Ref Rules
Ten signs of poor reffing! In fairness to all players out there it is tough reffing and even more tough when you are reffing against good players. Here are ten signs of ref change needed! 1. The ref tries to be part of the action. You know the drill. The ref has a flair for […]
Whoa-Slow Down Phenom!
Overheard from well-meaning fans and some young coaches. “My athlete is national ranked junior champion and they are a great player.” I am thinking “Poor junior player-all you hear is how great you are from everyone. I hope you do not listen.” Here’s me also thinking , “You are not that good-you must learn your […]
11 Tips for Excellence!
11 tips for excellence: 1. Do not come to the coach to get help. Come to the coach to collaborate. 2. Do not take orders from a coach. Work 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 fun, […]
Am I Improving?
How do you know if you are improving? Well, if you are killing every ball in practice you might be improving but remember these things….. 1. Almost impossible to simulate tournament conditions, especially the mental pressure. 2. There is practice tough and there is tournament tough. The latter means more tournaments needed! 3. Without tournaments, […]
Rough Day in Racquetball?
Some time ago, after National Doubles I got a text from a colleague of mine that went like this: “Boy you had a rough day. You lost every match on center court! Below is my reaction to that! The funny thing is I did not see any of it like that. I did not lose […]
Racquetball Nation,What’s Your Motivation?
What drives you to compete? Racquetball players are a unique breed. From best to worst in abilities, we are out there on display for everyone to see. There is no hiding your personality when it comes to crunch time in a match. External drive-This player plays for approval. It is all about external gratification. This […]
Junior Rules for Racquetball Schools
Coaching juniors–In the old days, at a parents meeting I overheard a school football coach say-“Stay away from the field. I am the coach and I refuse to talk any of you until the season is over.” My thought was that Coach had better be winning. If not they will have some trouble. Here are […]
Coach “Cool Uncle”?
I think I got this from my Dad. He was tough on us kids growing up and I always looked for taskmasters. For some reason in sports I liked the toughest coaches and did not like the easiest ones. In college I picked courses with the toughest professors, not the easiest. So racquetball players here […]
I’m Mad as Hell!
I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more!” so goes the line from the movie, “Network”, back in the old days. Well on rball community within the past months I have seen several misguided and uninformed posts. Racquetball public–please take note. I wish I could go into specifics–I really do. […]
Pro Game Issues
(Editor’s Note: I just reread this post I wrote years ago and I have to say the instruction at the top levels has improved dramatically. One of the reasons is I have taught or influenced many of the coaches out there. I have collaborated with top pros’ coaching teams at times also behind the scenes.) […]