Dinky Do Serving!!
Most players have imperfections in their forehands or backhands. Hitting a soft drive serve at those imperfections greatly increases your chances of getting setups. I call these types of serves “dinky doos” as the ball is dinked back to an opponent’s forehand or backhand. This causes the opponent to have to use good footwork to […]
Zombie Crawl Symptoms and Cure
Racquetball Marathons-the Zombie Crawl!! Often viewed in the long tournaments, especially the IRF marathons and most recently, at the Arizona State Doubles one day tournament featuring a double elimination open division! By Saturday night many players were doing the zombie crawl made famous in the TV show, The Walking Dead! Symptoms of the Zombie crawl […]
Coach Check
You gotta believe if you wanna achieve! It is easy to doubt your coach when you are losing. Once you pick a coach, look for them to continue to correct your technique and footwork. (if they are a good coach) Each workout should be a learning process, more than a drilling process. Each time you […]
Rest Up and Drop The Racquet!
If the competition is getting you down. Get out of racquetball if you can and have some fun. Some years ago one of my billboard athletes had just had a crushing loss at the Nationals. Winning game one and way ahead in game two, my player just for lack of a better word, choked. The […]
Excellence in Racquetball
I was talking about excellence in sports last night with a friend. There is so much talent on the Women’s and Men’s pro tours! These athletes possess speed, strength, and outright athleticism. What separates them apart from the general population is their willingness to go for it. The highest level of competition in the world […]
5 Tips for Winning
It is great to be Winnin’ and grinnin’! Fun huh? Here is how to win the league title! 1. Practice your drive serve. Make it deceptive. If someone can tell where it is going, you will be in trouble. Put it another way, people have to fear your serve! 2. Backhand ceiling ball is […]
Team Racquetball Rules
A few words about Racquetball junior team play. Since racquetball is mostly an individual sport some things have to change when you become a team member. Here are the top 7 things to remember when you compete for a team. 1. You do not feel like practicing. Too bad, but your teammates need you so […]
The Excuse Bag
Top ten excuses presented to me by athletes–oh and I may have used a few these in my playing days! 10. The courts were horrible (duh, did the opponent play on the same court?) 9. The floors were (fill in the blank) slippery, uneven, darkly colored, all white, cement…and see above comment! 8. My opponent […]
Coaching Ethics
Coaching Ethics checklist–8 qualities to check out when hiring a coach. 1. Are they CPR certified, have a background check, and are well versed in safe sport education? Many are not. Parents, ask yourself if you would want teachers without background checks teaching your children. Then ask yourself the same questions about racquetball. 2. Does […]
Do You Love Racquetball??
Editor’s Note: I wrote this 8 years ago. This lady is still playing at a high level! Love the Passion for our game!!!!! 8 years ago…….. I love meeting people who love racquetball. Yesterday I saw a young lady who I think will be a great player if she chooses to stay in this game. […]