Proper Footwork for the Return of serve to the Backhand

The USA Racquetball US OPEN starts today, so I thought this would be a great time to share another valuable #racquetball tip courtesy of Rocky Carson. Proper footwork for the return of serve to the backhand - As you know, I am Rocky and Paola's coach and these are the same techniques I teach and use with all of my racquetball athletes. I am offering a 20% DISCOUNT on my book, DVD and ALL of my coaching packages, so treat yourself to this BIG SAVINGS before it expires. It’s super easy, go to www.frandavisracquetball.com and then click the store link at the top. Make sure

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Rocky Carson Video

Thank you to Team DOVETAIL for this amazing video of Rocky Carson! I love everything about this video and what Rocky brings to the court for every single match! What a great career for Rocky and I can't wait to see what is next for him. Rocky Carson 11x USAR National Doubles Champion 8x USAR National Singles Champion 5x Gold Medalist Singles World Championships 2x Gold Medalist Singles Pan Am Games 2x IRT Year-End #1 Ranking 2007 US OPEN Singles Champion << CLICK THE VIDEO BELOW >> [video width="480" height="848" mp4="https://www.frandavisracquetball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d2a51ef4-351d-4ce7-81d1-987f5b2b3a05.mp4"][/video]  

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The Outdoor Overhead Z Serve, Out the Door

I know some of you have been playing more outdoor racquetball this summer so I thought this would be a good time to share another valuable #racquetball tip courtesy of Rocky Carson. The Outdoor Overhead Z Serve, Out the Door - As you know, I am Paola's and Rocky's coach and these are the same techniques I teach and use with all of my racquetball athletes. I am offering a 20% DISCOUNT on my book, DVD and ALL of my coaching packages, so treat yourself to this BIG SAVINGS before it expires. It’s super easy, go to www.frandavisracquetball.com and then click the store link at

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Back to Back Weekend Coaching

[ngg src="galleries" ids="14" display="basic_slideshow"] Well I finally have a weekend off from coaching two tournaments in a row: Last Weekend April 29-May 1, 2022, I coached Rocky Carson at the IRT ProStop in LA, CA a part of Team Dovetail. Also attending was Team Zurek Sebastian Franco/Eduardo Garay, Men’s Open Doubles (2nd) Erick Trujillo /JP Gonzales, Men's Open Doubles (3rd) Francisco Fajardo Men’s 30/40 (3rd) Francisco Fajardo/Eduardo Castaneda, Men’s Elite Doubles (Semi's) Then the weekend of April 22-24, 2022 I went to Portland, OR for the USAR NW Regionals. I started the weekend off coaching Charlie Pratt who’s preparing for

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Pass Down-The-Line When Your Opponent Is Too Far Forward

Since returning back from the USAR Nationals at Texas A&M, I thought this would be the perfect time to share another valuable racquetball tip courtesy of Rocky Carson. As you may or may not know, Rocky won the singles and doubles of the U.S. Team Qualifying division. Pass DOWN-THE-LINE When Your Opponent Is Too Far Forward - As you know, I am Paola's and Rocky's coach and these are the same techniques I teach and use with all of my racquetball athletes. I am offering a 20% DISCOUNT on my book, DVD and ALL of my coaching packages, so treat

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The Power of Visualization – Part II

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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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Game Situations and Strategies

[caption id="attachment_1646" align="alignright" width="200"] Coach Fran Davis[/caption] A strategy is a method of achieving a specific goal or end result, which is to play your best to win the match. Your strategy helps you carry out your plan. If you just step out on the court without a plan and a particular strategy, you will be doomed from the start. You will always be reacting to the situation rather than creating the situation. You are in a much better position to win when creating the situation right from the beginning of the match.  (more…)

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