Undercover Racquetball Coach?
Some time ago I was doing my usual channel flipping in my man-cave in a man zoned out tv stupor when I stumble across this show called Undercover Billionaire. These billionaires get $100 and without their connections, name, etc they have to make a million dollars out of 100 in 90 days. This show had […]
Happy New Year! Welcome 2026!!
Happy New Year! Today is the day we make all of these resolutions for the new year. Here are a few of mine-from last year–and happy to say-I was successful and here are eleven for this year!! Rather than go on and on about our accomplishments this year-I am saving it for a later date–needless […]
Remote Coaching
Last year I had a student come in to work with me who has been doing video training with me for five months. Today was our first time on the court. We breezed through forehand, backhand, ceiling balls and serve in just under 3 hours. Usually this would take twice as long if this was […]
And You Worst of All!
Most of you are too young to remember this line from the character, Jan Brady , a middle child in a large tv family, who spoke this famous line from the old tv show, The Brady Bunch. “You’re all against me, and you worst of all!” This always make me think of any type of […]
Off Court Training
This question came to me through the chat room on a rare appearance for me on USA Racquetball Live Streaming in the men’s finals of the USA Racquetball Doubles and singles qualifying tournament a few years ago. Forgive me because I am paraphrasing but it went something like this-“How much time do you recommend on […]
Believe!
I was reading a thing the other day that struck me. It was a response to someone who had claimed their career was ruined by a few experts who told them they would never be any good. Those critics drove this person away from success. Their career was acting and the responses were swift. Most […]
Lou Holtz Quotes
(Editor’s note: Recently Lou Holtz retired from public speaking at age 88. Here are some of his gems!) Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it! I Love Lou Holtz quotes! For those who do not know Lou Holtz was a football coach […]
Happy 104th and a Salute to the Greatest Generation
Above: Farm we grew up on, Vernon Center, New York Today would have been my Dad’s 104th birthday. I really need to say that my Father was an incredible guy. He ran down the draft center to enlist the day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Less than a year later he was fighting for […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All
Here is my tip today. This is a great day for family and friends. Some of my athletes have lost people close to them and my heart goes out to them today. Enjoy your family and enjoy your friends and celebrate this most holy of all days on the Christian calendar. No Racquetball today and […]
Racquetball Detective
Be a good detective! Next time you play someone watch carefully during the warmup. You can find a lot out about a player by how they warmup. Are they hitting any backhand ceiling balls? No? Well probably they cannot execute that very well. (Okay outdoor players-please resist the temptation to bust my chops here). Do […]