These People…

Here is a lesson we can all learn, myself included! Condescending attitudes tick me off. When a coach starts a sentence with “These players are all……” I brace myself. I know what is coming. The super-coach is blaming his or her athletes for not winning or something going wrong. Administrators and Players, you are not […]

Coaching Tree

In football the Bill Parcel’s coaching tree is impressive. Bill Belichick is atop this tree but so are Tom Coughlin and other great coaches. In racquetball The Dave and Gregg Peck Coaching tree is very impressive. Forget the thousands of national titles in age divisions, Men and Women Pros, and World championships that his coaching […]

Lower the Center

Lower your center of gravity for better racquetball. I read an interesting article about a football coach who brought in video of two rams fighting on some mountain. The two beasts slammed into each other but the lower ram won every time. Now we do not run into each other (on purpose) but the player […]

Coaching Juniors

I’ve had pretty good success coaching juniors over the years because I have worked with great kids and parents. Today is the second day of National USA 2026 Junior Racquetball Championships. Here are a few things I try to impart on my athletes. Ten tips for preteens and teens! 1. Adults can be clever, tempermental […]

Start Late-Be Great

So I am watching one of my athletes in a recent shootout and I noticed that she would often miscalculate the time she had to hit the oncoming shot. This resulted in her moving to the ball way too early. To combat this I put her at center court and hit a shot off the […]

Fearless Racquetball

So I am reading my latest edition of Coach’s Journal and this quote caught my eye. Anyone ever coached by me or one of the instructor/athletes I work with have heard this in various forms. “If you’re only focusing on the outcome, you can become fearful. If you focus on the process, you can be […]

Activity or Practice?

“Never mistake activity for achievement” John Wooden So I was talking to a former legend of the game who performed at the highest level. I am so happy he is getting involved in racquetball again but we discussed sport specificity. There is a fine line between working hard and working too hard. I have shared […]

Z serves

Z serving for points can be an art form. Many players tend to have one Z serve. Good-but how many have three or four different Z serves? Your opponent will get used to your Z serve eventually so you have to have more than one in your arsenal. Here is a way to add some […]

Racquetball AI

Recently I stumbled across a study of racquetball injuries posted on a facebook page. The study was sort of off in a few things though. One, it was stated that research done was outdated and done in the 80s and 90s. I disagree the research is outdated as the same energy systems are used today […]

Repeat After Me: I Must Think For Myself

I have a weekly newsletter I send out to my families, friends, and players I coach. In this newsletter I try to include some training science, useful advice, and relevant information to the racquetball wars. Some time ago this happened and I included it in my weekly newsletter. It proved so popular I am releasing […]