Recently, we discussed sport specialization and how the top racquetball players played other sports in addition to racquetball, which they credit with helping them be better racquetball players. Tim Keown of ESPN recently wrote a piece on the topic of sport specialization, which is doing away with multi-sport athletes to the detriment of those developing athletes.
Follow the bouncing ball....
Friday, July 16, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Carson & Paraiso double winners at WOR
Rocky Carson won his 3rd straight Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championship (WOR) title in Huntington Beach, California on Sunday with a convincing defeat of Alvaro Beltran in two straight games 15-1, 15-8. Carson also won the doubles title with partner Rob Hoff as they defeated Kevin Booth and Mike Peters in the final, 15-13, 15-11.
Jackie Paraiso was also a double winner outdoors as she defeated Rhonda Rajsich for the singles title, 15-12, 8-15, 11-5, and then teamed up with Aimee Ruiz to win the doubles title defeating Rajsich and Martha Mcdonald, 15-7, 12-15, 11-7.
Rajsich had the dubious distinction of losing three finals Sunday as she also lost the mixed doubles title with Craig Love to her women's doubles parter Martha Mcdonald and Chris Mcdonald, 3-15, 15-6, 11-3.
The Classic Pro Racquetball (CPRT) doubles division was won by Cliff Swain and Craig Lane, who defeated Dale Valentine and Richard Eisemann, 15-9, 15-2.
2010 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships
Huntington Beach, California
Men's Pro/Open Finals
Singles: Rocky Carson d. Alvaro Beltran, 15-1, 15-8
Doubles: Rocky Carson & Rob Hoff d. Kevin Booth & Mike Peters, 15-13, 15-11
Women's Pro/Open Final
Singles: Jackie Paraiso d. Rhonda Rajsich, 15-12, 8-15, 11-5
Doubles: Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso d. Rhonda Rajsich & Marth Mcdonald, 15-7, 12-15, 11-7
Mixed Pro Doubles Final
Chris Mcdonald & Martha Mcdonald d. Craig Lane & Rhonda Rajsich, 3-15, 15-6, 11-3
CPRT Doubles Final
Cliff Swain & Craig Lane d. Dale Valentine & Richard Eisemann, 15-9, 15-2
Follow the bouncing ball....
Jackie Paraiso was also a double winner outdoors as she defeated Rhonda Rajsich for the singles title, 15-12, 8-15, 11-5, and then teamed up with Aimee Ruiz to win the doubles title defeating Rajsich and Martha Mcdonald, 15-7, 12-15, 11-7.
Rajsich had the dubious distinction of losing three finals Sunday as she also lost the mixed doubles title with Craig Love to her women's doubles parter Martha Mcdonald and Chris Mcdonald, 3-15, 15-6, 11-3.
The Classic Pro Racquetball (CPRT) doubles division was won by Cliff Swain and Craig Lane, who defeated Dale Valentine and Richard Eisemann, 15-9, 15-2.
2010 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships
Huntington Beach, California
Men's Pro/Open Finals
Singles: Rocky Carson d. Alvaro Beltran, 15-1, 15-8
Doubles: Rocky Carson & Rob Hoff d. Kevin Booth & Mike Peters, 15-13, 15-11
Women's Pro/Open Final
Singles: Jackie Paraiso d. Rhonda Rajsich, 15-12, 8-15, 11-5
Doubles: Aimee Ruiz & Jackie Paraiso d. Rhonda Rajsich & Marth Mcdonald, 15-7, 12-15, 11-7
Mixed Pro Doubles Final
Chris Mcdonald & Martha Mcdonald d. Craig Lane & Rhonda Rajsich, 3-15, 15-6, 11-3
CPRT Doubles Final
Cliff Swain & Craig Lane d. Dale Valentine & Richard Eisemann, 15-9, 15-2
Follow the bouncing ball....
WOR Finals (kind of)
It's two days since the final of the 2010 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships (WOR) in Huntington Beach, California and we still can't tell you who won between Rocky Carson and Alvaro Beltran, although we can say that Jackie Paraiso defeated Rhonda Rajsich on the women's side. But please don't ask what the scores were.
This highlights one of the most frustrating things about racquetball tournaments: finding out what happened. The introduction of R2Sports.com on line tournament system was a great advance, but still there are tournaments that fail to update their event in a timely fashion or with complete score information. This is poor. Moreover, such failures reflect badly on the both the specific tournament and on racquetball in general.
We can't stress enough how important communication of events is. Making this communication happen is easier than it has been in the past, which only causes more frustration when it doesn't happen.
What should be done? The tournament director or tour commissioner should designate a person to be in charge of getting the results out. Someone who is detail-oriented should be given this task and the person should be available to get the results out as soon as they occur.
The purpose of The Racquetball Blog is to communicate racquetball information to the interested public, and we know that public exists. They are probably as frustrated as we are by these instances of non-reporting.
If you're not going to care about your event/sport enough to ensure that the results are communicated promptly to the public, how are you ever going convince anyone else to care?
2010 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships
Huntington Beach, California
Men's Pro/Open
Final - Rocky Carson vs. Alvaro Beltran
Women's Pro/Open
Final - Jackie Paraiso d. Rhonda Rajsich
Follow the bouncing ball....
This highlights one of the most frustrating things about racquetball tournaments: finding out what happened. The introduction of R2Sports.com on line tournament system was a great advance, but still there are tournaments that fail to update their event in a timely fashion or with complete score information. This is poor. Moreover, such failures reflect badly on the both the specific tournament and on racquetball in general.
We can't stress enough how important communication of events is. Making this communication happen is easier than it has been in the past, which only causes more frustration when it doesn't happen.
What should be done? The tournament director or tour commissioner should designate a person to be in charge of getting the results out. Someone who is detail-oriented should be given this task and the person should be available to get the results out as soon as they occur.
The purpose of The Racquetball Blog is to communicate racquetball information to the interested public, and we know that public exists. They are probably as frustrated as we are by these instances of non-reporting.
If you're not going to care about your event/sport enough to ensure that the results are communicated promptly to the public, how are you ever going convince anyone else to care?
2010 Racquetball Warehouse World Outdoor Racquetball Championships
Huntington Beach, California
Men's Pro/Open
Final - Rocky Carson vs. Alvaro Beltran
Women's Pro/Open
Final - Jackie Paraiso d. Rhonda Rajsich
Follow the bouncing ball....
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