March was a very busy month for my “Championship Team” as they competed in lots of events here in the US as well as Worldwide. Rocky Carson finally was back to his old form at the IRT “Party with the Pros” Pro Stop in St. Louis, MO March 16-18, 2012. After being sick for over Read more…
February began in classic style with members of my “Championship Team” fairing well in their events and interviews. Rocky Carson became the 2012 National Doubles Champion for the 6th time in his career, 5X with Jack Huczek and now 1X with Ben Croft. The tournament was held at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, AZ Read more…
January 2012…A Running Start Here we are in January 2012 and my “Championship Team” has had a great start. The first weekend in Janaury 5-8, Rocky Carson, Paola Longoria and Taylor Knoth all made it into the finals in the Coast-to-Coast California Open IRT/WPRO Pro Stop in Canoga Park, CA. Rocky Carson…IRT Pro Finals took Read more…
My ‘Championship Team:’ Rocky Carson, Paola Longoria, and Taylor Knoth, all continued playing well coming out of the crazy month of October with 2 major championships – the US Open Racquetball Championships (US Open) and the 2011 Pan American Championships (Pan Am Games). Rocky came in strong to the Seattle Pro/Am Racquetball Championships IRT Tier 1 Read more…
One must train the mind for “Championship Racquetball.” In Sports Psychology we talk about an athlete having two brains…one in your head and one in your “gut.” You have the Learning Brain (head) and the Sports Brain (gut). 1. Learning Brain – this is the brain in your head where you are auditory and then Read more…
Racquetball muscles need ‘glycogen’ in order to perform at their optimal level. Glycogen is a muscle energy source that comes from fruits, vegetables, and whole grains or complex carbohydrates. Your brain needs glucose or blood sugar and your entire metabolism needs water. Racquetball muscles also need ‘amino acids’ found in protein to repair your tissues Read more…
AGILITY for a racquetball athlete can be most clearly defined as the ability to maneuver your way around the court as you are getting into position to hit the ball as it comes off the wall at different angles, heights, and speeds while having a sense of where your opponent is on the court. We Read more…
Guadalajara, MX October 17-25, 2011 5 Medals for my Championship Team…4 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal and 1 HAPPY Coach The ten day event is finally over and my students walked away from the Pan Am Games with 5 medals between them: Paola Longoria took home 3 Gold Medals….1 Gold Individual Singles and 1 Gold Read more…
On Saturday, October 22nd both my players will be playing for a Gold Medal: Paola Longoria is in 2 finals for both Women’s Singles and Doubles representing Mexico. Rocky Carson is in the Men’s Singles finals representing USA. Being here in Mexico with them and watching them handle the pressure and raising their level of Read more…
I just returned from the 15th Annual US Open Racquetball Championships held in Minneapolis, MN and I am proud to say my “Championship Team” lead by Paola Longoria, Rocky Carson and Taylor Knoth tore up the field as they ALL made it into the finals of their respective divisions….thusly the “Trifector”. Along with them ten Read more…