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Fran Davis & Jason Mannino Returning to Minneapolis for the first time in 9 years! 

Fran Davis & Jason Mannino Weekend Racquetball Camp in Minneapolis, MN! Spend the weekend before the US Open, the BIGGEST tournament in racquetball, learning what it takes to be a part of Championship Racquetball...like Paola Longoria and Rocky Carson!   HEAD  Championship Racquetball Camp Series 2019  Penn   September 27 - 29, 2019 there will be an Instructional WEEKEND Racquetball CAMP in the area with 2 of the most dynamic coaches/players in the game today. Fran and Jason team up to share with you 50+ years of their WINNING racquetball experiences and knowledge and cover EVERY aspect of the game from

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Make Your Opponent Uncomfortable

Your objective when you are playing is to make your opponent uncomfortable, end of story. The more uncomfortable you make them feel, the more mistakes they will make. The more mistakes they will make; the more opportunities you will get. The more opportunities you will get, the more you can take advantage of those situations by going offensive to end the rally and/or score a point, or force your opponent to go defense.                                                       

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Returning to Minneapolis for the first time in 9 years! Spend the weekend before the US Open, the BIGGEST tournament in racquetball, learning what it takes to be a part of Championship Racquetball!

HEAD   Championship Racquetball Camp Series 2019   Penn Attention Racquetball Enthusiasts! September 27 - 29, 2019 there will be an Instructional WEEKEND Racquetball CAMP in the area with 2 of the most dynamic coaches/players in the game today. Fran and Jason team up to share with you 50+ years of their WINNING racquetball experiences and knowledge and cover EVERY aspect of the game from stroke mechanics, to shots of the games, to drills, to court position, to shot selection, to serves/return of serves, to game plans/strategies, to mental toughness, to training schedules and more… The camp course includes 14+ hours of

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Paola Longoria/Rocky Carson/Charlie Pratt/Fran Davis head to the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru July 28-August 11, 2019

Paola Longoria Representing Mexico Rocky Carson and Charlie Pratt representing USA Paola Longoria is 2X defending Pan American Champion (2011 & 2015 winning 6 Gold Medals) and is the 10X undisputed No. 1 ranked pro player in the world, and will be competing in Singles and Doubles (with Samantha Salas) in Lima August 2-10 for her country Mexico. I am honored to be Paola’s coach for 10 consecutive years and once again will be coaching her court-side for her 3rd consecutive Pan American Games.  [caption id="attachment_8794" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Paola on her way to victory[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8800" align="aligncenter" width="225"] WINNER -

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HEAD Penn’s Paola Longoria Completes Another Undefeated Season!

Overland Park, Kansas – June 21st, 2019 For the fifth time in her professional career, Paola Longoria (Mexico) has completed an undefeated season on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT). Paola’s previous undefeated seasons were 2017-2018, 2015-2016, 2013-2014 & 2012-2013. Only four other ladies have finished an LPRT season undefeated and they each only did so once.  Longoria accomplished her most recent feat by winning the TeamRoot.com Classic Grand Slam located outside Kansas City over the weekend in both the singles and doubles divisions. The 2018-2019 season was Paola’s 16th on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour. Her overall match record

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Paola Longoria on track for Undefeated Season!

San Antonio, Texas & Syosset, New York – May 5th, 2019  With tournament victories in back-to-back weeks in Texas and New York, Paola Longoria is on track for an undefeated season on the 2018-2019 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT). In the ‘Battle at the Alamo’ event in San Antonio during the last weekend in April, Paola – the No. 1 ranked racquetball player in the world – did not drop a single game en route to the title in the Women’s Professional Singles division. [caption id="attachment_8751" align="alignnone" width="225"] Paola Longoria wins the LPRT pro-stop in San Antonio, TX[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8754"

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Bouncing Back

Bouncing back after losing a match is not easy to do, but it is a MUST if you want to be successful and build your championship game. It’s inevitable that we ALL win and lose matches, but it is what we do when we lose a match that counts the most. Losing should be a learning experience, NOT beating yourself up experience. Just ask yourself, “Did I play well and lose? Or did I play poorly and lose?” The key is to learn from your mistakes and remember your successes. Let go of all the negative thoughts, and remember your great

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Coach Fran Davis Travels to the 2019 National Championships to Coach Charlie Pratt and other Students

Fran Davis continues to spread her “Championship Racquetball” philosophy with Paola Longoria, Rocky Carson and at her numerous Camps presented by HEAD/Penn Coach Fran Davis is at the National Championships in Denver, CO this week coaching Charlie Pratt and many of her amateur students. This is a US Team qualifying event for the Pan American Games in Lima Peru. This event is added onto Fran’s busy 2nd half of the 2018/2019 season traveling the world coaching and training Paola Longoria, #1 LPRT Pro, and Rocky Carson, #2 IRT Pro, but also coaching amateur racquetball players like yourselves at tournaments as

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Fran Davis & Jason Mannino Weekend Racquetball Camp in San Francisco, CA!

HEAD Championship Racquetball Camp Series 2019 Penn Attention Racquetball Enthusiasts! May 31 - June 2, 2019 there will be an Instructional WEEKEND Racquetball CAMP in the area with 2 of the most dynamic coaches/players in the game today. Fran and Jason team up to share with you 50+ years of their WINNING racquetball experiences and knowledge and cover EVERY aspect of the game from stroke mechanics, to shots of the games, to drills, to court position, to shot selection, to serves/return of serves, to game plans/strategies, to mental toughness, to training schedules and more… The camp course includes 14+ hours of a combination

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