Believe in Yourself!
I was reading a thing the other day that struck me. It was a response to someone who had said their career was ruined by a few experts who told them they would never be any good. The career was in acting and the responses were swift. They went like this, “You are not […]
Play to get Better or Play to Win??
I get these from time to time in my mailbox. “Question. During a rally, player A runs into player B. Player A is the offensive player trying to get to the ball. He is able to absorb the contact and still get to the ball and hit it. Player B stops because of the […]
Slash the Z-Serve
Most of you readers are way too young to remember Zorro. Zorro was a Mexican cowboy hero famous for his sword and the Z he slashed into things so people and villains would remember him. If he played racquetball the Z serve would be his favorite!! This serve destroys players’ timing. Most tournament […]
Airplane Racquetball Causes and Cures!
One thing I have discovered since working out here in the desert of Arizona is a thing called “Airplane racquetball”. It goes like this. Athlete gets up at 3 or 4am and catches a flight to Phoenix, Arizona. They then grab a rental and drive to the club for their lesson. What follows is […]
Remote Coaching Rules!
I arrived at my financial business model many years ago. I discovered that one private lesson for an hour was not as effective as many once per week lessons. I try to explain to folks in a one hour lesson they can only get an hour of coaching. It is helpful but signing up on […]
Lower the Hip Level
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 […]
Recovering Racquetball Players
Training through injuries is a challenge but depending upon the severity of the injury and the way you attack that injury can make all the difference in the world in how fast you recover and better, how fast your game can recover. Muscle strains and joint sprains are the worst because usually they heal okay […]
Desert Racquetball Training
In the past and future we have some players coming out here to the desert for training. Here is how I approach those sessions. 1. Do my homework-watch video of the players, and get an idea of what we need to work on. 2. Be prepared to change course as needed! Athletes often possess […]
Better LaterThan Earlier
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 […]
Never Mistake Activity for Achievment!
“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 […]