PETALING JAYA: Young squash players aiming for the professional level must focus as much on physical preparation as on technical skills, says University of Birmingham head of performance squash Jonathan Tate.

Tate, who has been the head at Birmingham squash for the past 28 years, had spent time in Kuala Lumpur working with aspiring talents at the Ace Universiti Malaya Squash Centre of Excellence last week.