Pass It On!!

  Stay with me here–Pass it on post! Recently I received a few messages and calls from former students. They wanted to thank me for lessons I taught and influence I had on their lives when they were in my classroom. Each of these kids had difficulties in their young lives and at those times […]

The Victor Story Part Two

Continued from yesterday: The Victor Neiderhoffer story part two: I should have started this disclaimer. Much of this is hearsay. What I know and what I heard are two different things. Remember that-Victor Neiderhoffer is famous. Look him up but before he became a successful stock broker he was famous for beating Marty Hogan after […]

The Victor Neiderhoffer Story, Part one

Above: Victor Neiderhoffer: Photo from Wikopedia post In recent days the Victor Neiderhoffer’s racquetball story has been mentioned on and off in the racquetball classic pages. Much of this is hearsay and legend but I will start with what I do know. Part one: Here is what I do know. Victor appeared on the scene […]

Whyo Whyo All the Plyo??

  I happened upon this the other day and I wanted to get this post out. Plyometrics—l saw a video of a proud coach putting some teenagers through depth jumps of four feet up to and down from boxes. Plyometrics (depth jumps) are a great way of training but……….not for kids. In puberty and Pre-puberty […]

I Hate the XYZ Ball!

  Help! I hate the ball we are playing with! I hate the court we are playing on. I hate the ref in charge of this match. I hate the (fill in the blank). When I hear this I can forecast what is coming. The athlete has their built-in excuse. I always use the xyz […]

So Good They Can’t Ignore You!

Above: Two athletes who became so good nobody could ignore them. R Kane Waselenchuk, L Paola Longoria I am a fan of a book titled “So Good They Can’t Ignore You”, by Cal Newport. In this book he argues that passion for a calling in life is the wrong reason to go into that field. […]

Is it Appropriate to Give Advice to a Pro?

  I got this message the other day from an old acquaintance and opponent back in the day. “Coach, I saw this pro play and watched this athlete make what I thought were two crucial mistakes at the end of their match. I don’t know this athlete but the next day I introduced myself and […]

The Art of War-Graceful Retreat or Fight to the Death?

  So I ran across a question that went something like this: “Why did the Art of War book say never put your enemy in a corner. Allow them to retreat.” (I paraphrase here as I do not have the original quote) The answer went like this: Imagine you are surrounded with no chance to […]

Going Up! The Elevator Pitch!

  The Elevator Pitch Going up! The Elevator pitch is something I stumbled across in the sales guru lectures that are all over the internet. The premise is that you get on the elevator on ground floor, going up to the 8th floor and across from you is the most important person in your business […]

10 Truths of Junior Racquetball

  I’ve had pretty good success coaching juniors over the years because I have worked with great kids and parents. Here are a few things I try to impart on my kids. Ten tips for preteens and teens! 1. . Adults can be clever, temperamental or fiery. Kids will always be called brats! Unfair, but […]