Racquet Fuel provides insights into the best practices and innovations of racquets industry business leaders.
Co-hosts Kim Bastable, Director of Professional Tennis Management at the University of Florida, and Simon Gale, Senior Director Racquet Sports Development at the USTA National Campus, help racquets leaders in your ability to grow the game and to improve the experiences you offer to both your staff and players by talking to industry leaders, including USTA executives, authors and innovators. If you are on a career path in racquet sports or already a racquets business leader and you want to stay up to date on ideas and innovations in racquets industry business and leadership, this podcast is for you.
Presented by the Athlete+ Podcast Network at the University of Florida Institute for Coaching Excellence.
Latest Episodes
Coach Your People, Not Just the Program - with Emma Doyle
What if your greatest coaching lesson came off the court?In this episode of Racquet Fuel, Kim Bastable and Simon Gale sit down with Emma Doyle: tennis coach, keynote s...
How RacquetX Is Reimagining the Racquet Sports Industry - with Robyn Duda
What happens when you bring together startup ambition, big-event expertise, and a deep commitment to human connection? You get RacquetX: an experience designed to conn...
Padel is Coming - Is Your Club Ready? with Eric Loftus
What does it actually take to build a thriving racquet sports facility in today’s fast-moving market? And what’s just hype?In this episode of Racquet Fuel, hosts Kim B...
Resumes and Racquet Sports - Rerun
If we have a shortage of pros and an abundance of positions in the racquets industry, why must you make your resume stand out? The reason is because the employer is st...
The First Step After Resignation: Reimagine, Don’t React
What happens when a key person on your team tells you they’re leaving—and you're the one who has to figure out what comes next?In this episode of the Racquet Fuel Podc...