More Creation for Racquetball Nation

After the skills have been mastered; forehand, backhand, drive serve, serve return, conditioning, shot selection, nutrition, and positioning comes that one area that is really hard to teach. That, for lack of a better word, is creativity. How do I define creativity? That is hard to do. Examples of creativity 1. Coaching yourself. It is […]

Whyo So Much Plyo??

I happened upon this the other day and I wanted to get this post out. l saw a video of a proud coach putting some teenagers through depth jumps of four feet up to and down from boxes. Plyometrics (depth jumps) are a great way of training but……….not for kids. In puberty and Pre-puberty aged […]

Racquetball Elbow

Coach, do you have any advice for chronic elbow pain? I can relate to that one. As a young man tearing up the courts with a 250g state of the art racquet I also tore up my elbow. My stroke mechanics were ugly ugly!! One day around Christmas of 1979 I felt a “pop” in […]

Sometimes Results Lie

It has been my experience that many athletes undersell themselves. For whatever reason their opinion of their game is way too low. Why? Athletes tend to see results, not ability. I see what could be, not what is. This creates a problem for the athlete. It is hard to believe in a coach if you […]

Errors in Judgement

Most racquetball players have a fairly big ego or they would not be able to survive the wars within the little boxes of 40x20x20. Those egos lead to errors in judgement. Here are a few that come to mind. 1. Believing you do not need coaching. This is the case of many good players but […]

Racquetball Nation Elation

I love these! Keep them Coming! Real feedback I rarely share with others!! “Coach, I spent 1.5 hours at the club practicing …….and let me tell you I’m excited about this backhand adjustment!! …..it still feels awkward but the shots are flatter and I finally see why….(I am giving) setupsto my opponents. No strain on […]

Racquetball Downfall

I apologize for the long post. The fitness industry is eating racquetball alive! Every day across America suits come into the clubs with measuring tapes. I can smell these vultures before they enter the building. Consider this: There was once a time when racquetball time was sold by the hour and in some clubs by […]

Coach Tawk

Disclaimer: This is Coach talk! Two of my athletes were overheard talking racquetball. They were discussing training and improving but one thing I had not thought that much about was being discussed. “Each training session he (meaning me) changes the lesson! Did you ever notice that? “Yes, and each year he changes to work on […]

Racquetball Undeniable

Joe Buck, the sports announcer, had an interview show titled, “Undeniable”. He had in-depth interviews with athletes and sports celebrities. One theme has resonated with me. A general manager of a pro football team was quoted as saying, “I want to draft players who are afraid of losing more than they want to win.!” That […]

Racquetball or Self-Promo??

I want to promote our great sport of racquetball. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? I see this sentence in print quite a bit. However, some of the people who say this really mean “I want to make money without much effort.” Here are a few observations I have made over the years. If you truly do […]