In squash - The Podcast

Racquet Proz is an exciting new squash and racquet sports app that is unlike any squash app out there at the moment. The content is exciting and covers everything from the latest in the pro game, squash legends, Jonathan Power's insights and much much more. Eric Watson is the man behind the app, and this podcast is a reflection of the outside the box content and platform that Racquet Proz is.

One ep. didn't do it justice. Rodney Martin returns to talk his British U23 success, 3 British Open finals, Geoff Hunt, and he takes several deep dives on coaching and technique which are absolute gold.

The Squash Summit kicks off on March 5th, and Zushan Hashmi breaks it all down. The two-day event features keynote speakers Alex Gough, PSA CEO and newly elected WSF President Zena Woolbridge, along with a host of incredible guest speakers. The theme of the event is obviously growing the game, and Zushan lets us know what to expect and how the summit came about. We also talk at length about his incredibly dynamic sports media platform Sportageous.

For nearly 4 decades, the Bow Valley Athletic Club was one of the centerpieces of the iconic Calgary squash scene. Late last summer, the club's ownership group announced that it would close its doors permanently. Behind the scenes a team of investors led by Dean Brown and Darren Thomson were laying the groundwork to save the club. In less than than three months from now, the club will reopen. Dean and Darren discuss the reopening, the years leading up to last summer's announcement, their vision for the club and the growth of squash therein, as well as bringing squash back to what it used to be in the hotbed of squash which is Calgary.

Rodney Martin played in arguably the deepest, most talented generation that professional squash has ever seen. Winner of the 1991 World Open Champion, 3 time World Team Champion and former world #2, Rodney proved that he was among the best of that generation, and a player that many who followed would model themselves after. Rodney takes a look back at his amazing 1991 World Open win, the ultra-talented Australian teams that won the 3 world team championships, and his impressive coaching career. Rodney's approach to coaching and his thoughts on the game are pure gold, and he lays it all out here on ep. 182.

Resident US Squash historian Rob Dinerman has a new book, A History of Squash at Brunswick School. It's a detailed, fascinating and well-documented look back at the school's fledgling early days, struggling with the infancy of its program and what it took to reach today's heights where it finds itself as the preeminent US National High School squash powerhouse. Rob tells it with a flavor and detail like none other. He also pays homage to recently retired Yale Squash head coach Dave Talbot.

Without question among the best of his generation, Simon Rosner surprised many when he retired from professional squash on Dec. 21st. An incredible career that included 9 career titles, 11 German national titles on the trot, the 2018 Tournament of Champions title and 2 trips to the World Open semi-finals. Simon dives deep on his reason for retiring, his plans to continue playing, the groundwork he's laid for the future, Paderborn, and his biggest rival over the years.

Whistler Squash and ActivScout's Rob Eberhard has a passion; that passion is growing the game of squash and he's been hard it for over 20 years. Rob's passion for this combined with ability to think outside the box has brought us the ActivScout app which we flesh out a bit in this chat. Even more we take a deep dive into several achievable game growth ideas. This is another incredible chat with plenty of food for thought in terms of growing the game.

Amidst Covid Squash as we know it has practically come to a standstill, both at the club and pro level. Danny Lee, Head Squash Pro at St. George's Hill, Surrey, and the man behind the prestigious Channel Vas PSA event each and every year, has launched the Pro Squash Challenge. Danny fleshes out this initiative for us, and how it has given pros in the area something to play for, and thoughts on growing the Challenge globally. We also discuss other such initiatives that could potentially work to keep professional squash's head above water, and we look back at his pro career during the Jansher and Jahangir era.

2020 Black Ball Open Women's Champion waved good-bye to 2020 in epic fashion with perhaps the women's tour performance of the year. Sarah-Jane talks about the win, the months leading up to it and much more including the story behind the sleeves.