Category: Player Spotlight

“Paola Longoria wins her 1st Pro Stop of 2014 in Cincinnati, OH” “Rocky Carson makes it to two semi-finals starting out in 2014 in Long Island, NY & Sioux Falls, SD” “Wayne Antone took 2nd in Men’s Open Singles at the OSU Invitational in Corvallis, OR” “Jordan Cooperrider wins Women’s Open Singles and Mixed Open Doubles at the IRT Satellite Pro Stop in Tampa, FL”   My “Adult Championship Racquetball Team” led by Rocky Carson and Paola Longoria, both had a tournament(s) in January returning from the Holiday Break.  Rocky Carson had a few rough tournaments to start off the

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"It's a new year. It's time to start again and stop thinking about what you're going to do and start doing it. It's time to live your life and be who you are. Forget about whatever happened in 2013 and just move on. Take risks and be yourself, you only have one life, and it's time to make the most of it. Make a new year’s resolution and this time achieve it no matter what the cost is."   Anonymous I spoke to my “Championship Team” and they all will live and breathe the above statement. They will dig deep and

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“Paola Longoria wins her 2nd Grand Slam in Monterrey, MX” “Rocky Carson makes it to the semi-finals of the New Jersey Open” “Connor Laffey takes 3rd Place in the Men’s Open and Wayne Antone took 1st in Men’s Open Doubles at the IRT Satellite in Boise, ID”   My “Adult Championship Racquetball Team” led by Rocky Carson and Paola Longoria, both had a tournament(s) in December coming off of a strong November winning their pro stops.   Rocky Carson had a rough tournament at the IRT New Jersey Open as he lost to Jose Rojas in a tiebreaker and couldn’t defend

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Jason and I want to help make your Holiday Season one to remember by offering you some great “Holiday Specials” for your family, friends or for that matter yourself. Check out these deals you DO NOT want to pass up:  1 - All weekend camps, regularly priced at  $425 or $499, the Holiday Special will be $399.  (Choose a camp of your choice to the right…"Upcoming Camps"). 2 - Our DVD, "Building Your Racquetball Dream House" is regularly $49.95, the Holiday Special is $39.95. (Go to the Store tab above & Order).  3 - Our Book, "Championship Racquetball" and our DVD, "Building

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 “Super Sunday…Rocky, Paola and Taylor all were WINNERS, and Rocky claims #1” “Connor and Jordan took home some medals from the Jr. World Championships.”   My “Adult Championship Racquetball Team” led by Rocky Carson and Paola Longoria, BOTH #1 Pro Players in the World, had some tournaments in November coming off of a great showing at the US Open Championships in October. Paola was crowned the 2013 US Open Women’s Champion and Rocky was a finalist in the men’s pro division in the 2013 US Open Championships.  Rocky Carson had a tremendous showing at both the International Racquetball Tour (IRT)

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CONGRATULATIONS to my “Championship Team” Paola Longoria for winning her 4th US Open title and Rocky Carson for making into the finals! The 2013 United Healthcare US Open Championships held in Minneapolis, MN was an amazing event.  It was held at the Lifetime Fitness Center, inside the Target Center, and there were 700+ participants, 17 countries and $65,000.00 in prize money. The 18th annual event was the biggest and most widely viewed event in racquetball history. All http://www.irtnetwork.com/ subscribers can see Paola and Rocky’s matches in the archives as well as the semi-finals and finals will be aired on the

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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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 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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"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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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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