In Squash - The Podcast

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.

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.

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.

Mike Way is the head squash coach for Harvard's men's and women's squash teams, and perhaps most famously known for having coached former world #1 and world champion Jonathan Power. We had a great chat which covered everything from spotting talent whilst recruiting, coaching theory and techniques, burnout, putting the myth of JPs training habits to rest, and much much more. Great chat with Mike.

The 2018 Linear Logistics Bankers Hall Pro-Am PSA squash tournament kicks off today in Calgary, Alberta, and today I had a great chat with an old friend, Bob Ballinger, head squash pro at the Bankers Hall Club. The event is in its 17th year, hometown boy Andrew Schnell is defending the title, and there's the possibility of an all-Canadian final. I've picked a dark horse to win it all though. Enjoy what was a great chat with Bob Ballinger.

Ron Beck, a former member of Princeton's varsity squash team, WPSA tour player, executive director of the College Squash Association, is famously prolific for giving us the Squashtalk website. Ron and I talked about his squash mentor, Arif Sarfraz, "one of the greatest players that no one knew about", the success of the WPSA tour, and of course Squashtalk and the faces behind it. It was indeed a great chat and I hope to have him back again soon.

Neil Harvey is a legend of the game of squash, and he graced In Squash with a fantastic chat that covered his early days on tour where he beat just about everyone except a certain player at the top of the table, his transition into coaching where he famously guided Peter Nicol to world number 1. We also discussed his charity work which ultimately brought him across the pond to Nova Scotia, Canada and away from his full-time coaching duties on the PSA tour. Then, there is the Stella Rose Bed and Breakfast which gives him comfort whilst he still gives back to the game of squash. Enjoy the podcast and thanks Neil for a great conversation.