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Month: December 2011

November Madness 2011

December 15, 2011
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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 event held in Seattle, WA, November 3-6, after mentally regrouping from the Pan Am Games. Visualization did him good as he did not drop a game on the way to the finals beating Chris Crowthers 3-0 in the quarter-finals (sweet revenge after losing to him

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Racquetball Tips from the Pros #2

December 14, 2011
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Fran Davis says, "Be PREPARED! If you fail to plan you plan to fail. My "Championship Team" is always prepared - that is why they are on TOP!" Rocky Carson says, "The stronger I am physically, transfers into feeling stronger mentally. Knowing that I am quicker and more powerful on the court gives me more confidence in executing my shots and game plan." Paola Longoria says, "There are no second chances...you must play in the NOW, this moment is all we have and that is it. This is exactly the thinking I had when I won the 2011 US Open

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Racquetball Tips from the Pros #1

December 14, 2011
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Rocky Carson says, "Preparation is KEY in all areas of the Racquetball Sports Triangle. I concentrate on ALL 3 sides... Conditioning/Nutrition, Mental Toughness and Racquetball Skills, Techniques and Tactics. There are NO shortcuts only long and hard hours of preparing." Paola Longoria says, "Play in the NOW and seize the moment as there are NO second chances ONLY the present moment." Taylor Knoth says, "The serve sets the tone to the match and I have never worked harder on my serves than this year...particularly my drive serve with the pros changing to a 2 serve rule....it has definitely paid off

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Diana’s Tips on Mental Toughness

December 14, 2011
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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 visual. At first you listen to instructions (auditory)and once you have heard the message your brain tries to see or "visualize" the message. In this way you have heard it and then have seen it and now you are ready to try it. a.  Auditory Brain

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Dave Boyovich

December 14, 2011
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As a 100% disabled veteran with pins in both my right shoulder and right wrist, being a right-handed player seems to always be a struggle for me.   Before I started taking lessons from Fran, I was barely a B-level player.  And after the first lesson with Fran when she broke down my basic skills I felt like I was a D-level player. I took to heart everything she said, then went and watched their video, read their new book and the things they were saying began to click.  Your book has become my racquetball bible.  I read and re-read chapters,

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Diana’s Tips on Nutrition

December 14, 2011
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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 and cells. Breakfast of Champions consists of whole grain cereals, fruit, and juice; or eggs, toast, fruit; or hot oatmeal cereal, yogurt, granola and fruit. All of these good wholesome foods turn into muscle glycogen. Stay away from white flour, white sugar, chemicals, fats, and preservatives. They

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Dan’s Tips on Conditioning

December 14, 2011
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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 can also call this "being light on your feet" or being "on the balls of your feet", in other words being able to make adjustments "on a dime." If you can relate agility to a football player, it would best be described by a running

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