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Pan American Championship Games in Guadalajara, MX

October 22, 2011
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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 play is something I wouldn't have missed for the world. They are playing to sell out crowds. The energy, the cheering, the chanting, the clapping and doing the wave is incredible. This is how tournaments should be in the states. Hopefully I will have good

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US Open Racquetball Championships 2011…Trifector

October 18, 2011
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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 of my amateur students walked away with a medal around their necks...not too bad of a week's work. Rocky Carson made it to the finals without dropping a game and came out strong in the finals against Kane Waselenchuk beating him the first game.Rocky's new

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My Championship Team Summer 2011 Update

September 30, 2011
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Rocky Carson wins the Outdoor National Championships in Huntington Beach, CA making it 8 in a row, after taking off 3 weeks from a grueling 2010/2011 professional indoor season where he was in 10 out of 12 finals. After winning the Outdoor Nationals his training regiment was like no other as he was not only getting ready for the pro season, but also he will be representing the USA at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, MX in mid-October. Paola Longoria wins the Mexican National Championships in singles and doubles and earned a spot on the Mexican National Team and

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Rocky Carson #2 IRT Pro Player

June 12, 2011
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Rocky had an amazing season finishing as the #2 IRT Professional Player for the 2010/2011 season and winning one of the IRT Grand Slams and made 9 finals of Tier 1 events. Not only did he make it to 9 finals, but he pushed the IRT #1 Pro Player, Kane Waselenchuk, to 2 tie breakers before losing 10-12 in the 5th and also took Kane to 4 games in the Coast-to-Coast Canoga Park, CA, event. Rocky is now looking forward to some time off to rest his body and mind before getting ready to defend his title at the Outdoor

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Paola Longoria #2 WPRO Professional Player

June 12, 2011
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WPRO Pro National Champion.. CONGRATULATIONS Paola you deserve it! Paola finishes the season winning the last event of the season on May 13-15 – the WPRO Pro Nationals, a Grand Slam held in New Orleans, LA, against a fierce competitor, Rhonda Rajsich. This was a sweet victory for Paola as she lost to Rhonda in Stockton, CA, just 2 weeks prior in a very close 11-13 tie breaker. It was great to be there in New Orleans coaching Paola to a 3-0 final. There is no question in both our minds that her visit to Seattle for training the week

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Taylor Knoth #23 IRT Professional Player

June 12, 2011
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Taylor Knoth the Jr. World and National Champion 2010, National Intercollegiate Champion 2011 and made it to the quarter finals of the IRT Pro National Championships – a dream came true! Beyond his wildest imagination, Taylor never expected to make it to the quarter finals of the IRT Pro National Championships; he knocked off the #9 and #10 seeds along the way before playing the #1 pro player in the world, Kane Waselenchuk. What an honor, privilege and experience that was for Taylor who just turned 20 yrs. old and finished the season ranked #23-his highest ranking ever! Besides all

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Sharon Jackson, A Rising Star on the WPRO!

June 12, 2011
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Sharon Jackson, the 2009 Junior National Champion and the 2010 National Intercollegiate Champion qualifies at the WPRO 2011 Pro National Championships in New Orleans and takes home Gold and a Silver Medal at the 2011 National Intercollegiate Championships in Tempe, AZ. There is no question that Sharon's game is taking shape as she qualified again at the WPRO Pro National Championships in New Orleans, LA before losing to Samantha Salas, #3 WPRO Pro Player in the world. She finished this year ranked # 25 on the WPRO rankings. As a full time student at Alabama State University she cannot attend

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Dan’s Tips on Conditioning

June 11, 2011
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The techniques and skills of racquetball require five different speed motions: STARTING SPEED: getting up to the highest rate of speed as quickly as possible so you can get into good center court position or have better return of serves. FOOT SPEED: to negotiate balls that are hit at different angles and come off the wall at different angles, speeds and trajectories. HIP SPEED: (or rotation) is often necessary to turn and run as well as used to generate more power which we outlined explicitly in Chapters One and Two, Forehand and Backhand techniques. BACKPEDAL SPEED: is to relocate back

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Getting Ready for Nationals with Fran Davis

April 25, 2011
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Well it is that time of year to get ready for "The Nationals" in Fullerton, CA. How does one prepare for such a prestigious event? I would think you are in decent tournament shape as you had to play in "The Regional's" to qualify for this tournament. Let's see what Rocky Carson and Taylor Knoth will do to aggressively prepare for this tournament so they can achieve their goals of winning in their respective divisions, Rocky in the Pro division and Taylor in the US Team Qualifying division. (more…)

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An Update on My Team!

April 13, 2011
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CONGRATULATIONS to my team of  players…here’s an update: 1 - Rocky Carson, #2 IRT Pro Player, was in 9 straight finals of the IRT Pro Stops and getting ready for Pro Nationals in May in Fullerton, CA. 2 - Paola Longoria, #1 WPRO Pro Player, has won EVERY WPRO Pro Stop in 2011 beating Rhonda Rajsich again in Maryland and is heading to Nicaragua to represent Mexico in the Pan American Trials April 14th, 2011. 3 - Taylor Knoth is the 2011 National Intercollegiate Champion and getting ready for Pro Nationals in May in Fullerton, CA. 4 - Sharon Jackson

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