Ep 1 - Rashid Ahmad (The GOAT)

touch On Air is starting with a bang! This episode hosts Ben (AELTC Coach) and Matt (touchtennis singles & doubles world number 1) interview Rashid Ahmad, founder of touchtennis and the greatest touchtennis player of all time (The GOAT). In this episode we discuss how touchtennis began with just a fun game between friends and it’s rules that have adapted over the years. Rashid tells us how the game is designed so that no matter what standard you are at tennis, you’ve always got a chance in a touchtennis match. We get given an exclusive look at the touchtennis racket from Rashid’s new brand ‘The GOAT’ before building the perfect player to use it. We finish by putting The GOAT, Rashid, through a game of ‘Tag, Partner, Bagel’.

00:50 - How did we get into touchtennis
08:10 - The GOAT
09:45 - Where did touchtennis begin?
18:27 - How has the sport adapted and evolved?
26:19 - ‘I’m not a national tennis player, will I lose easily at events?’
33:13 - The GOAT brand.
39:50 - Building the perfect touchtennis player.
49:10 - Tag, Partner, Bagel.