Yes, We Do!
ROM is a term I came up with in the 70s when I began coaching my favorite player at that time, Me! It is an acronym for Rhythm of Movement. Many people teach what to do but not “how” to do it. Without a rhythm you really cannot be effective on both sides of the […]
Angsters and Racquetball
What in the world? The actor Dennis Quaid and the late singer (RIP) Meat Loaf? What does that have to do with racquetball? Everything! So I am channel surfing a few years ago and come across a documentary on the life of Meat Loaf, the singer, not on the food channel. Dennis Quaid is talking […]
Online VS In-Person Coaching
In my coaching life I often go from coaching online to working with athletes in person. So when it is “now I get to coach’em up in person ” here is what usually occurs. 1. A few mechanical glitches and deficiencies. 2. Fast feet but poor footwork 3. #1 and #2 will lead to poor […]
Top Ten to Go All-In!!
Racquetball top ten for you to go all in! When I was coming up in the open division local players all wanted to help me. I received tons of advice when I lost and lots of slaps on the back when I won. During all of this I learned to trust my intuition. My gut […]
Why Did the Ball Go There?
There is a reason for every kill shot and every miss. Know those reasons and your game takes off. My first question when I began playing was “Why did the ball go there when I was aiming over there?” Nobody I knew could really answer that question so I had to find out for myself. […]
Self-Coaching
Student to me: “Yes, Coach XYZ called me and asked me if they could coach me.” Calling students of other coaches is a huge no-no for me. I have said this before on this forum and I will repeat it again; I will never call anyone and ask them if I can coach them. Let […]
The Good Old Days!!
The good old days! I love it when people talk about the old days in racquetball. Folks my age will say something like, “Back in our day we got on the court at 8am and went from singles to doubles to singles to doubles over and over until 7 or 8pm at night. We weren’t […]
Not the Enemy!
So I see a podcast a friend sent me titled “Coaching Millennials” and Generation Z. The fact that I should listen to this podcast is a subtle hint for me that I should change how I coach for the new generations. Before I listened to it I had to tell my well-meaning friend that this […]
Be Where Your Feet Are
t seems like a simple thing but it is not. Keep your upper body over your lower body. Say what? Okay–you should not be bending forward at the waist to get to a shot. This puts you off balance. Arch your lower back, stay straight and centered. Your movement will be much better. How in […]
Upset Alert
How do you pull off the upset? You are playing the league champ. The league champ thinks they are all that and a bag of fritos. Somehow you have to break through that facade and get to the champ. They have won 8 leagues in a row and now you are playing them. Here are […]