Episode 236 Rodney Martin

The only man to beat Jahangir and Jansher Khan in the same event, the 1991 World Open, Rodney Martin has parlayed a great playing career into a coaching a career that sees him as one of the very best in the game. Rodney talks about the key figures in his stable currently, women's world #1 Noran Gohar, men's #6 Marwan El Shorbagi and men's #28 Abdullah Al Tamimi. We get into his thoughts on the technical side of things, and why squash players need to be wary of the over abundance of what he terms "gimmicky" coaching that's out there. Rodney's awareness of the Mostafa Asal on court issues dates back several years, and he provides his insight into this and his thoughts on what those of us on social media think of the issue. And, we also discuss the problems Australian squash has had in reliving its glory days when it was producing the game's very best players . Rodney hits this one out of the park. Great chat. Many thanks to our sponsors www.opensquash.org