SEPTEMBER UPDATE 2013

Rocky Carson & Paola Longoria had a great start to the 2013/2014 Season…3 first places and 1 second place. Paola Longoria is featured in Forbes Magazine as one of the top 50 most powerful women in Mexico. My “Adult Championship Racquetball Team” led by Rocky Carson, #2 Pro in the World, and Paola Longoria, #1 Pro in the World, each played in two tournaments in September…a busy month already and the season just got under way.   Rocky Carson had a tremendous showing at both the first International Racquetball Tour (IRT) Pro Stop of the season in Kansas City and

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Summer Update 2013

 Rocky Carson & Paola Longoria bring home 2 medals from the World Games in Cali, Columbia. Connor Laffey awarded the “John Wooden Award” at the Jr. National Training Camp at the USOTC . Rocky Carson and Paola Longoria head to their first Pro Stop of the 2013/2014 season. My “Adult Championship Racquetball Team” led by Rocky Carson, #2 Pro in the World, and Paola Longoria, #1 Pro in the World, brought home 2 medals at the World Games, in Cali, Columbia, July 24-29, 2013.   Rocky Carson  represented the USA in Singles and took home a Bronze Medal after losing a

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June-July Update 2013

"Rocky Carson & Paola Longoria head to the World Games in Cali, Columbia.” "Connor Laffey & Jordan Cooperrider heading to the Jr. World Championships in Bolivia." “Rocky Carson wins the National Outdoor Doubles Championships in Huntington Beach, CA." My “Junior Championship Racquetball Team” brought home 6 medals from the National Junior Olympic Racquetball Championships in Des Moines, IA,  June 26-30, 2013:   Connor Laffey  took home 2 Silver Medals in the Boy’s 18 & U Singles & Doubles. Jordan Cooperrider took home 2 Gold Medals in the Girl’s 14 & U Singles & Doubles. Wayne Antone took home 1 Bronze

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May End of Season Update 2013

Paola Longoria #1 & Rocky Carson #2 2012/2013 year end ranking! What can I say? this has been a VERY busy month for me coaching as ALL of my athletes on my “Championship Racquetball Team” shined: Rocky Carson makes 2 finals in a row in his IRT Pro Stops. Paola Longoria is 2 for 2 in her 2 LPRT Pro Stops 1st place victories. Connor Laffey won the Men’s Elite Division in the 2013 National Championships at the age of 17. Lexi York won the Women’s Elite and Girls 18 & U Divisions in the 2013 National Championships and she

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April Foolish Update 2013

Paola & Rocky shine in the Pros while, Taylor, Lexi & Jordan shine in the amateurs!!!! What can I say? This has been a VERY busy month for me coaching as ALL of my athletes on my “Championship Racquetball Team” shined: Rocky Carson makes 2 semi-finals in a row in his IRT Pro Stops. Paola Longoria is 2 for 2 in her 2 LPRT Pro Stops 1st place victories. Taylor Knoth won the 2013 Northwest Regional Championships in the Men’s Open Division. Lexi York won the 2013 Northwest Regional Championships in the Women’s Open Division.  Jordan Cooperider won the 2013

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MARCH MADNESS UPDATE 2013

5 “Championship Racquetball Team Members” ….5 WINS!!!!!! What can I say? This has been a VERY busy month for me coaching as ALL of my athletes on my “Championship Racquetball Team” shined: Rocky Carson won the Mile High Pro-Am 2 weekS ago in Denver, Colorado. Paola Longoria won the Pan American Championships in Singles this past weekend in Cali, Columbia. Taylor Knoth won the 2013 National Intercollegiate Championship in Singles, Doubles and the Team 2 weeks ago in Tempe, AZ. Sharon Jackson won the Pan American Championships in Doubles this past weekend in Cali, Columbia. Lexi York won the 2013

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February Update 2013-Paola Longoria / Jordan Cooperrider Steal the Show and Taylor Knoth is Back!

When Paola Longoria, the #1 Women's Professional Player, stepped on the court in Overland Park, Kansas on February 24th for the Championship Final of the 2013 Winter Classic over the weekend, it had been 1 year, 9 months and 23 days since she lost a match on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT). That’s 665 consecutive days since Paola did not come away the victor. No matter how you calculate it, it has been a very, very long time. And the result in Overland Park was the same as the previous 16 LPRT events with Paola winning yet another title

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January 2013-Rocky Carson/Paola Longoria Dominate, Sharon Jackson to Represent USA

Paola has extended her undefeated streak of matches won on the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT) into another calendar year by winning in Cincinnati, OH this past weekend, January 25-27. Longoria’s last loss on the LPRT was in May 2011. With her win at this weekend’s “Tour of Hope” event in Cincinnati she has yet to lose a match in 20 months. The San Luis Potosi, Mexico native now holds a streak of 14 LPRT Tier 1 events won in a row. Add in two smaller satellite events and Paola has won 16 professional tournaments in a row and has won 65 consecutive professional matches. During

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January 2013 Update

Rocky had a great start to the 2nd half of the season...2 tournaments and 2 finals. He had one win and one 2nd, to Kane. I know being home for the holidays and getting time with the family and time to rest was a key component in such a strong start. The first weekend in January, Rocky was in his home town of So. CA and performed well, beating Alvaro Beltran in the semi finals in a tie-breaker to advance to the finals. When he showed up on Sunday to play the finals against Kane he showed up to play.

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Rocky Carson Wins His 1st Pro Stop of the 2012/2013 Season-Mid-December 2012 Update

Rocky walked away with the first ROLLOUT New Jersey Open Championship by beating Alvaro Beltran in an exciting 5 game match....7, 3, (5), (9), 8. It was a white knuckle match for me, the coach, because Rocky won the first 2 games and he was in complete control of the match and looked  like he'd win it in 3 games.  The champion that Alvaro is, dug deep and pulled out the next 2 games bringing it to a 5th and deciding game. It was back and forth until Rocky went up to a 7-3 lead, but then Alvaro had some

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