My Racquet Company Can Beat Yours!
My racquet company can beat yours! Congratulations! We all get it! You are sponsored and you are loyal. Here are some does and don’ts. Do support your company of course and give shout outs to them on Facebook or Twitter or wherever is great. Don’t bash another company even if they have done you wrong. […]
Out and Around, Not Up and Down!
They are still out there!! I got this from an athlete I work with. Someone was out in the hinterlands giving a 1970s style treatise on the pendulum swing. Well-meaning people are still out there teaching antiquated pendulum type mechanics. If you hit up to down you are inviting injury. That is the number one […]
The “Keep’em Back, Jack” Game Plan
Keep’em in the back-Jack! Where do I come up with these ideas? Well, from coaching folks mostly. Here is one. Player A makes splat after splat from deep court on the backhand and forehand side and is way out in front the entire game. Everyone is “ooooh and aahhhhh” over junior but me, not so […]
Mad Racquetball?
In past years talked to many athletes who were feeling very down. One particular case a racquetballer lost it and went off on the ref and basically had a mental meltdown. I was pretty much like “Hey, it happens!”. Then I began to realize something else was at play here. In this day and age […]
Side-Steppin’ Blues
Are you a side-stepper? I guess I am having some effect on athletes because several have emailed me about the crossover step. I preach constantly about not stepping to the sidewall yet it is pointed out to me that several pros, including ones I teach do exactly that, especially on the backhand side. Okay-let’s go […]
Is it the Coach’s Fault?
“My athletes are losing and it is my fault!” This came to me from one of my coaches I work with. Say what? Okay enough–no coach! -your athlete has to get better. To be consistent there is only one way. Perfect practice-over and over–and over and over again. The more time on the court, […]
Poker or Family Feud?
Play Poker, not family feud! I happened upon the tv game show, Family Feud the other night and these crazies are jumping up and down and acting insane for a new tv or some such prize. I got thinking where have I seen that type of behavior before? While pouring through video it comes […]
Lean or Move?
Do you ‘lean” to the ball or do you move to the ball? One of the issues with coaching junior racquetball is the natural development of motor skills. Among those skills is movement. It is not natural to move your feet but it is natural to lean or stretch to get to a shot. In […]
Coached Up!!
It is a great day when these come across my desk-(I’ll paraphrase and change some things to protect identity!) Coach–” I got an awful draw and got matched up against the guy who won the tournament one week before I started your monthly program. Well, I beat him yesterday and it was not close. I […]
Want Workouts or Justice?
It is easy to judge others’ behavior. It is competition and at my old age I have come to realize two competitors in small box will compete hard and the gray area will be exploited; sooner or later. In a weird way, it is sort of a merit badge, that someone thinks they […]