Fresh as a can of unopened racquetballs

(May 3, 2008) Recent updates to the site and other points of interest.

• State Rankings - State Rankings updated May 1, 2008
• National Rankings - National ranking database now shows all matches you have played in recorded competition—I'd encourage players to check this out.
  ( USAR Rankings: Women | Men )
• Photos - Photos from the Concord Classic (Apr 10-13th)
• Coach's Corner - April 8th article on "Drive Serve Visualization"

California State Singles Championships
Anastasia's Club Fit, Los Gatos ; March 28–30, 2008

(Apr 9, 2008) The California Singles championships were held March 28th-30th at Anastasia’s Club in Los Gatos. Players from throughout the state came to play all weekend. With all events either Pool Play or Round Robin all players got a lot of games in. (See the tournament results and the photo gallery.)

Always an abundance of food and the host club was terrific…

Petitions Will Be Accepted For The CSRA Board Of Directors

The CSRA Board of Directors will name three Directors at the Annual Meeting to be held September 2008.  Members in good standing not nominated by the Nomination Committee, but wishing to be considered for the Official Ballot must gather a petition containing 100 valid signatures including the member’s legibly printed name. The signatures must be of CSRA members in good standing indicating their support for said petitioner.  Petitions must be submitted to the Nomination Committee, by mail, postmarked no later than May 31, 2008.  Mail petitions to the CSRA Headquarters: PO Box 2984, Costa Mesa, CA  92628-2984.  Lack of legible information will be cause for invalidation of that supporter.

The Official Ballot will be mailed to all current members in the 3rd quarter issue of the CSRA newsletter.  Ballots must be returned to the CSRA Headquarters by September 1, 2008.  The election committee will certify the election results.  Election results based on popular vote shall be announced at the annual meeting, September 2008.

Once the Official Ballot has been established, the candidates may submit a statement of candidacy to be printed in the 3rd quarter CSRA newsletter.  If you have any questions, please call (714) 319-9669

Coach's Corner: Early Racquet Preparation

“Early racquet preparation is important in all racquet sports. It is one of the leading, key aspects for success in racquetball. There are so many things one could think about, so I like to limit it to four general categories. Almost all the things to consider, when hitting the ball ... ” [read more]

This is the first installment of what we hope to be a regular offering of tips and advice columns from coaches and trainers. We hope that players will benefit from the advice directly and that it will encourage them to seek out opportunities to continually grow and enrich their racquetball game.

The Big C Doubles Shootout

(Jan 22, 2008)  It was a cold but sunny morning in the city of Concord California as the states greatest racquetball gladiators stood before the firing line itching to be selected next for battle. (See the tournament results and the photo gallery.)