If registration for your program is lackluster, do not lose hope and keep your determination. 10. Adapt a program plan that facilities growth. When you aim to introduce racquetball as one of the ballgame programs in your facility, remember not to surpass or step on toes of the facility s other departments. On the defensive side returning a serve is as vital as executing one. Remember to keep your racquet fixed at the center front of your body using a backhand grip since most serves are directed to the backhand side. Also in order to ensure a good return your body should be oriented to the side wall not the front wall. Joe Sobek, a US-based professional handball and tennis player, is credited for inventing the game in 1950. He introduced the game initially during the Greenwich YMCA. During that time, Mr Sobek had still not thought of a catchy name for the sport. The development of racquetball was an outcome of his quest for a fast-paced type of sport that was both easy to learn and to play. You need to bend both of them, or else you are just leaning over. Do not move your hips and shoulders in a straight line. They should both be rotating in a circular motion (start with the hips first before the shoulders). Do not hold any tension in your arms. They should be limp and loose. Don t force using more of your muscles if you are not hitting the ball hard enough. You could do so by emphasizing and highlighting the person s potential. You may also analogize the game with practical life experiences. Every mentoring program should focus at showing mentees that someone truly cares. The relationship between the mentor and the mentee should be beyond the game, but there should be no malice to it. For beginners and those virtual greenhorns to the game who want to improve their games, here are some tips on some very important basics on racquetball. One of these is the all-important way of getting a grip on your racquet handle. Finger formation Without the right knowledge on the proper and consistent grip of your racquet, you will remain clueless to the real feel of what a racquet is.