What's the most important piece of equipment you need to compete? A lot of people say a racquet, glove, string, or even grip. I rarely hear shoes as an answer and it baffles me. Having a high performance shoe can not only benefit your game, but benefit the way you feel, too. That's why we're offering the chance to win a pair with the latest styling and technology. Click for more information and how to enter.
Read more...With two top-tier pro stops starting the second half of the season, there wasn’t a break after the Coast to Coast California Open as the Cactus Salon NYC ProAm immediately followed January 12-15. Last year it was Jack Huczek over Rocky Carson in a five-game final after Kane forfeited in the semi-finals due to illness. Would there be any surprises this year?
Read more...Racquetball Junkies Get Their Fix – The Drought is Over!
It had been about two months since the last tier one event, and racquetball fans everywhere were starved for some high-powered action. All the regulars were back in the draw, including Alvaro Beltran after he missed the last couple of tier one events.
Read more...I decided to write about "Fear of Failure" and how to "Overcome Fear" as it is something that all my athletes have had to face on their way to becoming a CHAMPION. Both Rocky and Paola had to face it at the 2011 US Open Championships as well as the 2011 Pan American Championships...both times they made it to the finals playing against their rivals.
Read more...[Salt Lake City, UT] – January 13, 2012 – MonaVie (www.monavie.com), a leading product innovator in the health and wellness category, has been named the title sponsor of the 2012 MonaVie Salt Lake City Pro/Am racquetball tournament, to take place February 1–4 at the Sports Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Read more...6-time #1-ranked World Racquetball Champion, Kane Waselenchuk ended his 137-match unbeaten streak spanning three years, one of the longest active winning streaks in professional sports history, when he forfeited due to injury during the first game of the Championship match against the #2 ranked player, Rocky Carson at the Cactus Salon NYC Pro/Am January 15, 2012 at Synergy Fitness North, Syosset, NY.
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Read more...Bordentown, NJ – Ektelon announced today that five-time #1 player in the world Sudsy Monchik, will return to play the IRT tour in 2012. Monchik, a native of New York, will kick-off his return “in his own backyard” during the Cactus Salon NYC Pro/Am, an IRT Tier 1 event in Syosset, New York on Thursday, January 12th.
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Former World Racquetball Champion, Derek Robinson, has been promoted to National Account Manager of Golf & Racquet Sports at Wilson Sporting Goods. In this new title, Derek will be responsible for growing our business at key retail accounts.
Read more...Don't miss the second annual Ektelon Nationals presented by Penn, the one and only grand slam where indoor racquetball is played OUTSIDE on the clear court-under the California sunshine. Multiple divisions will be offered, including age, skill, military, a (NEW!) doubles division along with the men's and women's professional tour. Check back to the IRT and USA Racquetball websites (www.usaracquetball.com) for more information and to enter online.
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