More Dubs
Five rules for good doubles! 1. Communicate-use calls such as “mine”. “yours”, “Switch” etc. during rallies! 2. Constantly change coverages by adjusting between rallies. Talk to your partner to change coverages. 3. Use the ceiling! Keep opponents behind you. Move them back when you are in the back court. 4. Don’t skip return of serve. […]
Great Trainer is a No-Brainer
Power recipe! Want to improve your game? Get a personal trainer. Make sure it is a good personal trainer. Five Tips for good trainer shopping: 1. They are knowledgable about the demands of racquetball. Will never forget back in my open days a trainer saying “Wow light workout today huh?” I had just […]
Shock and Horror
Oh the shock and horror! A friend shot some video of yours truly playing in a shootout recently. Now I teach this stuff and am pretty good at it, so imagine my shock when I saw what I was doing on the court. I thought the racquet was here, but the racquet was there. I […]
Paid Coaching vs Free Coaching
Getting paid for what you do is the cornerstone of American society. You would not go into work and tell your boss to not pay you, and you should be paid for your work in racquetball. I do not 100% agree with the volunteer for racquetball mentality. Of course, that probably is not a surprise […]
Health Club Perps
Okay if I could hire health club police they would arrest: 1. That man or woman who sits on the leg press machine to do 10 sets of 20 with low weights. 2. Add to #1, talks on the phone between and/or during sets. 3. That water fountain hog who brings a gallon jug and […]
Competitors
Above: Some Awesome National, and World Outdoor and Indoor Champions with team KWM Team Racquetball So I am watching the Womens’ basketball college championships last week and in particular I like to watch UConn because they are well-coached. By now anyone who reads the sport pages knows about the incident between Geno Auriemma and Dawn […]
Top 10 Breaches of Racquetball Etiquette
My top ten breaches of racquetball etiquette. These are the unwritten laws that most players in the world abide by. I know I have left some out so feel free to add!! 1. Not showing up. Hey I am going to play Saturday at 8am. Want to play? Yes of course. but Saturday at 7:00am […]
Skip the Cleveration
There comes a point in many matches when the points are crucial. Many matches I have seen or played for that matter, the points came easy until……it came crunch time–the 12-12 points, the 14-14, the 10-10 etc. Here are some guidelines for pressure points– 10 rules for serving pressure point play. 1. Never […]
50+ Years, No Sheep
I began counting the years last night (instead of sheep) I have been coaching racquetball. I thought back to my first lessons 50 years ago. What I did not understand 50 years ago (probably much more but these things come to mind) 1. Forehand and backhand basics 2. How to play a match […]
No, I’m Not Buying You Beer
I think I got this from my Dad. He was tough on us kids growing up and I always looked for taskmasters. For some reason in sports I liked the toughest coaches and did not like the easiest ones. In college I picked courses with the toughest professors, not the easiest. So racquetball players here […]