Nour El Sherbini Prediction by Bob Hanscom September 10, 2013
Last May 21st (16
months ago) I predicted on DSR that Nour El Sherbini (record three-time
World Junior Squash Champion) would eventually be feeling the affects
of her growth-spurt, size and training work-load. See: http://dailysquashreport.com/5_22_12_nour.htm. And so...it's now happened! This is her latest post to the squash world...
"Due to a recent injury at the World Junior Championships last July in
Poland, I won't be able to compete till the end of this year on the WSA
Tour or (participate) any squash activity. My Doctors advised that my
muscles need more time to heal, so I will be away for a while. I know
this will affect my ranking but I am aiming for a fresh start by the
beginning of 2014. I might be going abroad for rehab, but now I have
been playing more tennis. It's really exciting to change your sport
every now and then. I will show you some videos later. Thanks everyone
and see you next year. Don't lose hope and keep playing Squash. Nour x"
Now 17, soon to turn 18 in November, Nour first won the British Junior
Open in the under 13 age category in 2009. On August 2nd of the same
year, she created squash history when she won the women's under 19
World Junior title, to become the sport's youngest ever world champion.
On November 28th of the same year, she was awarded the Young WISPA
Squash Player of the year, certainly wonderful accolades for any young
and promising world class athlete...but at what cost!?
Most doctors and (knowledgeable) coaches know and realize that young
junior athletes who play the same sport every day for long periods of
time, (no matter how much they may love it) is a perfect recipe for
mental and physical fatigue. It has again and again been documented
that kids drop out of sports altogether as they hit their teenage years
due to either injury and/or mental and/or emotional "burn-out."
Will this be the case with the great Nour El Sherbini!? We hope not,
but time will tell. For the parents and coaches of our junior
squash-players, "A word to the wise should be sufficient!"
