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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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Final Update…Pan American Championship Games

October 31, 2011
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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 Individual Doubles Competition and 1 Gold Team Competition. Rocky Carson took home 1 Gold and 1 Silver Medal... 1 Gold Individual Singles and 1 Silver Team Competition Paola was the talk of the games as in November 2010 she won the Woman Athlete of the

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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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Championship Racquetball Sports Triangle

September 26, 2011
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In my last article, I wrote about developing a Preseason Schedule which uses the components of flexibility, speed play, aerobic conditioning, strength training , drilling, playing, and mental toughness. This schedule gave you adequate time to prepare your Racquetball Skills, Conditioning Skills, and Mental Skills. Now that you've gone through the Preseason Schedule let's introduce you to the In-Season Schedule. (more…)

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