Declan James Wins Squash Player’s Player of the Month Award
from Tour Media

June 28, 2015 - England’s Declan James has been named Player of the Month for July by the authoritative London-based Squash Player magazine, after enjoying the best four weeks of his professional career in June.

The 22-year-old world no.64 won the $10,000 Christchurch International Open and finished runner-up in the $15,000 New Zealand International Classic.

James felt the upturn in results had been due to a combination of the work he has been doing and the help of those around him – including rugby league legend Ellery Hanley, coach Phil Whitlock and ESR assistant national coach David Campion.

“With the help of my coach and England Squash we've been able to clearly outline what I had to improve on and I've focussed and worked hard on doing that, allowing the ranking and match wins to follow, instead of focussing too much on the present,” said the British under-23 champion.

“I'm a believer that if you think too objectively, it can detract from the bigger picture and what will make you a better version of yourself.

“I’ve also had the great honour of being mentored by Ellery Hanley in the last year or so and the things I've learned from him on the mental side of the game have no doubt had a large impact.”