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“Wayne Antone, Jordan Cooperrider & Mitchell Turner are growing up on and off the court.  [caption id="attachment_2984" align="alignright" width="326"] My Junior Championship Team training together 2016 with Rocky Carson and Coach Fran Davis in So. CA.[/caption] My “Junior Championship Racquetball Team,” led by Wayne, Jordan, and Mitchell are going to Junior National Championships in Stockton, CA this week, June 21-25, on a mission to earn a spot on the USA Junior National Racquetball Team and represent the USA at the Junior World Championships in November. I began coaching all of them early in their careers: Wayne since 2012 and 14

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CONGRATULATIONS to Rocky Carson winning the National Championships 2 years in a row [caption id="attachment_2965" align="alignleft" width="208"] Rocky Carson, 2017 Male Athlete of the Year.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2967" align="alignright" width="175"] Rocky Carson wins the National Singles title celebrates with Coach Fran Davis.[/caption] Rocky Carson Earns Trio of Honors at U.S. National Championships Tempe, Arizona – May 28th , 2017 Rocky had quite the weekend in the Arizona desert at the 2017 USA Racquetball National Singles Championships. On the courts at the campus of Arizona State University, Carson won the Men’s Singles National Championship for the second year in a row. The event

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CONGRATULATIONS to PAOLA LONGORIA for winning the last two LPRT Pro Stops in San Antonio, TX & Guadalajara, MX Paola Longoria, in San Antonio, TX, the World’s No. 1 female racquetball player, continued her dominance of the Ladies Professional [caption id="attachment_2929" align="alignright" width="150"] Paola Longoria wins the LPRT San Antonio, TX against Samantha Salas.[/caption] Racquetball Tour (LPRT) with yet another tournament victory at the 2017 Battle at the Alamo event at the Thousand Oaks YMCA. The tournament victory in the Women’s Singles division became Paola’s 81st of her professional playing career and set her up nicely to capture her eighth

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CONGRATULATIONS to Rocky Carson for making the finals of the IRT Pro Stop in FL [caption id="attachment_2923" align="alignright" width="229"] Rocky Carson w Jordan Cooperrider hanging out in Sarasota before his finals against Kane and Jordan's finals against Christina.[/caption] Rocky Carson reached the finals for 6 out of 9 tournaments and took home 1st place in OH, in the 2016-2017 International Racquetball Tour (IRT) season. Currently, Rocky finished ranked as the No. 2 player in the world. Rocky’s stats are astounding: Won 25 Professional Tournament victories of his career. Has played in 231 IRT tournaments, placing him 2nd in the All-Time

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My Championship Racquetball Camp Series presented by HEAD/Penn took to the road and [caption id="attachment_2907" align="alignright" width="150"] While in Vegas catching some R & R at the Michael Jackson One Circus Ole Show at Mandalay Bay...AWESOME.[/caption] stopped in Ocala, FL March 10-12, hosted by Rod Van Dyke at the Frank DeLuca YMCA and Las Vegas, NV March 31-April 2, hosted by AJ Palluck at the Las Vegas Athletic Club. We had some very happy campers who learned all the aspects of the game from the physical skills, to the mental skills, to the strategic skills, to the conditioning skills, which

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CONGRATULATIONS to Rocky Carson for winning the IRT Pro Stop in OH [caption id="attachment_2893" align="alignleft" width="180"] Rocky Carson wins IRT event in OH.[/caption] Rocky Carson after reaching the tournament finals for the fourth time in the 2016-2017 International Racquetball Tour (IRT) season, the fifth time was the charm for Rocky Carson to become victorious. Carson, currently ranked as the No. 2 player in the world, beat his opponent, Daniel De Larossa in four games to win the 2017 “Raising Some Racquet for Kids” Tournament outside of Dayton, OH. This was a great bounce back performance from Carson after losing a

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[caption id="attachment_2883" align="alignright" width="225"] Paola Longoria Mexican National Champion in singles and doubles.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2884" align="alignleft" width="150"] Coach Fran Davis and Paola Longoria celebrates her 80th Pro Tournament victory after the match, in singles in Warren, NJ.[/caption] CONGRATULATIONS to PAOLA LONGORIA for winning the Mexican National Championships and the LPRT Pro Stop in Warren, NJ Paola Longoria won the 2017 Mexican National Championships in both singles and doubles in Chihuahua, MX on March 9-12 for the 11th straight year. She has been a part of her countries national selection process since 2006 and has represented her country of Mexico on

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CONGRATULATIONS to ROCKY CARSON for winning the Championship Paola Longoria goes to AFL Championship Game and the Super Bowl 2 Successful Fran Davis Championship Racquetball Camps in GA & WA Jordan Cooperrider, Mitchell Turner & Wayne Antone trained with me in Seattle, WA   My Championship  & Junior Championship Racquetball Team   [caption id="attachment_2824" align="alignleft" width="225"] 2017 National Doubles Champions Rocky Carson and Jose Diaz with Coach Fran Davis[/caption] Rocky Carson teamed up with Jose Diaz to win the Men’s Doubles Team U.S.A. Qualifying Division in Tempe, AZ February 8-12. The duo won a thrilling 11-10 tie-breaker, after losing game

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“Rocky Carson had a STELLA year…finished # 2 IRT, 9X National Champion S/D, 4X World Champion, 11X WOR Outdoor Champion, USA Team Member for 20th Year” “Paola Longoria was UNDEFEATED & finished #1 LPRT for 7thX, 10X Mexican National S/D Champion, 5X World Champion, 7X US Open Champion, Mexican National Team for 10th Year ” “Wayne Antone does the UNTHINKABLE...Jr. National Champion Boy’s 18, 3X Jr. USA National Team, 2X Jr. World Championship Team” “Jordan Cooperrider comes into her OWN…H.S. National Champion, Jr. National Champion Girl’s 18 S/D, Jr. Female Athlete of the Year, 5X Jr. USA National Team, 5X

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“Always have a Plan,” by Dadio  “Rocky Carson makes it to the Finals of the US Open” “Paola Longoria wins #7 at the US Open and takes home the 1st ever Boston Open Title 2 weeks later” “Wayne Antone makes the finals of the Men’s Open Doubles in Salem, OR” “Jordan Cooperrider wins 3 medals at the US Open” “Mitchell Turner wins 2 medals at the US Open and follows it up with winning the Men’s Elite in Salem, OR”   My “Adult Championship Racquetball Team” led by Rocky Carson and Paola Longoria were busy the month of October as

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