Ref Rules
Some do’s and do nots of reffing.I know you may be trapped into reffing sooner or later. Here are a few things referees should not do. These are my pet peeves. 1. Never turn to the crowd or folks watching with the old “these guys are jerks” line, even if they are. Be objective. […]
You Might Need Coaching If….
With all due respect to Jeff Foxworthy–You might need of coaching if…….. 1. You aim bottom board and hit the front wall ten feet high. 2. Your warmup time is twice as long as it takes an opponent to beat you two games. 3. Your mother picks someone else for her doubles partner. 4. Your […]
Racquetball Player or Celeb?
What is a racquetball celebrity? I guess there are no definitive answers but in a recent conversation with one of my respected pros they kind of dropped it on me that I was a racquetball “name” of stature. This is something I never planned. I was a player. All I wanted to do […]
Practice Objective: Get Better
Practice play should be designed for one thing-to make you a better player. I was watching some practice play recently at our Elite Camp and it made me think of my practice partners that I played back in the day. The best practice partner I ever had and I were reminiscing recently. Once we […]
Hey, You’re Cheating!
The game within the game refers to the things done to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Here is are two scenarios, one I observed at a recent tournament and the other to me personally. In this recent tournament my doubles team is up 9-4 breaker and the kid from the other team […]
Racquetball’s Yadda Yadda and Blah Blah’s
Most racquetball players have a fairly big ego or they would not be able to survive the wars within the little boxes of 40x20x20. Those egos lead to many errors in judgement. Here are a few that come to mind. 1. Believing you do not need coaching. This is the case of many good players […]
What’s In Your Bag?
Short Racquetball tip today-Fill in the blank-what’s missing? What’s in your wallet? ..is an old tag from a commercial–So let’s switch that to -What’s in your racquetball bag? This one never ceases to amaze me–from q-tips to spare car batteries-anyway-I exaggerate a little-but not much! Gloves, rubber bands, grips, racquets(of course) spare shirts, shorts, […]
Tips for Better Dubs
Above: Coaching Doubles at the Elite Camp! Five tips for winning doubles. National doubles unwritten rules. Find a good partner and: 1. Hang out between matches with your partner. Two players function as one best when they play a lot together. Pair up with someone you like. 2. Two good singles players may not […]
RIP Dr. Bud
Above: Dr. Bud and I at Junior Worlds a few years ago I received word that the father of racquetball playing and coaching, Dr. Bud Muehleisen, passed away. Many of today’s players may not know of him, but they use the techniques and strategies he used and taught. At the 25th reunion of the […]
Horse and Buggy Racquetball?
I was reading the story of Jesse James and his gang. What in the world does that have to do with racquetball? Here is what struck me. They decided to find an easy bank to rob and settled on one in the town of Northfield, Minnesota. As soon as they rode into town they […]