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Here is a fun practice game. Kinda like "H-O-R-S-E" that you played at the street basketball hoop, except you WANT to earn the letters S-P-L-A-T. And you earn each letter by winning a rally off of each of the shots below.
S = Splat, P = Pinch, L = Line, A= Angle, ( cross court or wide angle) T= Ceiling ball
For example, if you win the rally by hitting a pinch kill, you earn a P. If you hit a wide angle that your opponent tries to rekill and skips, you get an A. If you hit a ceiling ball that your opponent shoots but skips, you earn a T. Who ever gets all the letters first wins. The fun is knowing what letters your opponent still needs and then over-covering that shot. (If you win the rally on a letter you already have, you just serve again.)
Heres some harder variations: You must earn your letters in order; or try rally scoring, every rally can give the server or returner a letter.
New Ball?
So you just broke a ball and the ref just threw down a new one. Hmm, if you are serving, its a good time for a high nick lob or an off-speed drive. The cold ball will not bounce exactly the same as the warm one you had just been playing with. Note to self: if you are receiving serve, pay extra attention to the ball's flight path.
FREE RACQUETBALL YOGA POSTER
Print out both top and bottom half and tape together. Click pdf's on the right.
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