Old School

I began this journey over 50 years ago when I learned to play this game. In that time I went from novice to open player, and began winning tournaments and being a “name” who got center court and back to a player on court 9, where I started! From there I began coaching on court […]

You Can Do It!!

I was reading a thing the other day that struck me. It was a response to someone who had said their career was ruined by a few experts who told them they would never be any good. The career was in acting and the responses were swift. They went like this, “You are not that […]

Sweet Revenge

If you play racquetball you will run into cheating usually sooner, not later! Dirty tricks Defense is a must if you are going to the top of your game. I will never forget at least 3 tiebreaker incidents which resulted in heart-breaking losses. I’m serving for the match at 10-10 and win the match. I […]

Pain Train

Training through injuries is a challenge but depending upon the severity of the injury and the way you attack that injury can make all the difference in the world in how fast you recover and better, how fast your game can recover. Muscle strains and joint sprains are the worst because usually they heal okay […]

Newbie Racquetball

Beginners have a hard time with positioning and a harder time with shot selection. I explain where center court is. Telling someone is not enough. Showing them is still not enough. So we do imaginary rallies. They learn to serve and move back. They learn to follow shots up. At times it seems that two […]

Dubs Talk

Doubles is a crazy game and two good doubles players will defeat two good singles players. Here are some signs of common doubles errors: 1. One (or more) players are on the wall–standing near or against a sidewall is a big no-no. Why? Not only are you out of position, you can be hit with […]

Drive Serve 909

Drive serve 909-graduate level-One thing all of my players possess is a drive serve. Why? Well to me the drive serve represents domination. When an opponent fears your serve you start that serve with an “edge”. Without spilling the secret sauce–here are some general rules for a good drive serve. Are you a power player […]

Online Coaching

I had a student come in today to work with me who has been doing video training with me for five months. Today was our first time on the court. We breezed through forehand, backhand, ceiling balls and serve in just under 3 hours. Usually this would take twice as long if this was a […]

Punch that Counter-Puncher!

Punch that counter puncher! Many players are what I like to call “counter-punchers”. They hang back deep and pick off pass shots. I like my players to become the puncher, not the punchee!! How to cook up a game plan of punching the counter-puncher. 1. Be aggressive when possible on return of serve. Attack and […]

Playing the Nationals

Rules of surviving your first national tournament. Congratulations! You have entered the nationals. Are you spectating or do you want to win? Answer that one first. If you want to win, read on! Strive to be on a schedule. Eat properly, at a certain time, and eat wisely! A poor diet or too many adult […]