Under PRESSURE !!!
This one is as true today as it was when I learned it 52 years ago! Playing the pressure points-anybody can get on a roll and score a bunch of points, but when it comes to crunch time, only a few excel at pressure points. First, execute simple serves that you are comfortable with using. […]
Backhand Blues
The old pioneer racquetball techniques have changed drastically with one exception; the Dave Peck School of racquetball. Dave was way ahead of his time, having conferred with movement experts and linked science and racquetball very early in our game’s history. Tennis has gone through the same growing pains racquetball now is. USA tennis took a […]
Life, Forehands and Backhands
Private lesson profile-generally all of my lessons start the same way. “What are your goals?” How do your goals match your lifestyle, job, school, family, relationships etc.? How much time do you have to devote to racquetball excellence? To be good at it, you must make a schedule to train and get to work. To […]
Coaches Needing Coaches
try not to see what my competition in the coaching business are doing. It distracts me more than anything but sometimes it is hard to miss when an opposing coach proudly posts their practice sessions with an athlete. I always check to see how far along the coach is in their knowledge base. Can my […]
MYOA-Make Your Own Acronym
Want to get mentally tougher? Why not build your own acronym? An acronym is a collection of letters that stands for something but forms a word. PUP-I put this on my shoe and folks thought I was an animal lover. I am, but PUP stood for Poise under pressure. Often in tight matches I would […]
Racquetball Burnout Revisited
This one came across my desk yesterday. Hey Coach W- What do you do if you have lost the desire to play racquetball? I mean I love the game and everything but lately I cannot find the motivation to play. Have you ever seen this before with players? Signed Burned out in ‘Bama Dear BOIB, […]
What’s Missing?
Great conversation with a very good player some time ago. Player: “Other than the serve I am just not improving that much!” Coach: How are your practices? Player: I work on shots until I feel comfortable. Coach: All shots? Every part of your game? Player: Yes, when I feel comfortable i move on to the […]
Rookie Coach Mistakes
Baseball night in America! Some years ago I attended one of my junior player’s baseball game. It was fun to see this kid compete at a very high level of baseball. One thing I noticed and it bothered me. Coach of my guy’s team had a pitcher who was very inexperienced with handling pressure. What […]
Fake News?
Bear with me here because there is a lesson in this post for junior coaches. Recently read an article about what high school coaches want from parents. It read something like-go the stands, shut up, and do not be rude! I did a clinic with another national coach and we were asked what input we […]
It’s About Improvement
So I am coaching up a storm with a new athlete. This athlete has a great fundamental start to their game having taken lessons before from a very knowledgable coach. So what is there left to do? 1. Increase efficiency of forehand and backhand mechanics 2. Coach up movement patterns on the court for said […]