Believe!
I was reading a thing the other day that struck me. It was a response to someone who had claimed their career was ruined by a few experts who told them they would never be any good. Those critics drove this person away from success. Their career was acting and the responses were swift. Most […]
Lou Holtz Quotes
(Editor’s note: Recently Lou Holtz retired from public speaking at age 88. Here are some of his gems!) Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it! I Love Lou Holtz quotes! For those who do not know Lou Holtz was a football coach […]
Happy 104th and a Salute to the Greatest Generation
Above: Farm we grew up on, Vernon Center, New York Today would have been my Dad’s 104th birthday. I really need to say that my Father was an incredible guy. He ran down the draft center to enlist the day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Less than a year later he was fighting for […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All
Here is my tip today. This is a great day for family and friends. Some of my athletes have lost people close to them and my heart goes out to them today. Enjoy your family and enjoy your friends and celebrate this most holy of all days on the Christian calendar. No Racquetball today and […]
Racquetball Detective
Be a good detective! Next time you play someone watch carefully during the warmup. You can find a lot out about a player by how they warmup. Are they hitting any backhand ceiling balls? No? Well probably they cannot execute that very well. (Okay outdoor players-please resist the temptation to bust my chops here). Do […]
Top 10 Annoying Behaviors in Racquetball
10 Annoying behaviors on the racquetball court in club play. These challenge court behaviors or club behaviors take the fun out of racquetball. No way I can cover all of them. Let me just throw a few out there! Feel free to add more below. 1. 14-14 forever–The mantra of these players is “Just one […]
Want a Coach or Cheerleader?
You need a coach? Or a cheerleader? Some time ago I had an athlete who was not happy with my coaching. This athlete ended up with three coaches. Coach one had no idea what I was preparing this athlete for. Coach one prepared this athlete in a way I never would have. When I tried […]
Six Slick Doubles Tips
In honor of National Doubles 2025-2026!. At the time of this posting doubles is still the most popular game in many of the the clubs! Rules of good doubles! 1. Cover for your partner–I go over pro videos and see one partner standing like a statue while the other one scrambles all over the court. […]
80-20 Rule
Attitude-two players-two very different attitudes. Player A has all the talent in the world. This player has everything but conditioning and work ethic. For whatever reason this player is happy being a good player but unless this player changes their work ethic, will eventually not even be a good player. To make matters worse this […]
Hinder Beggers
Avoidable hinder calls can be obnoxious. I have to blame some of this on the pro players who often hold up for the rally hinder. Sometimes it is hard for me to watch due mostly to my old school experiences which often included throwing a half-nelson on your opponent to get them out of the […]