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Rocky Wins U.S. Team Qualifying Singles and Doubles with Charlie

August 10, 2021
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Des Moines, Iowa – August 2, 2021 – More than 100 racquetballers hit the courts at the Wellmark YMCA in Downtown Des Moines in the first USA Racquetball National Championship event in over 500 days. The tournament served as the 2021 National Junior Championships and also included special championship qualifying divisions for the USA Adult National Team. Rocky Carson (Ladera Ranch, California) won the Men’s Adult Singles division to earn his 8th US National Singles Championship. Carson also won the Men’s Adult Doubles division with fellow Team HEAD Penn player Charlie Pratt (Portland, Oregon). The doubles win became Rocky’s 11th

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Texas Welcomes Back Rocky

May 11, 2021
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Rocky Carson made his way across Texas and conducted some One Evening Clinics in San Antonio at the Thousand Oaks YMCA (sponsored by ACRA) and at the Landmark Fitness Club and Dallas. Here are some pictures and details about the clinics. If you would like Rocky to come to your club please send us a message and we can schedule a date and time in the near future. Session is $99 and includes: Lecture on topics such as court position, shot selection, serve and or serve return for singles and doubles. Playing and critiquing on the court as well. Giveaways

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Fran Davis One Day Clinic Las Vegas, NV – May 16, 2021

April 29, 2021
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Attention Racquetball Enthusiasts! Sunday, May 16, 2021 from 9:00am to 12:00 pm PST there will be a one day clinic held at the Las Vegas Athletic Club - Central in Las Vegas, NV taught by Coach Fran Davis. Session Includes: Lecture on topics such as Court Position, Shot Selection, Serve &/or Serve Return for Singles and some Doubles Playing/Critiquing on the Court as well Giveaways & Wrap Up You do NOT want to miss this GREAT Opportunity to work with Coach Fran Davis, the #1 coach/instructor in the world. She presently coaches Rocky Carson, #3 IRT Pro Player/1x US Open Champion/5x

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Rocky Carson Indoor and Outdoor Clinics in Florida

March 18, 2021
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Attention Racquetball Enthusiasts! Rocky Carson is coming to Central Florida and conducting some One Evening Clinics and even playing in a tournament. April 16, 2021 Outdoor Clinic - Sunset Island Complex, 501 West Ward Ave, Eustis, FL 32726 Friday April 16, 2021 5:30pm-8:30pm. • Registration Link: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=re5hjvdab&oeidk=a07ehq7tbc14116cf56 April 17-18, 2021 Outdoor Tournament - Sunset Island Complex, 501 West Ward Ave, Eustis, FL 32726 Saturday/Sunday April 17-18, 2021. All weekend. April 19, 2021 Indoor Clinic - Frank DeLuca YMCA, 3200 SE 17th St., Ocala, FL 34471 Monday April 19, 2021 6pm-9pm • Registration Link: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=re5hjvdab&oeidk=a07ehq836ea954519c7 April 20, 2021 Indoor Clinic -

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Fran Davis One Evening Clinic Port Richey, FL – March 10, 2021

March 7, 2021
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Attention Racquetball Enthusiasts! Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 5:00pm to 8:00 pm EST there will be a One Evening Clinic held at the Richey Racquet in Port Richey, FL taught by Coach Fran Davis. Session Includes: Lecture on topics such as Court Position, Shot Selection, Serve &/or Serve Return for Singles and some Doubles Playing/Critiquing on the Court as well Giveaways & Wrap Up You do NOT want to miss this GREAT Opportunity to work with Coach Fran Davis, the #1 coach/instructor in the world. She presently coaches Rocky Carson, #3 IRT Pro Player/1x US Open Champion/5x World Champion, and

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Coming Back after a 9-Month Layoff Due to COVID-19!

January 11, 2021
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“Championship Racquetball” Sports Racquetball Triangle…. Tips from the Coach! by Fran Davis The country/world is divided whether the gyms/courts are open or closed, but you need to be creative to be ready for 2021. Of course nothing beats on court/in gym training, but you can’t imagine the great results you can achieve with the following techniques I will share with you…look at Rocky Carson coming to Atlanta, GA to the Suivant Consulting Pro-Am Presented by Zurek Construction this weekend and Paola Longoria winning the 3Wallball World Championships in Las Vegas, NV in September and the TeamRoot.com Super Max Slam in

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Paola Longoria Closes Out the 1st Half of the 2020/2021 Season WINNING

January 5, 2021
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HEAD Penn’s Paola Longoria Wins her 106th Tournament in Kansas Overland Park, Kansas – December 15, 2020 Paola Longoria, the world’s top ranked player, won the Women’s Professional Singles title at the TeamRoot.com Super max Slam event in Kansas. Due to the global pandemic, the tournament was the first contested on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) since the Boston Open in March. The singles event was the 137th tournament Longoria (Monterrey, Mexico) has played in during her professional career. Of those tournaments, Paola has won 106 of them – a staggering tournament winning percentage of more than 77 percent!

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Delivering in Vegas…Congrats!

November 5, 2020
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Vegas-Paola Longoria

“Championship Racquetball” Sports Racquetball Triangle…. Tips from the Coach!                                                                     By Fran Davis and Pro Rocky Carson HEAD/Penn [ngg src="galleries" ids="5" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"]Delivering in Vegas…CONGRATS! Well, my Championship Team was “Ready for Vegas” and then “Delivered in Vegas”. More than 300 of the world’s best racquetball players took to the air on the Las Vegas Strip for the 2020 3Wallball World Championships. My Players fared well from the Professionals I coach to the Amateurs I coach and who attended the Rocky Carson Outdoor Racquetball Clinic in September 2020 in Seattle, WA: https://www.frandavisracquetball.com/2020/10/getting-ready-for-vegas/ Paola Longoria – the No. 1 ranked female racquetball

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Fear of Failure

August 31, 2020
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Coach Fran Davis and Rocky Carson

“Championship Racquetball” Sports Racquetball Triangle - Tips from the Coach! By Fran Davis  Fear of Failure           I decided to write about “Fear of Failure” as it is something that all my athletes have had to face on their way to becoming a CHAMPION and they may experience it after getting back to tournaments after this 5+ month layoff due to the pandemic. Both Rocky Carson and Paola Longoria had to face it at the 2019 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru…on the way to bringing home medals to their respective countries. So many people that compete

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The Power of Visualization – Part II

April 28, 2020
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THE POWER OF VISUALIZATION…from my book, “Championship Racquetball” Article also featured on the IRT website • IRT Articles Part II (How do you visualize?) In the last article I covered Part I of “The Power of Visualization” and defined what visualization was and how it worked. Today I am going to discuss Part II of “The Power of Visualization” and teach you how to visualize using 3 techniques. Method #1 – From the Outside In The first way to practice visualization is to pretend that you are watching yourself on TV.  See yourself on the TV screen of your mind (blue sky) as if you

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