Shows
The Racquet Athlete PodcastTennis Performance Optimization For Body and Mind (Adolfo Sanchez)
Over the last 30 years, Adolfo has worked with multinational companies & professional athletes to optimize their performance and help them become the BEST at their craft. His clients have jumped 40 places in their sports’ rankings, and increased their business’ profitability by 8-figures.All of this is made possible through the Performance Formula Methodology:⚡ They decode the specific formula required for YOU to achieve optimal performance.⚡ They break down the component parts to optimize each one, bringing in world-class specialists as needed.⚡ Then, they stitch them seamlessly back together to help you go from really good to world c...
2024-04-1134 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastBuilding Confidence Through Strength and Conditioning (Bronson Dant)Coach Bronson didn't start his fitness journey until his late 30's, being 70 pounds overweight and having urgent bowel and health issues.
Now at the age of 51 he transformed his life through fitness and proper nutrition.
Bronson has spent over a decade coaching and helping people.
His mission is to help others achieve personal independence.
We chat about the following:
What is confidence
Confidence with trust
Basic Confidence
Exercise with confidence
Daily Activities
Metabolic Function
...
2024-03-2830 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastStrength Training and Holistic Methods-(Michele Riechman)Michele Riechman is an online personal trainer and health coach, who coaches women. She has her website and resources find the link at the bottom of this page.
Michele, expert health coach & trainer, mum of 4, military wife, and a beach lover! Also has a doctorate in physical therapy, a 200-hour yoga teacher certificate, & Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification.
She helps stressed working mums who have put themself on the back burner finally get in shape, lose weight, fit back into their clothes, & fix their metabolism without dieting, so they can increase their energy & feel confident in t...
2024-03-0341 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastMasters Athlete Mental Strength Development (Douglas Wood)Douglas Wood is a Masters Athlete in triathlons but we spoke about how developing mental strength in your sport is important for anyone competing. Douglas has worked with a mental strength coach for 10+ years.
Douglas is in his 70s and competes for Team GB in his age group.
He's also written an inspiring book called The Renaissance Triathlete where Alistair Brownlee a household name wrote the foreword for the book.
We chat about the following:
Doug's Background
Masters Athletes
2024-02-2650 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastEnergized Mental Performance (Kim Ingleby)
Kim has 20 years of experience working at a high level in sports, performance, and the media. In that time I’ve helped people struggling with anxiety, stress, nerves, disordered eating, and more to manage their schedules, cope with setbacks, and create balance, wellness, confidence, growth, and happiness.Her approach combines professional qualifications in international business, personal training, sports therapy, injury rehabilitation, and sports psychology with training in hypnotherapy, NLP, life coaching, and nutritional therapy.
We chat about:
Specific lifestyle habits
Stress
Anxiety
Eating disorders
H...
2024-01-3135 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastDR Monika Gostic-Gut Health and Nutrition for AthletesDR Monika Gostic is a PhD Researcher, Gut health and nutrition specialist, Scottish Powerlifter, and most importantly a mother.
DR Monika Gostic has built a nutrition strategy called breaking BAD which means Balanced, Authentic, and Deserving. She is having good results with clients and she has built this from scratch.
She has also specialized in the gut health research and microbiome.
If you are interested in connecting with DR Monika Gostic please check the links below:
(4) Dr Monika Gostić, PhD | LinkedIn
Award-winning Nutrition coaching for weight l...
2024-01-0245 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastRob Anderson- Youth Training DevelopmentsRob created Athletic Evolution to provide best practices in the athletic development and coaching of young athletes. He is dedicated to improving the quality of athletic development training delivered to young athletes. Rob previously led the Youth Athletic Development for the Scottish Rugby Academy in both the Caledonia and the Borders & East Lothian Regions, as well as the U16, U17, and U18 National Squads.
He has previously worked for numerous organizations including NYFA Sweden, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Team Palmer-Grimson Beach Volleyball, London Thunder Basketball, British Gymnastics, and Leaf Studio School.
He holds numerous...
2023-11-2256 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastAngela Garton (Menopause Coach)-Menopause and how it affects female athletesAnglea works with women to alleviate symptoms of menopause and help them deal with changes in the body and mind. Angela has been doing this since 2016. She has worked with many individuals in this position of life.
Questions we chat about on the podcast...........
What is menopause?
Symptoms of menopause?
How does it affect women's health?
Sleep hygiene/ phases during menopause?
The mindset in menopause?
Injuries and menopause?
How can it affect training in female athletes?
How can it be managed?
2023-11-2031 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastCampbell Grayson- From Junior Squash to the PSA TourCampbell is a former PSA tour player of 15 years. He started as a junior and worked his way onto the pro tour. In this podcast, we chat about his junior years in squash, how it developed, and the sports science side of his junior years.
Later on in the episode, we get into the pro-tour side of squash. This is where we chat about his journey to number 24 in the world. Campbell explains how the transition from junior to professional is very different.
Further on Campbell explains and gives a few tips about getting into...
2023-11-1331 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastDr Carl Bescoby-Injury Psychology BasicsDr Carl Bescoby is a psychologist who is helping athletes through the rehab stages of sports injuries. He deals with clients who face many pressures in rehab and psychological barriers to successful completion of rehab and even getting back to professional sports.
Dr Carl Bescoby will be coming back on the podcast to delve deep into one specific subject in injury psychology in the future.
This podcast is a rundown of the basics of what injury psychology looks like for the psychologist and athletes.
Things we chat about........
Who is Carl...
2023-11-1024 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastRachel Frances Thomson-Biomechanics and AthletesRachel is an expert in the fields of health, sport, fitness, and education. Her special interest is intrinsic biomechanics and she heads up an organization that teaches fitness, health, and medical professionals how to screen and provide exercise interventions to prevent and manage injury as well as improve performance. Rachel works closely with her team on all health, fitness, and education projects.
We chat about various topics of biomechanics related to the general public and athletes.
Some questions included:
What is biomechanics?
How does biomechanics fit into sports?
2023-11-0829 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastCHOICES-MINDSET OF THE ATHLETE DURING COVID19 AND HOW LIFE WAS AFFECTEDSimon is a sports psychology consultant who has and still works with high profile athletes. Simon also works with business leaders in their different challenges of business and life. Simon also gives keynote talks all around the world. His question which he asks people regularly is....How do we become the best in business , sport and life?. Simon has written 9 books most recently a fiction book called silence your demons which is helping people and is becoming a success.
PODCAST CONTENT:
COVID 19 ADJUSTMENT
ONLINE COACHING/ATHLETE SETBACKS
UNCERTAINTY
CREATIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY
OPPORTUNITY TO BE INNOVATIVE
BUSINESS CHALLENGES D...
2022-09-1644 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastYvonne Doyle (Yoga and Meditation For Tennis)Yvonne moved to the "Garden of Ireland" Co Wicklow, about 15 years ago. Yvonne felt blessed to be surrounded by the rolling green hills of the countryside, with so much natural beauty. Yvonne adores being amongst nature and loves practicing yoga and meditation outdoors when the weather allows. Along with teaching yoga and meditation, Yvonne runs the big hit tennis academy with her husband.
Yvonne is also a keen gardener and gets great pleasure out of growing food and flowers. Yvonne also enjoys hiking with her family and friends. And Yvonne loves taking pics (of sunsets especially!).
...
2021-07-3144 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastClive Brewer (Tennis Conditioning and Tennis Footwork) Clive is a world-recognized expert in athletic preparation with many years of experience as a Performance Director, consultant & S&C coach. In this time, he has established a reputation for integrating sports science, sports medicine & strength and conditioning into a player-centered and evidence-based program. He has applied this plan within Soccer (Columbus Crew SC, Liverpool Ladies, and consultant to Manchester Utd & Scotland FA), Baseball (Toronto Blue Jays) Rugby League (Widnes Vikings, England RL, Scotland RL), Tennis (20 years as a training facility manager and part of the Sports Medicine delivery team at Wimbledon tennis championships, consultant to individual players) & Track & F...
2021-07-2246 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastYouth strength training benefits with Rob AndersonRob created Athletic Evolution to provide best practice in the athletic development and coaching of young athletes. He is dedicated to improving the quality of athletic development training delivered to young athletes. Rob currently leads the Youth Athletic Development for the Scottish Rugby Academy in the Caledonia Region. He has previously worked for numerous organisations including NYFA Sweden, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Team Palmer-Grimson Beach Volleyball, London Thunder Basketball, British Gymnastics and Leaf Studio School.
He holds numerous qualifications, including:
MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
BSc (Hons) in Strength and Conditioning Science
World Rugby Coach Educator – Strengt...
2021-07-1337 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastMilitary Mindset (Mike Mooney)We chat about the following on the podcast:
Physical activity background
Army sport opportunities
Physical activity for fitness
Physical activity for mentality/learning
Discipline for training
Military mindset for sport
Adapting styles of training
Understanding high performance
Acronym-(SMEAC)
Leadership and Self Reliance training overlap in sport
Squash career/progression
Individual sport governing bodies
Schools and racket sports
Playing sport later in life at a high level
Welsh championship mindset preparation
Representing your country
Next targets in squash
Contact details
2021-06-1048 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 27 (Mark Beaumont)-A squash coaches journeyMark Beaumont transitioned from sales to squash coaching. He is based in Scotland. Mark has actually been my squash coach for several years now and will be helping me progress and compete in the Scottish Squash Masters tournaments coming up and beyond. He has a lot of experience developing youth squash players and coaching adults too. These players he works with are all at different levels in the game of squash.
We chat about the following in the podcast:
Squash as a player
Being a late developer
Transition from sales to squash coaching
...
2021-05-1437 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 26(Patrick Rapp-How it all fell into place)The following areas were spoken about in the podcast:
Patricks background/company
Athletes Patrick works with currently
Decisions
MMA/Thai boxing athlete/company member
Wrestling athlete/Company member
Recommendations for athletes
Tennis complexities in training athletes
Athlete/Coach collaboration in training
Youth tennis athlete training
Senior athlete training
Strength, Core and Flexibility for youth athletes
Conditioning aspects in sport/athletes
Mental aspects in training
Prehab training
Rehab training
Tennis and Badminton similarities/differences
Junior tennis athlete-Building a physical foundation
Personal Achievements
Recommendations for junior athletes
Social Media Links
2021-04-2241 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 25 (James Lau)- Sports Psychology- Emotional Control and PressureWhat we chat about on the podcast:
James Background
Managing Emotions
Figuring out the thought processes
Individual sports emotional control
Pressure in sport
Dealing with pressure
Overthinking in sport
Overthinking a missed shot
Growth mindset and Fixed mindset/ Motivation
Failure and REBT-Rationale Emotive Behaviour Therapy
Autonomy for sport psychology
Thinking while on court
Love of the sport
Blueprint for success or not
A tennis players specific mindset
Focussed mindset
Imagery for a match situation
Basics of imagery
Book recommendation
Reaching out to James
2021-02-0449 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 24 ( Nathan Lake) Squash-Be a SpongeNathan started his squash career when he was just 10 years old - stumbling upon the game at his Dad's rugby club, hitting around on the court as a way to pass the time while his Dad was out on the pitch. Having fallen in love with the game, Nathan continued with his squash at the Old Pats Rugby Club, learning under Gary Powell.
As Nathan's talents developed, he moved down the road to East Glos when he was 13. Here he was able to train with England Junior National Coach, Fiona Geaves. His time at East Glos saw h...
2021-01-2929 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Episode 23 (Catalina Pelaez)-Squash-Be Open MindedCatalina Pelaesz
Born in Bogotá, Colombia.
-Started playing squash at 9 years old
-Have played in the Colombian senior team since 2005, age 13/14
-Went to university in the US: Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Majored in Studio Arts, focused in Photography, minored in architectural studies and Italian language.
-Interests: Photography, design, art, architecture travel, hiking, soccer
-Current PSA ranking: 77
-Best PSA ranking: 56
What we chat about on the podcast:
*How squash became a passion
*Transferable skills from other s...
2021-01-2033 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 22 (Oktay Huseyin)-Resourceful Tennis Fitness CoachingOktay has worked at the highest level in Tennis in Ireland and the UK, for the last decade. Ranging from schools, clubs university, up too national federations. He was head of physical Preparation at the Irish federation for the last 4 years. Oktay has worked with
○ ATP ranked players (top 100)
○ WTA ranked players (top 100)
○ ITF Junior ranked players (top 40)
○Tennis Europe ranked players (top 100)
○ Irish No.1s in every age group
○ Club & regional programmes aspiring to improve performance at regional and national tournaments
○As well as Tennis, Oktay...
2021-01-1333 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 21 (Kieran Blay)- Kymira The Athletes AssetKieran Blay - National level cycling athlete, performance coach and ex F1 Technician. Background surrounds high performance and human performance and the application of technologies in these environments.
KYMIRA - A UK based technology company that innovates in the smart garment space, KYMIRA specialises in combining technology and textiles to create products that save lives and enhance human performance.
What we chat about on the podcast:
Kieran's background/Company Choice
How he met the CEO of Kymira
Golden Nuggets/Holistic Approach
Unique points in the business
2021-01-0748 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 20 (Howard Green)-Howard's Tennis Success PrinciplesHoward is the Head of Sport Science at Bolton Arena Regional Performance Development Centre, leading a multi-disciplinary team of strength and conditioning coaches, physiotherapists, as well as sports nutrition and psychology support.
Howard has been involved with physical development team at Bolton since 2009. This experience includes working with players across various levels including; national and international juniors, ATP and WTA professionals including former world number one Ana Invanovic. He is an Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach, Certified Tennis Performance Specialist, and a Ba in Sports Coaching, prior to coaching he served six years in the Royal Marines...
2020-12-3138 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 19 (Andy Allford)-Honing The Craft SkillsWhat we chat about on the podcast:
Andy Allford's background in sport science
Squash and badminton training intensity
Speed training for squash and badminton
Sport Science in the UK and other countries
Athletes high intensity training
Conserving energy in athletes
Prehab/Gym Training
Injury Prevention
Squash at the English Institute of Sport
Squash Physical Performance Aspects
Athletes and Coaches Evolving
Coach and Athlete Relationship
Becoming the mentor
2020-12-2343 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 18 (Duncan Stahl)-The Racketlon WorldDuncan Stahl
Current World Ranking : 9 (Sept 2020)
Best World Ranking: 7 (Aug 2017)
Sponsor: Karakal
Winner of Team World Championships with Great Britain in Germany, 2019 Winner of 12x titles on FIR World Tour (2014 – 2019) 40+ World Champion 2018 3x Winner of the British Racketlon Championships: 2013, 2015, 2016 2x Runner up of British Racketlon Championships: 2014 & 2019 Winner of 19 UK Tour titles
Sporting Background: GB Junior Tennis Squad until 13 years old Surrey county junior squash Middlesex League team squash Div.1 (for over 10 years)
Only started playing Table Tennis and Badminton competitively when I started playing Racketon (aged 33).
Have...
2020-12-1740 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 17 (Simon Hartley)-The World Class MindsetSimon Hartley is a globally respected sport psychology consultant and performance coach. For over 20 years, Simon has worked with gold medallists, world record holders, world champions, top five world-ranked professional athletes, Team GB Olympians and championship winning teams.
Since 2011, Simon has published eight books, including Peak Performance Every Time and Stronger Together; How Great Teams Work.
During the last 15 years, Simon has also applied the principles of sport psychology to business, education, healthcare and the charity sector. This has included projects with some of the world’s leading corporations and foremost executives. He is also an...
2020-12-0934 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 16 (Garry Cahill) - Tennis coaches perspective on the tennis worldGarry was previously High-Performance Director for Tennis Ireland for thirteen years from 2006-2019, during this time he was instrumental in the development of Ireland’s National Tennis Centre. He captained successful campaigns as Irish Davis Cup Captain from 2001-2005 and Irish Federation Captain from 1997-2001.
Garry has the unique experience of personally coaching numerous athletes from the early stages of development to junior grand slam level and from junior grand slam to pro Grand Slam level.
He is currently working with professional players on the pro tour including one player in the WTA top 100. He is...
2020-12-0235 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 15 (Piedro Schweertman)-Squash player to Squash coachPiëdro Schweertman was born 5 sept 1983 in The Netherlands. From the age of 4 until14 he did martial arts Judo and Jiu jitsu competitively. At the age of 14 he wanted something else and because of his father playing squash he started playing too.
4 x National Champion of the Netherlands 2017-2018-2019-2020, European Masters Champion 35+ 2019, Winner of 13 international PSA tournaments, Highest PSA World ranking 63, Squash trainer diploma 1-2-3 ,16 years of coaching experience kids and adults. Nr 1 Dutch National Ranking unbroken for 9 years. National coach of Poland, Nr 1 Polish Open Ranking
2020-11-2619 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 14 (Haley Mendez)-Squash in the modern worldHaley’s formative years on court took place at the Heights Casino in Brooklyn where she was coached by an exceptional group of former professionals including Julian Wellings, Fiona Geaves and Linda Elriani.
During her junior career she reached a highest national ranking of #1 U19, was consistently ranked top three in her age group, and was a three time National Finalist. She represented the United States at three Junior World Championships, helping the team to its first ever second place finish during her final appearance in 2011. She was the winner of US Squash’s DeRoy Sportsma...
2020-11-1832 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 13 (Al Huessein)- Nutrition spoken as it isThis episode is from a raw and very honest perspective on nutrition
2020-11-1131 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 12 (Dr Gary Mendoza-All Round Sports Nutrition)Dr Gary Mendoza talks all things nutrition and blends it with specifics for racquet athletes.
2020-10-1839 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 11(Berit Kauffeldt-Being Mindful)Mindfulness and yoga teaching with sport psychology thrown in to the mix.
2020-10-1129 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 10(Claire Tracey-The all round effect)The all round effect:Squash and tennisStrength potentialCapacity and game movementsLearning process of Strength and Conditioning for the racquet athleteTravelling as an athlete Racquet sports common injuriesACL injury model Buy in from athletesCluster sets on squats and how it can be used Athletes experience with coaches choices
2020-10-0435 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 9 (Dr Caren Diehl)Being in the present moment for sport and life.
2020-09-1330 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 8(Mike Margolies-The Mental Toughness Effect)Mike has worked with athletes in just about every sport imaginable from the Olympic /Professional Ranks thru Youth levels of sports. Mike has taught at four Universities and completed research at the United States Olympic Training Centre. He speaks about Mental Toughness Training, Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness, and the use of Imagery during training. He teaches you why you need to train mentally to be successful in life, not just in sports.
2020-09-0659 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 7(David Charlton)David Charlton helps ambitious athletes achieve their goals faster by improving their levels of Mental Toughness. He also supports coaches, parents, teams, clubs and organisations, from grassroots to Elite Professional Level to achieve their aims.
2020-08-3041 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 6 (Nick Grantham)Nick talked about his principles with athletes, we also discussed which racquet sports he found challenging to coach. Also what areas racquet sports athletes can improve on in physical aspects and how travelling can effect performance. Finally we spoke about common injuries in athletes.
2020-08-2340 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastRacquet Athlete Podcast Episode 5(Luke Birmingham)This episode has us chatting back and forth. We were chatting specific strength and conditioning aspects, research in racquet sports and how the f1 cars data is key to success which correlates to finding racquet sports data.
2020-08-1628 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastJeff RothschildThis episode is all things sports nutrition. Jeff has experience with tennis and triathlon athletes. He is also conducting interesting research with his PHD.
2020-08-0920 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastThe Racquet Athlete Podcast Episode 3 (Chris Simpson)This time we have Chris Simpson on the show. He is based in the Angus county in Scotland. He has over 13 years strength and conditioning experience training various athletes from different sports. He has lectured on sport and fitness aspects for a number of years.
2020-08-0235 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastDanny Nicoll, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Sport Scientist and Gym ManagerThis episode Danny talks about his principles in strength and conditioning relating his concepts to many sports. Danny has worked with many athletes including potential Olympians. We spoke about how to motivate athletes, find a good communication style to connect with athletes and build rapport. Danny knows how to get the best out of his athletes. He also talks about his motivations to be in the industry and why he became passionate about it.
2020-07-2621 min
The Racquet Athlete PodcastRacquet Athlete Podcast Introduction EpisodeThis podcast is an introduction about the podcast and what will be involved in the podcast. An introduction about myself and who the podcast is for. I also state what to expect in the future podcast episodes.
2020-06-2601 min