Racquetball Ettiquette 101
“Is it me?” Racquetball Manners 101 I used to play cutthroat a couple of times per week and this one guy violated every etiquette rule of racquetball. So this tip is for all the “rude” players who do not seem to get it. Five rules of practice play etiquette. 1. Do not call double bounces […]
A Tribute to Mothers on Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day and sorry for the long personal post. This is not a racquetball tip but more like a life tip! I am so fortunate to meet so many great Moms out there in racquetball land. This is for you and your undying love for your children. To anyone whose Mother is no longer […]
Racquetball Strategies: Attacking the Squatty Body
Strategy revisited – The short-statured player presents challenges in shot selection. A good low pass can be cut off by this player and because of their low center of gravity, the ball is then rolled out. So the traditional shots have to be dead on if you are shooting from the back court. A good […]
Book’em Coach
What is he writing in the book? In the national tournaments and pro tournaments you will see me with a notebook plugging away and writing. People ask me all the time what I am writing. First and foremost is the score. Believe it or not referees lose track of the score (and who is serving) […]
Dinky Do Serving!!
Most players have imperfections in their forehands or backhands. Hitting a soft drive serve at those imperfections greatly increases your chances of getting setups. I call these types of serves “dinky doos” as the ball is dinked back to an opponent’s forehand or backhand. This causes the opponent to have to use good footwork to […]
Zombie Crawl Symptoms and Cure
Racquetball Marathons-the Zombie Crawl!! Often viewed in the long tournaments, especially the IRF marathons and most recently, at the Arizona State Doubles one day tournament featuring a double elimination open division! By Saturday night many players were doing the zombie crawl made famous in the TV show, The Walking Dead! Symptoms of the Zombie crawl […]
Coach Check
You gotta believe if you wanna achieve! It is easy to doubt your coach when you are losing. Once you pick a coach, look for them to continue to correct your technique and footwork. (if they are a good coach) Each workout should be a learning process, more than a drilling process. Each time you […]
Rest Up and Drop The Racquet!
If the competition is getting you down. Get out of racquetball if you can and have some fun. Some years ago one of my billboard athletes had just had a crushing loss at the Nationals. Winning game one and way ahead in game two, my player just for lack of a better word, choked. The […]
Excellence in Racquetball
I was talking about excellence in sports last night with a friend. There is so much talent on the Women’s and Men’s pro tours! These athletes possess speed, strength, and outright athleticism. What separates them apart from the general population is their willingness to go for it. The highest level of competition in the world […]
5 Tips for Winning
It is great to be Winnin’ and grinnin’! Fun huh? Here is how to win the league title! 1. Practice your drive serve. Make it deceptive. If someone can tell where it is going, you will be in trouble. Put it another way, people have to fear your serve! 2. Backhand ceiling ball is […]