Get Better Faster!
These days with fewer tournaments, how do you know if you are improving. Well, if you are killing every ball in practice you might be improving but remember these things….. 1. Almost impossible to simulate tournament conditions, especially the mental pressure. 2. There is practice tough and there is tournament tough. The latter means […]
Want to be A Tournament Director?
So you want to be a tournament director?? I always tried to have one event per year to bring in top players. This promotes our sport and that is the only reason I attempt such an undertaking. As I have stated before it is like running a big party and you want to make sure […]
Coach or Cheerleader?
“Coach, You have to change because so and so (an athlete I coach) does not like the way you coach. You never say anything nice!” “You need to be more positive.” This one has floated across my radar a few times over the years and forgive me if I am redoing a similar post […]
Can’t Hit the Front Wall? Drop the Racquet!
OMG!! I cannot hit the front wall! My backhand is ruined! My timing is off–let me try harder! Harder! Let me hit 100 of these–getting worse-my backhand stinks! The above thought process was being played out in my athlete’s head. The more they analyzed and tried the worse it got. All players experience this and […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving day in the USA is a time for the three F’s; football, family and friends. What are we thankful for? I will never forget a memorable Thanksgiving at my sister’s house in North Carolina. She had like 25 people seated around a huge table and we all had to be thankful for something so […]
Don’t Have to be Old to Play Smart!
Racquetball is a great sport. No matter who you are, the sport will humble you sooner or later. Time gets us all and despite all the training and practice, sooner or later the game begins to go south. There is a saying in the NBA that great players play above the rim early in ther […]
Snatch Victory From Jaws of Defeat!
You are crashing and burning on the racquetball court! Think it through! What is happening? Why are you losing rallies? Where are they serving you? Where are their points being scored? The answers to these questions will allow you to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and without the answers, vice versa!! Divide […]
Learn Your Craft!
Micromanaging Racquetball matches seems to be the norm in Racquetball. In a few weeks junior worlds will happen and you will be seeing all sorts of hand, arm, and weird signals from the coaches! When you see a player looking back for serves it can result in that player winning short term but losing […]
The Dave and Gregg Peck Coaching Tree
Above: Dave coaching them up!! In football analysts love to talk about coaching trees. One great coach has assistants that branch off from that tree and make their own mark on other teams. In racquetball The Dave and Gregg Peck Coaching tree is very impressive. Forget the thousands of national titles in age divisions, and […]
Timing For Gold Medal Mining
Timing can mean the difference between winning and losing. Some examples: 1. Junior player gets ball and serves. No timing. So junior is actually just putting the ball in play, not serving. 2. Junior takes time, and thinks. Junior puts ball in play after about 8 seconds. Junior is serving, not putting the ball […]