FootWork

Footwork is a biggie of course with racquetball. Now here is a tip–watch the feet. The more advanced the player, the more the feet move. The less advanced in technique the less the feet move. A good player will go to a ball, set their feet, and continue to “micro-adjust” their feet. This becomes an […]

Glad, not Mad!!

Junior lessons–recently I had an exhausting lesson session during the middle of a tournament. Now for those who do not know, I coach from 8am to 8pm at least and sometimes longer. Then I hit the court for my monthly customers and coach some private lessons. My athletes were ready for the next step and […]

Toughen Up, Tennis Dudes

Mental tenacity- I remember years ago I got roped into coaching high school tennis. The kids were drilled and schooled and looked great in warmups and practice. In the match however, when the going got tough, they went South. One particular match I had had enough. They played a team that was favored over us. […]

Are You Someone Who Plays Racquetball?

Disclaimer: Life Coach Post! I hit a nerve a few weeks ago when I sent out my weekly reader. All of my players and athletes get a weekly reader from me. Each week I search for articles of importance that are relevant to training and excellence. This article pertained to life after your competing career […]

Pay Them

Facebook started burning up some time ago when someone complained about doubles prize money. Curious, I went to the home page on the tournament website and the rules of prize payout were posted. Here is my thought on that. 1. I cannot get this out of my head. When I was a top open player […]

The Rochester Rocket

My first pro! Many people do not know this story so bear with me. The year was 1975 and into my classroom came this little kid. I was teaching 7th grade and he was in 6th grade. He told me he was going to beat me in racquetball. He had never played. I met up […]

Observations of Racquetball Nations

The World Junior Championships were held some months ago and I spent hours watching my athletes play. I had seven players from 3 different countries. All seven played great and it was and still is an honor to work with them. But during the tournament I saw what I consider huge errors made by juniors […]

Victory has a Price

Nobody but the athlete and the coach who has logged the time on the court knows and understands that feeling. A professional athlete must have confidence in the coach or the game plan, and multi-coaching will not work. If an athlete runs around getting different advice from different people they should go back to their […]

Game Plan, “Must Adjust!”

Scouting 101-scouting the champs is my job and it is fun to watch carefully the little things that will make the difference between winning and losing. Things I watch for: 1. Mental approach-how tough are they? Many champions are a house of cards-they appear impressive but take away one card and they are as tough […]

Brain Games

You never know where you will find tips for training and for help on your game. I am watching a tv show called Brain games. There I learned that our brains are programmed to watch movement. There was a clip of a football game and some cheerleaders on the sidelines. Then the viewers were asked […]