Podcast appearances and mentions of jonathan power

15 years at the helm of Harvard Squash where his teams have won at least 15 Potter and Howe Cups combined, an absolute legend of the college squash coaching ranks, it's hard to believe that there was once a day when Mike Way was in Jonathan Power's corner leading him to World #1 and to becoming North America's first and only World softball champion. Mike takes a look back at his 15 years at Harvard, what it takes to build a college squash team, the challenges behind the Crimson's recent season, Harvard and collegiate squash legend Amanda Sobhy, Ali Farag's incredible run of form and the Egyptian Open final, and much more. Big shout out to Open Squash, www.opensquash.org, where growing the game and making it more accessible and more affordable for everyone is what it's all about.

Hadrian Stiff makes a triumphant return to the pod and in case you didn't know, he's taken over the high performance junior squash program at Heights Casino in Brooklyn New York from Jonathan Power. This first of two episodes highlights Hadrian's thought provoking and practical approach to the mental side of the game. He takes deep dives on everything from how crucial it is at the junior level to get this right and how he has seen process, patience and persistence lead to success with the some of the greats that he has worked with including Mohammed El Shorbagy, Joelle King and Eain Yow Ng. Part two focusses on technical side of the game and will be released soon.

In this episode of the Knup Sports Show, host Ryan Knuppel interviews Jonathan Power, the founder of Voxbet. Voxbet is a company that has developed a technology that allows users to place bets using voice commands. The technology is aimed at simplifying the process of placing bets and targeting two specific audiences: the high-volume bettors who want a quick and efficient way to place bets, and the younger generation who prefer voice commands and are less inclined to navigate through a betting site. Power explains that the technology is currently focused on the English-speaking market, starting with soccer betting, and plans to expand to other sports and markets in the future. He also discusses the challenges of convincing operators to adopt the technology and the potential benefits for affiliates in terms of improving user experience and generating revenue. Power concludes by outlining the roadmap for Voxbet, which includes the release of a bet builder feature and a navigation feature, as well as partnerships with operators, platform providers, and affiliates.

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Since his retirement in 2014, former world #1 and current World Squash Federation VP Karim Darwish has been just has impressive off the court as he was while playing the PSA. Karim reached world #1 in 2009, becoming only the 2nd Egyptian to do so, and during an era which included the likes of Amr Shabana, Thierry Lincou, David Palmer, Jonathan Power, Nick Matthew, Peter Nicol amongst many other greats. Karim speaks about the glory days on tour and the post PSA chapter which includes spearheading the incredible growth of Wadi Daegla Darwish Squash Academies, growing the game throughout Egypt and his thoughts on global growth, the current PSA tour and the story behind IOC Chairman Thomas Bach's visit to the Egyptian Open, the recent WSF AGM and his take aways from that, and much more. Many thanks to our sponsor www.opensquash.org

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Thierry Lincou achieved every pro squash player's dream: reaching world #1 and hoisting the PSA World Championship trophy. A tremendous career that saw him play in the Power/Nicol era through to the Ashour/Elshorbagy era, Thierry is now the head coach for the MIT Engineers CSA men's team, and they're fresh off their best ever season. Thierry and I talk about the Engineer's recent season and his past 9 years as head coach. Obviously, being the gentlemen that he is, Thierry indulged the host's laundry list of questions about his golden years, and as expected, his responses were pure gold. Everything from playing Jonathan Power, making necessary adjustments to get to the next level, getting to world #1 and of course his final event as a pro, The Bluenose Classic, an event which he went on to win. Incredible chat with one of our game's greats.

The long-awaited resumption of US collegiate squash takes place November 20th at Rochester for Mike Way and the Harvard Crimson. Mike talks about just how excited he and men's and women's teams are to be back playing collegiate competition again. We look ahead to this season and what his vision for "success" is based upon. We also talk about the pro success of Sabrina Sobhy and Gina Kennedy, his recent appearance at the World's in support of Ali Farag, and his thoughts on the evolution of officiating as compared to the iconic days working with Jonathan Power. Great chat with Mike Way!!

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.

In February, 1998 Peter Nicol reached world #1 supplanting legend Jansher Khan, and thereafter along with Jonathan Power, gave us one of the most memorable eras in the game's history. He went on to hold the number 1 ranking several times throughout his illustrious career,at one point for 24 successive months b/t January 2002 and December 2003, placing him firmly among the greatest to ever play the game. Peter talks about his career, the JP rivalry, snatching the #1 ranking from Jansher, SquashSkills and the New York based Peter Nicol Squash Academy. Speaking to that he gives great insight on the Covid 19 situation in terms of when and how to get back on court.

The 2019/20 campaign has gotten off to a impressive start for Mike McCue; two consecutive finals appearances and a win under his belt. Mike's looking to build on that this season and take his game to the next level. Disappointed at not having made Team Canada's Pan Am Games Team, he's got a chance to earn a spot on Canada's World Team Championships team at the upcoming team trials. Mike and I talk about his career to date, the struggles he's had getting to that next level, and our mutual squash idol, a certain Jonathan Power.

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.

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.

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.

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.

World Policy Institute — In the wake of the Paris attacks, French, U.S., and Russian air forces increased their bombardment of Islamic State targets in Syria and Northern Africa. On today's episode, Jonathan Power explains why a strictly military approach alone will not solve the problem of the Islamic State.

In his Senate confirmation hearings, Washington's new top diplomat John Kerry used some historically loaded language when it came to describing the Chinese in Africa. He will have a very steep learning curve on this issue when he takes office this week | Even if the US is committed to catching up to the Chinese in Africa, foreign affairs columnist Jonathan Power says it might be too late | Why China is placing some big bets on South Africa's platinum mines.