Survive and Move On!
Rules of surviving your first national tournament. Congratulations! You have entered the nationals. Are you spectating or do you want to win? Answer that one first. If you want to win, read on! Strive to be on a schedule. Eat properly, at a certain time, and eat wisely! A poor diet or too many adult […]
Coaching Outside the Box
My juniors at Worlds, 2024-Benjamin, Grant, Addie, USA, Yanna Mexico, and Hector Bolivia When I teach a junior player, and give them skills to work on, most of them intuitively know they have to go practice. This is racquetball 101. The more athletes practice the better they get. Seems simple but things get in the […]
Gunfighter Syndrome
Beware of Gun fighter syndrome! In the old West the young hotshot came into town looking to fight the old retired gunfighter. The old gunfighter was trying to live a quiet life with his young bride and family, but this young gun would not let him! What follows in the grade B Western is inevitable […]
Never Let Good Enough Be Good Enough
A few days ago I ran across a post regarding coaching and my name was bantered about by several folks. First, I was flattered by people who recognized my long career of coaching. But the second thing that struck me was this question, “Can a non-player or someone who was not that good as […]
Knuckleball Serving
The big drive serve is impressive. The more power someone has the bigger the fear on the drive serve. But if you don’t have the big boomer, what then? What about cleverating your serve? Why not develop the knuckleball of drive serves? When you create a slow drive serve and learn to hit it at […]
Imitation in Racquetball Nation
So I walked into the club last week and got into a conversation with a top local basketball coach. This man is the real deal and is always seeking information regarding building great young men and women, more than building basketball players. Our head tennis coach is the same kind of person so it is […]
Easy 8 For Pressure Points
Easy 8 rules for serving pressure point play. 1. Never give an easy serve to kill-for this reason I do not like drive serves unless hit on the short side; not off the back wall! 2. Never “cleverate” yourself on serving. Many times the serve gets too cute; too smart-you do not trick a good […]
Get Coached Up-Here’s How!
More tips for excellence– 1. Do not come to the coach to get help. Come to the coach to get assistance. 2. Do not take orders from a coach. Collaborate with a coach. 3. Understand that the coach cannot get you better. You must get better by practicing skills taught to you. 4. Playing is […]
Oh, You Want Free?
Recent conversation from racquetball nation! Hey Coach-please go over this video. Hey Coach, how do you hit a cross court more effectively? Uh, ok, but how are you planning to pay me? Oh, you want “free”! Let’s discuss! 1. Taken in it’s simplest form, I sell information. I am a shortcut to excellence. Of course […]
Roto Rooter Racquetball
Play Rotor Rooter Racquetball!!! This one drifted across my desk-again will paraphrase to protect the innocent; but this occurs all over the world on racquetball courts frequently. “My opponent never kills the ball but hits it so I have to move through him or around him to get to a shot. After he hits a […]