Pig Wrestling
Help! They are saying bad things about me!” Or “Coach W, do you know what they are saying about you?” People who used to be your friends may not be if you become a threat! When you are a threat, people will say bad things about you. I am shocked sometimes at things that come […]
Fundamentally Flawed?
Egan Inoue was a great racquetball player. He founded the racquet company E-Force and the E was for Egan! He has a history of excellence in MMA, and in life. He has always been much more than a fitness coach and today as he coaches up life lessons. I am re-posting his August 21 daily […]
Learning by Losing?
I need a coach or I cannot succeed. This is becoming a trend out here in racquetball land. I swear there were more coaches than players at the last junior tournament I attended. Let me take you back to a time where there were very few coaches in match play. in the 70s most junior […]
No Hack for Success!
A few months ago I had an, aspiring pro visiting me for help. I am going over video now and developing a game plan for this young phenom. For any coaching plan to be successful, I need the answer to one question, “What is your goal?” Once I have the goal we can attack the […]
Seerve 101
The serve can make the biggest impact in peoples’ games. Recently I worked with a couple of young kids who were just starting racquetball. Because both were good softball players in high school, I had them hitting pretty good drive serves within a few minutes of instruction. I took the racquets and put them to […]
Best Coach Ever?
This question threw me at first. I had to really think about it. The question was, Who are the best coaches you ever saw or coached against? Who is the best coach of all time? Wow, those are real loaded questions for sure. Let me illustrate with a story. When I was head coach of […]
NBW!!! No Back Wall!!
The drive serve that comes off the back wall is a huge issue with folks trying to move up the ability ladder of racquetball. When serves come flying off the back wall the usual reasons are: 1. contact too high 2: swinging in a pendulum plane. 3. Twisty wristy syndrome (turning your wrist) Here is […]
Success-It’s Not Money!
So I stumbled across at tv series titled “Objectified” which features interviews with celebrities in different fields of work. From Martha Stewart to Steven Tyler to Willie Nelson the shows do not disappoint. One interview that held my interest was with Mark Cuban, the billionaire from Dallas. During the interview he was asked if he […]
Rekill vs Skip
Rekill vs skip! Nothing is worse than hitting that perfect serve, getting a weak return and then putting it into the floor. My favorite saying I stole from the late Dr. Bud Muehleisen, “The floor beats most people!” Why the UE? (Unforced error) Top reasons– 1. Poor racquet preparation-Keep the racquet above your waist as […]
So Good They Can’t Ignore You
I am a fan of a book titled “So Good They Can’t Ignore You”, by Cal Newport. In this book he argues that passion for a calling in life is the wrong reason to go into that field. The reasoning is that passion for something means you are looking to get something from it. Instead […]