Away From The Play

By Safia Ahmad and Melanie Desrochers

Welcome to Away from the Play, a sports podcast hosted by Melanie Desrochers and Safia Ahmad. Each week, they speak to individuals whose passion is sports. It could be a rugby player, a hockey scout o... more

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How many episodes does Away From The Play have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

Away From The Play episodes:

October 29, 2018 5. Training For Rugby ft. Frédérique Rajotte
Melanie and Safia spoke to Canadian rugby national team player Frédérique Rajotte about her training habits, how she started playing rugby and the adversity she has faced.
Music by James Blonde! jamesblonde.ca
@LastStretchPod @safs_onthego @meltherock
www.upfordnetwork.com
...more
55min
October 22, 2018 4. Recruiting And Identifying Elite Talent ft. Justin Shemie
Melanie and Safia speak to the Concordia Stingers men’s hockey team head scout Justin Shemie about recruiting in hockey, how he identifies elite talent in athletes, and his goalie camp Pro Goaltending.
Music by James Blonde! jamesblonde.ca
@LastStretchPod @safs_onthego @meltherock
www.upfordnetwork.com
...more
55min
October 15, 2018 3. What it Means to be an Elite Athlete ft. Shireen Ahmed
Safia and Melanie speak to sports activist, public speaker and freelance writer Shireen Ahmed about how the media addressed the rape allegations against soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and how the media shape our perception of elite athletes.
Music by James Blonde! jamesblonde.ca
@LastStretchPod @safs_onthego @meltherock
www.upfordnetwork.com
...more
35min
October 01, 2018 2. Coaching Athletes to Peak Performance ft. Cory Kennedy
Safia and Mel speak with Cory Kennedy (@corykSandC), Strength and Conditioning lead at L’institut National du Sport du Quebec, about his role in developing elite athletes. They discuss his personal strength and conditioning style, how training differs between sports and between athletes, as well as how new tech helps him in achieving peak performance from his athletes.
Welcome to The Last Stretch! In this new podcast series, hosts Melanie Desrochers and Safia Ahmad will be interviewing athletes and the people behind the scenes who help make them great at what they do! In this intro episode, we get to know our hosts a bit. Keep an eye out for our first interview, coming out next week!
Music by James Blonde! jamesblonde.ca
@LastStretchPod @safs_onthego @meltherock
www.upfordnetwork.com
...more
54min
September 24, 2018 1. Welcome to The Last Stretch!
Welcome to The Last Stretch! In this new podcast series, hosts Melanie Desrochers and Safia Ahmad will be interviewing athletes and the people behind the scenes who help make them great at what they do! In this intro episode, we get to know our hosts a bit. Keep an eye out for our first interview, coming out next week!
Music by James Blonde! jamesblonde.ca
@LastStretchPod @safs_onthego @meltherock
www.upfordnetwork.com
...more
20min

FAQs about Away From The Play:

How many episodes does Away From The Play have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.