Category: Player Spotlight

Paola Longoria, the WPRO's number 1 ranked professional player, was named as the winner of the "Premio Nacional de Deporte" by the Mexican Government. This is the MOST prestigious award an athlete could get in her country. She received the award on November 20th from the hands of the Mexican President himself, Felipe Calderon. The presentation was made at the Residencia Oficial de Los Pinos, the Mexican version of the USA White House. Along with Paola, the archer Juan Serrano and Paraolympic competitor Mauro Maximo received similar awards. The award declaring Paola Longoria as Sportswoman of the Year is perhaps

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Sharon made a break through at the 2010 US Open and qualified for the first time ever in the pro draw.  She had a few other "firsts" this year, winning the National Intercollegiate Championships in Springfield, MO, and became the National Intercollegiate Champion as a sophomore. At the WPRO Pro Stop in Dallas, TX she won the Women's Open Division. Sharon and I have been working together now for about 2 years and her game is starting to mature and she is gaining the consistency level she needs to have in order to break into the top 10 on the

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I am so proud of Jessica because she is the epitome of a “true champion”, which is someone that can find a way to win in spite of the obstacles in their way. She overcame one obstacle after another and NEVER once looked back on her way to winning two Gold Medals. Jessica came to me after securing a spot on the Jr. National Racquetball team by winning the Girls Doubles 18 and under division at the Jr. National Championships in June 2009. Jessica and her partner, Amanda, were going to represent the USA at the Jr. World Championships in

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It is very fitting having one of the most exciting and well versed players on the tour, Jason Mannino, wearing MANY hats giving back to a sport that he began playing at the ripe old age of two.  Jason has dedicated his life to playing amateur tournaments, juniors, and for the last 15 years played professionally on the International Racquetball Tour (www.irt-tour.com) where he captured the #1 ranking as well as 2 US Open Championship titles. That wasn’t enough for Jason as in 2000 he and I joined forces. I began coaching him and in just 3 years helped him

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Who wouldn’t want to be in Taylor’s shoes as he is following his dreams of becoming a professional athlete. I met Taylor when he was 12 years old and for the last 7 years we have been working together to perfect his game. When I met him I knew he had what it took to be a National Champion, but we had to refine his game. Together, one aspect at a time, we built his game from the ground up and now he is #41 on the IRT (International Racquetball Tour-Men’s Professional Racquetball Organization) rankings. Since we began working together

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