Drive Serve 909
Drive serve 909-graduate level– One thing I want all of my players to possess is a good drive serve. Why? Well to me the drive represents domination. When an opponent fears your serve you start that serve with an “edge”. If you can get 5 points or more per game on aces alone, you strike […]
Top 10 Myths of Racquetball Instruction
Top ten myths of racquetball instruction: 1. Transfer your weight forward to play better. Sure-and then try to get to the next shot without taking extra steps! 2. It does not matter how you hit the ball. Yes, until you blow out a shoulder or back. 3. If you practice hard you will win. No, […]
Pssst-What’s Your Game Plan?
Game plans are over-rated………if you are playing someone good!!! From time to time I work with other coaches. This is especially true when coaching doubles and I have to collaborate with another coach. This gets very interesting at times and here is an example. Coach A: “What is our game plan?” Me: “Huh?” We […]
It’s About Skills, not Kills
Some time ago I read an interesting take on practice and the article compared the practice green and driving range in golf to actual competitive play. The gist of the article was you can practice your skills separate from tournament play but there is not as much comparison a you might think. I thought about […]
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 […]