opponent to dictate
the tempo.
To further comment on his movement. I agree with you Richard. I don’t think Ramy is the strongest or fittest player but he
anticipates and gets out of trouble better than anyone I’ve ever watched.Some is probably a natural gift, but has also
flourished because he plays such an open style of squash. Simply, Rmay had more time learning to read his opponents
from the front of the court. I don’t know the stats, but i’m certain Ramy wins more rallies after a backwall boast than
anyone else in the game. It’s almost like it’s an advantage for Ramy after he hits one. We also all know how quick his
wrist is, so Ramy doesn’t need much time at the ball and has more options than anyone in the world. Ramy is so great for
squash.
 Lastly, it’s just exciting watching someone transcend the sport. We play a game in a box. Who would have thought that
someone could play and become a world champion with such a unique style? I know that I speak for everyone when I say
that I hope he can stay healthy for many more years to come!
‘Hail to Ramy.’

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sat seshadri December 4, 2014 at 7:23 pm

Great article, truly well written. Here is something that is mind boggling: I had the honor to train with him two weeks
before the world open in NYC, we did drills with me just feeding and him getting a feel of the ball and some very light
movement games. I was worried the whole time if I was moving him too much, if he would get injured etc.
However,never at one point did he complain about being twisted or turned considering all the rehab work he was doing
with his doctors during the day. He was definitely uneasy in his movement but I think the hunger to just play after 6
months was beyond anything else.
His ‘touch’ and passion for the game is so great that I do not think we will find many squash players at his caliber, just
like Fed in Tennis, Messi in Soccer and LeBron in Basketball, these are natural players who love what they do, hence their
talent go beyond one’s imagination.
In your article you had mentioned “Ramy absolutely loves playing squash at the highest level against the best in the
world”, Yes but also with anyone and everyone he plays with. When I played with him you could just see the noises of
how he would appreciate a good shot. A True legend and master of the game. Players like him are the ones who will help
increase the popularity of the game, he plays for the people and does not think much about winning all the time, that’s
what differentiates him from the rest.

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