Ball Slapping

<p>What does it actually take to grow sport in the UK?In this episode, I sit down with Alex Cole, who went from dreaming of leading Sport England at 15 to working inside the system itself. We get into grassroots sport...

<p>What do you get when you mix a U.S. President, a bad back, and a medicine ball? Hoover Ball.</p><p>In this episode I sit down with Quentin Hick, President of Hoov Nation, to unpack one of the most underrated and...

<p>In this episode of Ball Slapping, we sit down with Rashid Ahmad, founder of Touchtennis, to unpack how a simple idea in his garden turned into a fast-growing global sport.We talk about where Touchtennis came from...

<p>In this episode of Ball Slapping, Dan heads to the Rugby Fives National Singles Finals to interview the best players in the country and to work out what makes them tick. We talk with current and previous National...

<p>In this episode of Ball Slapping, Dan and Christian sit down with Phil (Felipe Borges), the founder of Tens Finest, the number one street media brand for the sport of Handball. </p><p><br></p><p>We talk about how...

<p>Join us from Mexico City as we attend (and play in) the 2025 World Frontball Championships. We'll be joined by co-host Danielle Daskalakis - one of the best female handball athletes of all time, as we check out the...

<p>Gaz and Dan hop back to 2009 — Portland, Oregon — for a trip down memory lane. It’s the World Handball Championships, where legends were made, friendships were forged, and the nights were almost as wild as the games...

<p>We’re back — and this time, it’s all about Rugby Fives! 🧤</p><p>Ball Slaps hits the courts at the Rugby Fives London Open, one of the sport’s biggest and most historic tournaments. Host Dan Grant dives into the...

<p>Ball Slaps goes international! 🇪🇸<br>In this special live episode, we head to Tavernes Blanques just outside Valencia for the 1Wall World Tour Spanish Open. Joined by co-host Christian Blackaby, we soak up the...

<p>This week we’ve got the legend himself — Dan Tristao. He’s the current no.1 in Rugby Fives and one of the greatest players the game’s ever seen. We chat about how he first got hooked, his cheekiest wins, favourite...

<p>In this episode of Ball Slapping, Dan and Gareth sit down with Camden Riviere — the current World Number 1 and defending World Champion in Real Tennis (also known as Court Tennis or Royal Tennis or Jeu de...

<p>Welcome to the first ever episode of Ball Slapping—a podcast about the weird and wonderful world of ball sports where you hit things with your hands, a racket, or sometimes a frying pan. Dan Grant and Gareth Price...