Pride + Hard Work=Success
Almost 50 years ago I was a young teacher and I coached freshman football.. One year I had several injuries and was told I would have to forfeit the season unless I could dress 22 kids for games. I only had 21 kids. Luckily I had a great team manager so I made sure he […]
Sneaky Snake
Sneaky snake! This species is very frustrating to play. The public believes these players to be honest but they tend to be very subtle in their cheating. They are masters of the “gray area” of rules. Some famous moves include losing track of the score ( always in their favor), Mystery gets on four bounces, […]
Tips for Parents
(In the past I have had what I call helicopter parents, who were too involved in their child’s progress. That prompted this post below. To be clear, the parents I work with today are awesome!!) Well meaning parents! This is for you. Ten tips for racquetball parents. (I could actually do about a hundred of […]
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 […]