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Coaching Announcement

May 5, 2024
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I am super excited to announce that I was selected in February 2024 by Team Dovetail to Coach with Rocky Carson and train DJ Mendoza to strengthen his mental toughness and game planning. This will include extensive video analysis, enhanced drilling sessions and improved overall game planning and game management to develop a championship racquetball game. DJ will be at the top of my list and this is what I’m focusing on until he reaches his goals. I am so proud to see DJ’s game starting to take shape and seeing his results after watching him compete in the Battle

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Fran Davis and Rocky Carson Centennial Clinic

July 1, 2023
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Fran Davis and Rocky Carson Goodson Recreation Center – Centennial, CO Attention Racquetball Enthusiasts! Wednesday – August 9, 2023 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm there will be a One Evening Clinic at the Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial, CO taught by Fran Davis and Rocky Carson. Session Includes Lecture on topics such as Court Position, Shot Selection Serve and or Serve Return for Singles and some Doubles Playing/Critiquing on the Court as well Giveaways and Wrap Up You do NOT want to miss this GREAT Opportunity to work with Fran Davis, the #1 coach/instructor in the world and Rocky

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HEAD Penn Finishes Strong at 3WallBall World Championships

November 21, 2022
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Rocky Carson and Lalo Portillo defeated Adam Manilla and Nicholas Riffel at the 3WallBall World Championships to capture their first outdoor Men’s Professional Doubles title. Las Vegas, Nevada – November 18, 2022 – The 3WallBall World Championship Final at the largest outdoor racquetball tournament of the year ended with Rocky Carson (Ladera Ranch, California) and his partner Lalo Portillo (San Luis Potosi, Mexico) defeating Adam Manilla (Centennial, Colorado) and Nicholas Riffel (Arvada, Colorado) 15-8, 15-3, in the finals of the 2022 3WallBall World Championships at the Strat in Las Vegas. The title became the first 3WallBall professional doubles win for

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Proper Footwork for the Return of serve to the Backhand

September 28, 2022
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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

September 1, 2022
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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

August 2, 2022
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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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Coach Fran Davis Takes to the Road and heads to So. CA for training with Rocky Carson as well as goes to the Indian Wells BNP Masters 1,000 Tennis Event

June 6, 2022
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[ngg src="galleries" ids="15" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"] I wanted to share some photos and give you all an update about my recent travels. What a GREAT week down in Southern California as I trained with Rocky Carson before the IRT pro stop in Chicago, then I went on a mini-vacay to the Indian Wells BNP Masters 1,000 tennis event. Boy what a difference the training made as Rocky made it to the finals in the IRT men's pro singles. Rocky defeated Daniel De La Rosa in the quarterfinals and then Alex Landa in the semifinals before falling to Kane Waselenchuk in the

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Back to Back Weekend Coaching

June 5, 2022
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[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

June 5, 2022
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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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Suivant Consulting Grand Slam Recap

February 7, 2022
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[ngg src="galleries" ids="13" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"]Good Monday morning everyone. I had great time in Atlanta for the Suivant Consulting Grand Slam at the Rec ATL. Working with Team Dovetail and Team Zurek was my focus all weekend, we had some great results I wanted to share and recap. Rocky Carson had several tough matches, first a win against Charlie Pratt in the round of 32, then a win over Jake Bredenbeck in the round of 16, and then played Daniel De La Rosa in the quarterfinals, losing 15-8, 15-8. Samuel Schulze and Mike Kinkin had a great run in men’s elite

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