In this section we intend to post various training and tips.  We would appreciate playing and training tips and information from A/Open players and AmPro Instructors.

Click here to submit your tip or training article. 

Racquetball sponsorship...Not only Open players need apply: 
By  Chuck Rousenberg -
This article is a perspective from a Ektelon district manager.

********************************************************************************************
Tournament Tough -  by ROC  

********************************************************************************************
Effective Court Positioning - Mary Lyons, AmPRO Professional

********************************************************************************

Tips for the "C" and "B" Players – submitted by Pete Scondras Sr.

********************************************************************************************

Worst Shots - Some advice for club players - by Ed Fahey
Ed is a college Professor and racquetball player who moved from the  northeast to New Smyrna Beach a few years ago.  His "Worst Shots" document was composed to help less experienced club players understand which shots they want to avoid and why!

********************************************************************************************

Hinders - official name change:
"Avoidable Hinder" has been renamed to "Penalty Hinder".   Respectively, "Dead Ball and Back Swing Hinders" have been renamed to "Replay Hinders".
The term "Avoidable Hinder" never did make much sense to me.  Finally we now have terms that make sense.  Players have always had the responsibility of giving their opponent the option of hitting a shot straight to the front wall or a cross court shot.  However, there was a lot of reluctance by referees to make the call "Avoidable Hinder" if a player failed to do so.  The new terminology removes some of the subjectivity previously attached to the term Avoidable Hinder".  Failure to move is now termed a "Penalty Hinder", and we all know that the word penalty means that some action will be taken, which in this case means you lose the rally.  The term "Replay Hinder" is also a very clear term.  I believe you will now see more referees make the "Penalty Hinder" call without much argument from the players.  - Andy Pawlowski  - AmPro Instructor.