This week it's an absolute pleasure to welcome Rashid Al Mansoori to In The Game. A graduate of Aspire Academy and Qatar University Business College, Rashid discovered a passion for kite surfing by chance when his life-long dream of a football career ended abruptly in a car accident after his graduation.  Rashid's story is one of hope, chance, and sheer determination that has made him into the kite surfer extraordinaire that he is today.   Having represented Qatar at international

Attention all Formula One  Enthusiasts!   This is a much-awaited video for you guys! Guess who we have in store for you this time?!  It is none other than the Performance Coach of our all-time favorite racer Daniel Ricciardo –  Michael Italiano!   Michael is the founder of MI Coaching Ltd and the performance coach to Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo, specialising in strength and conditioning.  Qatar’s first ever Formula One race will be held here at

Aren’t we all patiently waiting for the first-ever F1 race in Qatar? Excitement is at an all-time high in Qatar right now in anticipation of the first ever F1 race to be held here at the Losail International Circuit.  Qatar will host the 20th event of the Formula One at Qatar Grand Prix from November 19th to November 21st, 2021, and joining us on In The Game this week to talk all about it is Sheena McCabe, an avid fan and one of the most knowledgeable ladies when it comes to Formula One.  /p

In The Game welcomes Harry Williams to the show this week. Harry grew up playing American Football and didn't begin to play basketball until he turned 14 years of age. At 15, he was lucky enough to be introduced to and train with NBA Coach, John Lucas and played to division 1 level in High School. But that's not all...listen in to find out how Harry is 'giving back and 'making a difference to kids' lives after a severe hip injury cut short his basketball career.  Harry shares his incredible j

It is an absolute pleasure to introduce Reem Al-Sharshani, Athlete, Dietician, and Sports Addict. As a child, Reem was a multi-sports player and dreamed of becoming a professional. Currently a SkeetShooter for the QatarNationalTeam, she has been shooting since she was 15 years of age. Truly an inspiring role model to #women of Qatar and beyond, Reem graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Science and Nutrition and already World Cup Bronze Medalist, and is aiming to take her place in the Olympic...

In The Game Sports Podcast is very excited to welcome Paul Dreisbach, avid football fan, player, sports lover, and now Co-Founder and President/CEO of Petrichor, a football development organisation with a vision to become the premier girl's football organization in Cameroon and impact 100,000 young players every year.  "What is Petrichor?  Petrichor is the smell of fresh rain falling on dry earth. It is the signal of new hope, growth, and something exciting just around the corner.  We stan

Focus on the things you love, see, if you love sports it will show you the way!! Nisrein Al Qaisi is a FIFA Master 21st Edition graduate, an international master in management law and humanities of sport. She is a legal counsel professional with a background in corporate, sports law, and dispute resolution. She completed both Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Qatar University, as well as Sport Management Diploma from the Josoor Institute in Qatar.   📺WATCH: a href="https://bi

Ever wondered who organizes esports tournaments and how they operate? One team has excelled in this particular field of esports by providing key solutions for the industry such as organizing and managing online and LAN tournaments, pro-team management as well as media production.  QUEST is the esports leader in the Middle East and North Africa. This week we were honored to host the founders of Quest LLC who in collaboration with Ooredoo have pushed the industry of esports to top levels....

Today we are thrilled to be joined by Mariama Bukari as our guest, she is a graduate of the African University College of Communication in Ghana and is currently pursuing Sports & Entertainment Management at Hamad Bin Khalifa University.  Growing up in Ghana, the insatiable love of football did not go unnoticed by people who met her. The support from her father and the inspiration that came from her other siblings pushed her to become phen

Hugo Scheckter Episode What a fantastic sports enthusiast story! Hugo Scheckter who has spent most of his life in the football industry gives candid accounts of his experiences in the world of sports. Coming from a family who did not share the same levels of love for the game, he recounts the challenges of pursuing a coaching career beginning at the young age of 16! Hugo has enriched his career in Football by working with two superb Premier League sides Southampton F.C and West Ham United...

You have heard this before but we will say it again, this interview will stay with us forever. We need more role models like Nik, we all have the ability. A two-time Grey Cup champion, winning in 2008 and 2014 with the Calgary Stampeders, and a CFL Rookie of the Year award winner in his first season, followed by five West Division All-Star and three CFL All-Star awards.  Today we are honored to host Nik Lewis, a legendary athlete whose resume glows with accolades over his 14-year football...

Rehabilitation for athletes and elderly people is usually a period that requires much care and effort and therefore technology comes in handy. Unfortunately, patients have low adherence and adoption of technology due to wearability issues related to parts of the human body, which cannot be measured using conventional sensors during physiotherapy.  Today we are honored to host Ariffin Kawaja, the Chief Executive Officer at Stretch Skins another cohort

Today we are so excited to welcome our next guests, Martin Rice and Brendan Lowry Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Stable Innovations. Together they have created a startup that is focused on bringing data to the horse racing space by taking the unpredictability of horse breeding, buying, and performance out of the equation through data analysis. The startup gathers intelligent insights on the wellbeing of these animals, provides race

Injuries in sports have shattered dreams for both players and fans globally for the longest time. They have been unpredictable and extremely expensive to overcome. By using technology and applying the right skills, this threat could be on its way out very soon!  We are thrilled to announce our next guest Serdar Alemdar, the Chief Executive Officer at Sentio Sports Analytics. Launched in 2013 as an academic research project by a university professor, the startup has had huge and positive...

Track the motion of athletes, analyze their movements, and share the data with coaches globally to shine the spotlight on these talents. That is just a slice of the genius concept that NSA technology has cooking!    Today we are excited to be joined by Hossein Nikkar and Hossein NozemDost, the Chief Executive Officer and Business Marketing Manager respectively at NSAtech. In just one year of its operation, NSAtech has been phenomenal in the world of football and tennis.  Thei

Football scouting is tough and that is why many great talents go undiscovered. But how about a platform that tracks performance and shares the data globally, giving scouts access to talented footballers? We are so excited to introduce our next guest Mohammed Asif, the Chief Executive Officer of Juegofootball. While many players miss the chance to get the exposure needed to rise the ranks in their football careers, Juego Football is striving to give them an opportun

Ever wondered how visually impaired football fans keep up with their love for the game? We are thrilled to introduce our next guests Omar Salem and  David Deneher, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer respectively of Field of Vision. An idea that started in the bedroom during the COVID lockdown has now burst into a life-changing product for visually impaired football fans. Field of Vision is a cohort of the Qata

Our next guest on In The Game Podcast, all the way from Greece, is Stathis Mitskas Co-Founder of ComeTogether. Come Together are another Cohort of Startupbootcamp Accelerator Program, creators of white label ticketing solutions and their latest innovation, the 'Health Passport'.  Using ticket tracking technology, developing digital tickets with a dyn

Our next guest making a real difference in the world of Sport and Sports Fans, in particular, is Dulce Guarda, Chief Marketing Officer at BBoxSports. BBox Sports are a cohort of the a href="https://qatarsportstech.c

On In The Game Podcast this week our guest Munawar Shah talks about Al-Shams Women FC , a club that began in  2016 in the highly mountainous region known as the 'Valley of the Mountaineers' in the North of Pakistan. A team consisting mainly of young women between the ages of 12 and 24 who would otherwise be left behind due to the lack of opportunities and resources in the area. An ambitious and inspiring team who, in 2019, trekked for four hours through the mount

Sports is special on every level!! "Sports - the great equalizer, the great uniter! It's a bonding thing!" "You won't score 100% of shots you don't take!" "You don't lose a fight if you're knocked down, only if you don't get back up!" A few words of wisdom from our next guest on In the Game, Jacque Lambert. Former manager of Billy Ray Cyrus and Game Ops director.  A larger-than-life character who grew up living in a world of hockey and comic books, and got married dressed as Hans Solo! Sports...

Nick Humphries and Steve on a journey of hope, disappointment, determination, achievement, and success. 'Stop chasing the result and find happiness in the journey!' 'Love doing what you do every day and surround yourself with people you love being around' #GetEffective #traineffective #SoccerTips #chasethedream #nickhumphries #footballtraining #trainingacademy #footballacademy #entrepreneur #sportsbiz #sportsbusiness #sportsindustry Website: https://traineffective.com/ --- This episo

In The Game Sports Podcast welcomes Paul Osei-Owusu, former semi-professional athlete & coach, Professor, and dad to the show.   We talk about how to overcome perception, environmental and personal barriers to help you kick-start or get back on track with your fitness journey. If you are looking for inspiration and motivation you have come to the right place!   ‘It’s about setting clear, defined goals with small manageable targets and letting go of past experiences’ /p

We were so privileged and honored to have interviewed the runners-up and the winner of the EntelaQ Hackathon 2021 competition. It was another fantastic event organized by Startupbootcamp. Congratulations to everyone that took part in the Hackathon but especially   Mohammad, Deeb, and Syed from Gameright  Rhythm and Ishan from Gymkhana  Natalia and Slivia from the Blau Team. Listen on how complete strangers can come together to potentially change their lives foreve