Day 0 is media day at the Dubai Super Series Finals, and all 16 players were in attendance and seemingly ready to go. Simon Rosner and Camille Serme both joined me to discuss their respective season's to date and how they feel going into the event. I also had the pleasure of speaking to Nick Matthew who was ready to put away his kit for good only a week ago, but now has one last tournament before he calls it a career, and one in which he'd love to win as it turns out. Enjoy the podcast.
Jun 04, 2018•24 min
Lee Drew, PSA SquashTV commentator, England Jr. National Team Coach, and PSA's Referee Director joined us on the eve of the Super Series Final in Dubai. Lee tells us more about his role as the PSA's Referee Director, and we talk at length about how enthralling the women's game is these days, and how things are shaping up for this Super Series Final.
Jun 03, 2018•30 min
Markos Kern, founder of Interactive Squash and Fun With Balls joined The In Squash Podcast today along with Gustavo Netto to flesh out what exactly is behind Interactive Squash. What we came up with is a much needed breath of fresh air and something that squash really should embrace and look forward to. We all know what a great game squash is, and bringing it up to speed in terms of the current generation's way of thinking and lifestyle seems to be the direction and initiative that Markos and hi...
May 31, 2018•1 hr
The Swiss Rocket, one of the awesome talents on the PSA pro squash tour, joined the In Squash Podcast today. It was an enjoyable chat which covered his 2017/2018 campaign, his relationship with his buddies Raphael Kandra and Simon Roesner, playing Gregory Gaultier in front of the Swiss hometown faithful at this year's Grasshopper Cup, and a great little Roger Federer anecdote.
May 30, 2018•29 min
Andrew Schnell is now a two-time Canadian Men's National Squash Champion after defeating defending title holder Nick Sachvie in the 2018 Men's Open final in Calgary. Andrew also had a big win on the PSA tour in the 2017/2018 campaign as well winning the Bankers Hall event, also in Calgary. With the summer months upon us, he's hoping to lay the training groundwork in order to hit the ground running for the 2018/19 campaign. A great chat with reigning Canadian National Champion Andrew Schnell. Enj...
May 24, 2018•48 min
Martin Heath made it to the highest levels of the game as a player, and now he's taking that some path as a coach, developing young, elite talent. This podcast covered everything from Martin's days competing for world supremacy against the likes of Peter Nicol and Jonathan Power to his impressive run as the head coach for the University of Rochester Yellowjackets. Now we can add Squash Canada's Director of High Performance to his impressive resume. Enjoy this great chat with Martin Heath.
May 20, 2018•1 hr 20 min
Gary Nisbet is Squash Skills' resident fitness and training guru, and his tutorials on Squash Skills are a must see for those of us looking to get that edge on our competition and in our games in general. Gary and I had a great chat about all manner of squash fitness and training related topics, and we got a bit of a backstory in terms of who Gary is and what we can look forward to from him down the road.
May 13, 2018•43 min
David Palmer, former world #1 and 2 time World Open Champion, officially called it a day after a remarkable career. After winning his 9th Commonwealth Games medal, David zipped up his pro kit to take on coaching duties at Cornell in full. Clearly, his career is one that we all look back on with nostalgia of that generation as those matches against all of the greats go down as must watch squash. Not surprisingly, he did not disappoint on the podcast. Enjoy!!
May 07, 2018•56 min
3 time Canadian National Women's finalist and Calgary native Danielle Letourneau is hoping that this is her year to hoist the women's crown at the Canadian National Squash Championships in Calgary at the Glencoe Club. Danielle is playing very good squash these days, currently sitting at 42 in the world. We had a great chat about her upcoming semi-final against Sam Cornett, her 4 brilliant years at Cornell, the fact that Canada now has 4 women in the world's top 50, and much more.
May 04, 2018•21 min
Nick Sachvie ran through the men's open draw of the 2017 Canadian National Squash Championships without dropping a single game; practically of unheard since the days of Jonathan Power. He's in Calgary this week defending that very title and he was generous enough to chat with the In Squash Podcast about his best pro year to date, 2017, the Cornell years, playing the French general at the 2017 World Team Championships, and much more.
May 03, 2018•43 min
Two-time Canadian National champion Shawn Delierre made a great showing on the In Squash Podcast this week in the lead up to his first round match at the Canadian Nationals at Calgary's Glencoe Club. He is seeded #2 behind Nick Sachvie in the Men's Open, and he brought a breath of fresh air to In Squash with his outside the box perspectives on squash and life in general.
May 02, 2018•54 min
Former World #1 John White did not disappoint on the In Squash Podcast, episode 23. John has successfully made the transition from world #1 to NCAA squash varsity coach at Drexel University, and we talked at length about what life is like in the NCAA limelight. John then took us through his pro careerwhich started in 1991 and culminated in reaching the promised land, world #1 in March of 2004. Then, of course, he tackles the elephant in the room: who hits harder, Pilley or White?
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Spanish great Borja Golan was on his way to Egypt via Madrid for the El Gouna International, but before leaving he showed up big on the In Squash Podcast. Borja's years on the PSA tour have seen him reach the world's top 10 on two separate occasions, and he had to overcome a serious knee injury before reaching that hallowed ground for the second time. At 35 he feels his squash brain is at its peak, and there's another run at the top 10 left in him. Enjoy this great chat with Borja Golan.
Apr 20, 2018•24 min
An insightful and enjoyable chat with Shaun Moxham, famously the coach to former world number #1 and World Open champion David Palmer, and currently taking great strides with his very intriguing MSQUASH Accelerator brand. Shaun took us inside what it was like being part of the great Aussie era of squash in the late 80s, early 90s, his years with David Palmer and those classic battles with Jonathan Power, and the future of squash court technology, Interactive Squash.
Apr 15, 2018•40 min
Prolific North American squash writer and historian Rob Dinerman shares some squash history and then some on episode 20 of The In Squash Podcast. We discuss the old North American pro hardball circuit, the GOAT of the hardball tour, the demise of singles and rise of doubles hardball, the greatest rivalries in squash, and some unbelievable anecdotes of his time at Phillips Exeter prep school taken from his book Chasing the Lion, An Unsolved Journey Through Phillips Exeter. A fascinating look back...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr
The Grasshopper Cup 2018 was a tremendous success, thanks to the efforts of Steve Buchli and his Grasshopper Cup organizing committee. Steve talks about the evolution of the Grasshopper Cup since its inception in 2012, the positive changes that defined this year's success and bigger and better things to come for the event down the road.
Apr 05, 2018•41 min
Sam Cornett is representing Canada at the Commonwealth Games in Queensland this week, playing her first match on Thursday against Guyana's Mary Fung a Fat and a potential 3rd round match against squash legend Nicol David. Sam has been knocking at the door of the world's top 20 for a few years now, and gave us some time on the podcast to discuss her preparations, her backstory, and her future.
Apr 03, 2018•28 min
3 time Colombian Open champion, Pan-Am Games gold medalist, former world #4 and current world #16, Miguel Rodriguez showed up in a big way on episode 017 of the In Squash Podcast. Miguel looked back at his formative years, his golden period from 2013-2015, an injury-riddled 2016-2017 campaign, his recent resurgence, and his passion for go-cart racing.
Mar 30, 2018•49 min
Episode 016 - Sebastian Uprimny by In Squash Podcast
Mar 25, 2018•53 min
Commonwealth Games gold medalist, British National Champion and former world #4, although I gave him props for being world #1 in my intro, Paul Johnson showed up huge for episode 15. You won't want to miss this as we look back at some unbelievable anecdotes covering his incredible pro career, how he sees the pro game today, and much more.
Mar 19, 2018•1 hr 1 min
World #9 Sarah-Jane Perry is fresh off a brilliant semi-final showing at the Windy City Open and joined me on the podcast which was conducted on International Women's Day. Sarah's climb to the top 10 of the PSA rankings has been impressive, and if you've had the chance to see her play you can see why she's likely going to keep on climbing. Enjoy the great chat with SJ as we celebrated International Women's Day.
Mar 14, 2018•36 min
Laurens Anjema is the most highly decorated Dutch player of all time, and a former top 10 on the PSA tour. LJ gave us a great look back at his amazing career; at what it was like transitioning from junior prospect to world beater under the guidance of Neil Harvey in his Chingford camp. Retirement is never easy, nor was it easy for LJ as he took us through his stint in the corporate world and how that led him to his passion today, creative writing.
Mar 08, 2018•56 min
Jethro Binns is the co-founder of the squash coaching/training resource squashskills.com . He joined me on the podcast today and we looked back into his squash backstory including his psa career which was cut short sadly due to injury, and his evolution towards the coaching side of things.
Feb 28, 2018•56 min
Recently crowned British National Squash Champion Tesni Evans joined me today on the podcast on her off day at the Windy City Open. We battled through early tech issues, and it what well worth it. She's a great young talent with a fantastic story to tell. Not only that, she is the first from the Ladies PSA tour to join the podcast. Thanks Tesni, you were awesome.
Feb 23, 2018•30 min
Paul Coll is one of the bright stars on the PSA tour today. Fresh off final and semi-final performances in the Motor City Open and Swedish Open respectively, we had a great chat with Paul covering everything from his Tommy Berden, the Commonwealth Games, his rise as a pro, and his infamous training routines.
Feb 20, 2018•35 min
Steve Lawton is a living legend of Canadian squash. Former #2 in Canada and top 10 in the Canadian rankings for many years, Steve played the game like no other. He showed up in a big way for the podcast, and I'd like to make this a tribute episode for Steve as he plans to retire after over 20 years as the Head Squash Pro at the Vancouver Racquet Club (VRC).
Feb 16, 2018•34 min
Jamie Crombie's squash career is long and impressive, representing Canada at the junior and men's level, and reaching number 1 in both Canada and the USA. He's currently the head squash pro at the Buffalo Tennis and Squash Club, and a member of the US National Duathlon team. Always great to chat with Jamie. Enjoy the podcast.
Feb 14, 2018•47 min
Stephen Coppinger had a tremendous PSA career, spanning 11 years and collecting 10 psa titles along the way. Stephen dropped by the In Squash podcast and we chatted about pro career, his rise up the PSA rankings, hardcore training via the Durbach approach, and the devastating fire that took almost everything his family had last summer. Thankfully the Coppinger's are settled in Austin, Texas, and we talked about what lies ahead for him there as well.
Feb 08, 2018•26 min
Gregory Gaultier is the current world number one on pro squash's PSA tour. An incredible career dating back to the turn of the millennium, he's won just about every major title including the World Open and the British Open. Next, Greg is off to the Swedish Open and then to the lucrative Windy City Open. Great chat with the world number 1.
Feb 04, 2018•28 min
Robert Edwards, the voice of squash, has forgotten more about squash than I'll ever know. It was a great chat rich with anecdotes covering his days starting up the Leekes pro events and British open, managing the likes of Ahmed Barada, and playing golf with Jonathan Power to mend a few fences. Great stuff Robert.
Feb 01, 2018•45 min
