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RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Home
I thought it's a nice extension to our community, so information can be distributed to people in the fastest method possible without bombarding people with email or having to remember to visit my site each time.
New Article: Dumb and Dumber Moves in Racquetball
Probably one of my longer articles about dumb and dumber moves in racquetball. Some recreational players break some important rules in racquetball just to avoid giving up an opportunity to their opponent. While it's dumb not to play by the rules, it's dumber to allow it to happen.
My Mission Statement
A Mission Statement. A driving force for a company and something totally missing from my Racquetball Site. Anyway my first attempt at one and I believe I can follow it to help the site and my audience.
Free ELO Calculator Posted
ELO is a ranking system I've used for years for my leagues. For me, it's been a great predictor of who is going to win a match. Hopefully it can be useful to the public.
Nick Holerca wins A Division League
The final between Abe Pollak and Nick Holerca was a heated one, but Nick managed to come out on top. Congratulations.
The League Finals
Finally had the other half of the semi-finals between Abe Pollak and Sean Roos play out. Check out the league news for all the details.
Racquet Service Section
I launched a racquet service section to offer advice and my services for restringing and other needs.
USAR New Jersey Ranked Players
Matthew Hills sent me something pretty cool over email today. It's a link on the USAR Website that shows all the New Jersey players and their rankings. I saw a lot of matches that I thought were never recorded. Pretty cool. Check it out.
New Article. Anger. You and Your Opponent by Joseph Delgado, Team Head Racquetball
A short article about the dangers of anger for the angry player and his or her opponent. (4/12/08)
Joe's League Tournament Draw Posted
After Dave Pollak defeated Alex Rtishchev I found an error in the original draw. So Dave moves up to 5th seed. So take a look at the draw and follow the action.
Videos on Veoh Live
Took a while to switch things over to Veoh, it took a longer while to offer videos for $1.99. Check out the free preview and if your interested you can download it for $1.99. Any income will go to running the site and getting better equipment.
Joe's League Schedule Posted
Posted the first Schedule last night for my League. Check out the page for league news and other details.
Three More NJO Videos Posted from Woodbridge NJ
The last of the videos have been posted. Features Tom Keogh, Team Wilson Player and NYRA Vice President, vs. Greg Galbornetti (Team Head) in the 40+ Singles Final. Also two final matches from Wayne Suggs and Jim LaSala (Team E-Force) vs. Stever Aguirre and Mark Kane in the 40's and Billy Captain and Frank Luchetto in the 50's Final.
Videos and Event Coverage: NJO at Woodbridge NJ
A couple of players asked me if I was shooting video that weekend, so I dusted off the camera, encoder, and the laptop to catch as many matches as possible. Also did a short write up on the matches I covered.
Article: Racquetball and Fatherhood
Some advice on being a Father and still playing racquetball.
Play with the Pro Ruben Gonzalez to Help Raise Money for Juvenile Diabeties
Saturday, November 10th, at the Atlantic Club 1904 Atlantic Ave. Manasquan NJ from 11 to 3 PM. $20 gets you a seven point game with the legend Ruben Gonzalez. A meet and greet, Q&A, Ektelon Demo, and raffles. It's a great opportunity and a great cause. Contact George Grob at 908-433-6725 for more information.
Article: Pre-Match Preparation
Short article on pre-match preparation.
Article: How To Series: General Safety
First in a series of basic racquetball focused on general rules and safety. It also includes a pretty cheezy Flash animation of Cross court and Down the Line shots.
USAR: Rocky Carson Wins Grand Slam Tournament
Rocky Carson wins the 2007 Motorola World Championships. What's really cool, he's the first professional player to be sponsored outside of the industry (Motorola). For details see the article.
Article: Why I play with Team Head? By Joseph Delgado
I've always used Head racquets since I started playing racquetball. This short article is about how early choices negatively affected my game and what the Head line of racquets has done to turn it around over the years.
HRC: Round Robin Tournament 10/5 to 10/7/07
I always look forward to a tournament at Hillsborough because it's the best value for the money. You play at least one game against all the other entrants, it's a great prooving ground for begineers, and you get to play Open Doubles for an additional $10. Check out the application and sign up. Gloria always has a cool theme, this one is Patriot Games starring Captain America.
Mental Toughness Article by Joseph Delgado
I wrote about my experiences and goals in my search for mental toughness. I also added some tips and advice I've learned from tournaments, books, and other resources.
2007-08 New Jersey Racquetball Tournament Schedule
Four tournaments have been scheduled so far for 2007-08 at Classic in Fairfield and the Club at Woodbridge. Check out the complete schedule and applications on the NJAR site.
Revised. NJ State Doubles 9/22 to 9/23/07 at Classic
Revised 8/5/07: Looks like it'll be moved to 9/22 because of Labor Day. Original Post: Kind of weird that the first tournament for the 2007-08 Season is a State Level Tournament, but that's what's on the USA Racquetball Schedule. Don't think there's an application yet, but just wanted to let everyone know it's coming.
New Jersey Club Locations Added
It's a resource I helped develop and I noticed a couple of keyword searches on my site stats, so I thought why not add it and help people find a club to play racquetball at.
Gearbox Interview on Racquetball Roundtable
Part I of the Ray Davis interview with Gearbox Racquetball has been posted to the website. Tonight at 9 PM Eastern Time tune in for Part II. Gearbox is a new manufacturer of Racquetball racquets with three models to choose from.
Where's the Gearbox Website?
Someone on Meet and Play announced that the Gearbox website will be ready on July 15th. It's a little over a week late. Anyway a lot of people are excited about this new racquetball manufacturer. Hopefully the site is done soon.
Aimee Ruiz new Head/Penn Regional Marketing Coordinator for New Jersey
Aimee took over for Bill Serafin this season. She's been playing racquetball for over twenty years and has been sponsored by just about every racquetball manufacturer out there. She admits Head/Penn is the best out there with the best equipment and customer service. She's looking forward to increasing the amount of Sponsored players in New Jersey and wants to participate in more demo nights like she did for Rutgers. I'm looking forward to working with Aimee and her husband Felix.
Joe's: Leagues Page Reorganized
For years, I took the previous leagues and tournament pages and tossed them to the side. Guess I was so busy trying to get things rolling for the next league, I just let it slip by. Anyway I think it's important to show that history for people and offer all the league resources in one spot. Check out the new Leagues page on my site and let me know what you think.
WOR: 2007 Ektelon Doubles Tournament at Hudson County Park
June 2nd, 2007 at Hudson County Park in North Bergen at 9 AM. The first tournament of the NJ Outdoor Season. Brought to my attention by DLC Sports and reposted as favor to Benny the tournament director. Registration fee is $20 per player.
NJAR: Classic's End of Season Tournament
May 5-6, 2007 at Classic Atheletic Club in Fairfield, NJ. Probably your last chance this season to play a sanctioned tournament in Jersey. Be amongst the first seventy five paid entrants and get a free E-Force Bag.
Warren: Free Juniors Clinic w/Ron Van Horn
May 5, 2007 at Warren Health and Racquets Club in Warren, NJ. A great chance to get your kids into racquetball for free with clinician Ron Van Horn from Team Head. Ages 5 to 17 space is limited so please see the application for more details.
HRC: Predator's Peril Pictures at the Hillsborough Site
Some pictures from the Predator's Peril Hillsborough Tournament. Pictures by Joe Camiolo.
USAR: USA Racquetball April 2007 Newsletter
A short newsletter about racquetball from the source. Good idea.
NJAR: 2006-07 State Singles Pictures Posted
The first New Jersey States tournament under the NJAR was a great success. Check out the link for pictures and other galleries from NJ State Singles.
Classic, Fairfield: Pro Rocky Carson to do Ektelon Demo at Classic Athletic Club
Play and get tips from Pro Rocky Carson and try out the latest Ektelon Racquets at Classic on Wednesday, April 18th. Call 973-227-4000 for more details.
NJRF: DivX/Stage 6 Video of St. Doubles Open Final Posted
DivX/Stage6 is one of many websites dedicated to video. Anyway my contribution is the NJRF State Doubles Open Final between Gonzalez/Pedraza vs. LaForest/Ruiz. It's pretty intense! Head over to Stage6 and watch it.
NJAR 2006-07 NJ State Singles at Classic, 3/23 to 3/25/07
It's the first event of the new organization in Jersey called the New Jersey Amatuer Racquetball Assoication. We're planning for it to be a huge kick-off, I know, I know a kick-off at the end of the Season...since the NJAR is brand new it can use the money. Hope you everyone can come out, play, and have a good time. We're planning to have first round referees!
Predator's Peril at Hillsborough 3/9 to 3/11/07
Even though I don't think Predators ever feel in peril, but I gotta say it's an interesting theme. A round robin is a great way to break into tournament play and really see how your skills compare. Hillsborough has a great group of players and Gloria Fidecaro and Joe Camiolo run a pretty tight ship. Looking forward to the Hunt!
NJRF 2006-07 NJ State Doubles Results Posted
It was a pretty good send off for the NJRF under Bill Serafin. A lot of the regular teams showed up to play the tournament. I had the rare honor to see Ruben Gonzalez play with his partner Fabian Pedraza in the Open final vs. Aimee Ruiz and Sanjay LaForest. I'll share the video with everyone when I've had a chance to edit it.
NJRF Unsanctioned Round Robin: Racquet Wars at Hillsborough
Updated 11/14/06. Hillsborough Announced Racquet Wars on December 8th to 10th. Great tournament for 1st timers since you get to play everyone in your division. Check out the application.
2006 New Jersey Racquetball Conference Notes
On Saturday, October 14th, we had ten people from all over Jersey to come together and talk about improving racquetball in New Jersey. I basically wrote down what I walked with from the meeting.
Cook/Douglas Intramurals, October 12th at 9 PM.
Open to Rutgers Faculty/Staff/Students and card carrying alumni members. Come play different people in a league format for seeding. Then destroy them in the single elimination tournament for the glorious mug. Lots of fun and three skill levels: begineer, intermediate, and advanced. Singles and Doubles offered.
NJRF 2006-07 Tournament Schedule
NJ Senior Olympics, Pirates Plunder at Hillsborough, and Halloween Havoc Announced.
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