u/goherd

Anyone recently hired a coach in the online space for racquetball? I know Manilla Athletics is out there, along with Cliff Swain. I'm probably most interested in Cliff, but I can't find too much information about what you get and at what cost? He published a video last holiday season that was buy one, get a month ($250 for two months total), which seemed decent enough, but I don't know what you actually get on a weekly/monthly basis.

I see Manilla Athletics does a $160 package with one video analysis a month, but I figure I'd want eyes on me more often if I'm looking to get better.

I’m interested in running a sanctioned tournament in my local area. I’ve participated in several tournaments as a player, but feel like I should give back and run one myself. I am looking at a 45 person entry max tournament with Singles (Open - C) and Doubles (Open - C) divisions. I would also have a Singles B/C for women and a Singles Open - A for women. Participants would be limited to one singles division and one doubles division.

We have four courts available for use at our facility. Timewise, speaking with others, I shouldn’t have an issue pulling this off. I would do the normal early games on Friday evening (5-8PM - 12 matches), Saturday (8AM - 6PM - 40 matches) and Sunday (8AM - 6PM - 40 matches). The facility closes at 8PM so I have an hour of buffer time on each court if the last is planned to end at 7PM. Would this be enough time or should I plan for the last match to start at 5PM and have two hours buffer?

I have plans for food each evening (minus Sunday) and morning. I have a food truck willing to come on Saturday afternoon and set up. T-shirts I’m TBD on (it’s not a priority for me). Stringer would be TBD. It looks like medals are all the rage right now so that would be my plan for trophies. Do the USA Racquetball medals come via ordering through USA Racquetball or do I have my local trophy shop do those? I have the ability to do a hotel block at a local hotel five minutes from the venue if need be.

What all am I missing from experienced directors that you wish you would have done first time or even the last time? My main concern is really making sure everything runs smoothly and as on time as possible, while everything besides the actual on court racquetball that I can “pull off” is gravy on top.

What’s the going rate now for a used Brent CXC? Looking to get my partner a wheel for the home. She has been going to a studio for nearly a year each week without fail and wants to move into a home studio of sorts.

I’ve located a used Brent CXC for $1000, missing the splash pad so $1100 after that’s replaced. Looks like they’re new for $2400ish. I know several years ago, CXC’s were under $1000 but maybe that’s the price these days. Thank you for any insight!