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 […]

Great Get Greater Sooner Than Later

  So I am fired up to get on the court finally with one of my remote coaching athletes. This player has gone all in on the coaching and technique training. I map out my days of work beginning with basic movement and racquet skills. Then my mind gets blown away when this player soaks […]

It’s More Than the Destination, Racquetball Nation!

It has been my experience that many athletes undersell themselves. For whatever reason their opinion of their game is way too low. Why? Athletes tend to see results, not ability. I see what could be, not what is. This creates a problem for the athlete. It is hard to believe in a coach if you […]