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Mixed Dubs
Mixed doubles observations. I have the luxury of coaching some very talented up and coming ladies. So I begin popping in the videos they send me of their mixed doubles matches, indoors and outdoors. I have to post my thoughts as a public service announcement. To the lower skilled player who is getting every shot […]
Chair-side Analysis
In the past I was watching tournaments online and some had already been played; I watched six divisions at once! I noticed many matches were lost due to poor strategy. Case one, a young strong athlete is playing an older more experienced control player. Why lob? I do not get it? Attack the older player!!!! […]
Reading, Writing, and Racquetball
Reading, Writing and Racquetball! Reading-I taught 29 years of public school and one of my most valuable lessons was the “none of you are any good” lesson. Now a few rules about this lesson. 1. It had to be done after January. By then the kids knew I genuinely liked them and wanted the best […]
Where’s the Fun??
Recently I saw some posts regarding a juniors workout. One thing that struck me was-where’s the fun? When we began playing were we drilling forehands and backhands? Here are some tips to put some fun into juniors’ racquetball! First, keep the conditioning and weight training on the down low. Little kids are so active and […]
Feel the Game
A phrase I use often with the folks that I coach is “Feel the Game”. That is an easy phrase that flows off the tongue but it is hard to learn. What serve will get a weak return? Where is the weakest area of the court for my opponent? Where can I put them […]
Strategize the Tournament Grind
Wise words from Karl……When I play in a tournament I come away with three items. (1) what did right (2) what I did wrong and or what caused me to lose vs what my opponent better than me (3) what my homework will be for the next tournament. I would appreciate your thoughts […]
So, You Want to be a Coach?
So you want to be a coach! Join the ever expanding list of experts!! Racquetball players are competitors all so coaches hate to lose; especially if their athletes are playing another coach’s athletes. The best thing you can do as a coach is work as hard as you can for your athletes. Develop a coaching […]
Chasing Championships
Some time ago after a national tournament I got a text from a colleague of mine that went like this: “Boy you had a rough day. You lost every match on center court! The funny thing is I did not see any of it like that. I did not lose anything because i did not […]