In this episode, we connect with Alan Thatcher, who has been helping to grow the Sport of Squash at all levels from the Professional Tour down to the grassroots. Several years ago he launched www.squashmad.com which is a fantastic sources for news, articles, activities on how to the grow the sport but most recently he released a book he co-authored with Rod Gilmour called “Jahangir Khan 555: The Untold Story Behind Squash's Invincible Champion and Sport's Greatest Unbeaten Run.”
In our conversation, we cover a range of topics from a behind the scenes look at writing his most recent book as well as his role with the Canary Wharf Professional Squash Tournament. But also get into the weeds about his grass roots efforts of growing the sport and some key factors that could truly help sharing the sport we all love. We both thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and hope you do too!
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Alan Thatcher
555: The untold story of Jahangir Khan
The inside story of an amazing unbeaten run in squash:
Published by Pitch and available on Amazon and Kindle.
2017 SELECT GAMING KENT OPEN:
PSA World Tour $10k event at The Mote Squash Club, Maidstone, Kent from June 11-18.
Editor and Publisher:
www.squashmad.com
CANARY WHARF SQUASH CLASSIC: March 5-9, 2018
www.canarywharfsquash.com
Chairman, The Mote Squash Club
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