Get Coached Up-Here’s How!
More tips for excellence– 1. Do not come to the coach to get help. Come to the coach to get assistance. 2. Do not take orders from a coach. Collaborate with a coach. 3. Understand that the coach cannot get you better. You must get better by practicing skills taught to you. 4. Playing is […]
Oh, You Want Free?
Recent conversation from racquetball nation! Hey Coach-please go over this video. Hey Coach, how do you hit a cross court more effectively? Uh, ok, but how are you planning to pay me? Oh, you want “free”! Let’s discuss! 1. Taken in it’s simplest form, I sell information. I am a shortcut to excellence. Of course […]
Roto Rooter Racquetball
Play Rotor Rooter Racquetball!!! This one drifted across my desk-again will paraphrase to protect the innocent; but this occurs all over the world on racquetball courts frequently. “My opponent never kills the ball but hits it so I have to move through him or around him to get to a shot. After he hits a […]
Slumping in Syossett
Questions questions questions–this one yesterday! Dear Coach Dub, I’ve noticed over the past year that I’m having problems maintaining momentum during a game, particularly in the middle of games, when I get close to 10 in a game to 15. I can’t figure out what is going on. I feel like my momentum stalls, and […]
Hit’em High or Hit’em Low?
Recent message drifted across my desk: “Coach, when I practice what height should I hit the ball? Should I let it drop or cut if off high?” Signed, Confused in Colorado Dear CIC, Yes! Sometimes you want to back up and let the ball drop if you have time and shoot the rock low. Other […]
Go Get’em Bertha!!
Another one floated across my desk at mission control recently, Dear Coach Winterton, I am a beginning racquetball player and aspire to play pro racquetball. Do I need coaching? Signed, Bertha Beginner My response: Dear Bertha, Thanks for a great question. I will never forget the long drive back home from a crushing quarterfinal defeat […]
RX for Poor Racquetball
As I watch some of my athletes play at the top levels, it occurs to me they probably are not doing what I am prescribing. Prescription after a poor performance. RX for my athletes: 1. Every practice day work on your worst skill 2x more than your strongest skill. 2. Every practice day work your […]
Coaches! Act Like You’v Been There Before!
Coaching 101. When you coach team racquetball, you have to work with the athletes you have. Not all athletes are easy to work with. These are some huge mistakes rookie coaches make. 1. Being in total control never works when coaching a huge talent. Since the international teams are stocked with talent, and most of […]
Hit With a Whip Not a Board
As Devo used to sing–“Whip it, whip it good” Your racquet arm is either a whip or a board. Tensing your forearm and squeezing tight on the racquet handle makes your arm a board. Relaxing your arm and thinking spaghetti makes your arm a whip. A whip can break the sound barrier! A board can […]
Happy 4th of July
Happy 4th of July! Happy Birthday USA! To understand the United States of America you have to think of a big family with many cultures, religions, and beliefs to blend into a society that reflects the world. Most of our ancestors came here to better themselves and give hope to the next generation. To be […]