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"Magic Show" instructional series debuted in the
March/April 1999 issue of RACQUETBALL, and the first several years of those
articles are available online. They are linked,
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 Vol. 7, No. 6:
November-December, 1996
'96 U.S. National Doubles -
"O'Neil/Robinson and Gould/Gudinas win Open Crowns,"
'96 World Seniors results, gift guide, IRT results - Las
Vegas, New Orleans, Stockton, WIRT results - Annapolis, Canoga
Park, Guest AmPRO tip: "Practice Games" by Lorraine
Galloway, AmPRO Tip: "Getting Ready" by Fran Davis
& Diana McNab, Mastery of Racquetball by Tom Travers,
Ektelon Game Plan by Dave Peck, Wilson Game Plan by Lynn
Adams, AmPRO Club Racquet by Michelle Gould, Ashaway Mains
& Crosses by Steve Crandall.
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 Vol. 7, No. 5:
September-October, 1996
'96 IRF World Championships -
"Team USA Captures 8th World Cup - O'Neil and Gould win
singles titles," '96 Junior Olympics - "Gross and
Storey win 18-and-under singles," IRT Tournament of
Champions, end of season pro rankings, Mastery of Racquetball
by Tom Travers, Wilson Game Plan: "Doubles III" by
Lynn Adams, Guest AmPRO Tip: "SPLAT!" by Michael
Gelhaus, Ashaway Mains & Crosses by Steve Crandall, AmPRO
Racquet Club by Michelle Gould. |
 Vol. 7, No. 4: July-August,
1996
Portable court unveiled - an interview with Randy
Stafford, '96 National Singles - "Gould and Gonzalez win
titles," 1996-97 Official Rulebook insert, Ektelon
product catalogue, IRT and WIRT Pro Nationals, U.S. OPEN
brochure entry, U.S. Doubles entry, AmPRO tip: "How
Mentally Tough are You?" by Fran Davis and Diana McNab,
Guest AmPRO tip by Elaine Dexter and Dave Azuma, Mastery of
Racquetball by Tom Travers, Wilson Game Plan: It takes Two,
Baby II, by Lynn Adams, Ashaway Mains & Crosses by Steve
Crandall, AmPRO Club Racquet by Michelle Gould. |
 Vol. 7, No. 3 May-June, 1996
"Racquetball Players take up Surfing!" by
Curt Rettke, '96 Tournament of the Americas - "U.S.
Racquetball Team earns 10th Tournament of the Americas Cup -
Tammy Brockbank upsets veteran teammate Laura Fenton...Brian
Rankin beats national champ Michael Bronfeld," '96 U.S.
National High School Championships - "Rajsich and Storey
win titles," '96 E-Force AARA Intercollegiate
World/National Championships - "Muller and Brockbank win
titles," "The Line on Houston" by Jim Hiser. |
 Vol. 7, No. 2: March-April,
1996
"U.S. Open Racquetball Championships...Say
what?" by Jim Hiser, '95 World Junior Championships -
"Wood and Van Hees Win World Junior Titles - Team USA
nabs fifth IRF World Junior Championship Team Title,"
1996 Fact Book, Mastery of Racquetball Instruction -"The
Complete Success Program - The Forehand," Ektelon
Instruction - "Get On The Offensive" by Andy
Roberts, Ashaway Instruction - "String Gauge versus
Tension, Redux" by Steve Crandall, AmPRO Update by
Michelle Gould, Pro Update, RB Global, Election info.
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 Vol. 7, No. 1: January-February,
1996
State of the Industry - Approaching 2000 -
"Racquetball at the Crossroads" by Brad Patterson,
Ektelon AARA U.S. National Doubles, Ektelon Instruction -
"Mental Toughness - Playing Under Pressure" by
Michelle Gould, Wilson Instruction - "Game Plan"
Physical Condition" by Robin Levine, AmPRO Instruction -
"On Adversity and Making a Comeback" by Fran Davis
and Diana McNab, America's Most Wanted - "Time to Get
Ready for the Second Half!" by Jack Newman,
"Nutritional Training" Carbohydrate Loading" by
Marcy Lynch, Mains & Crosses - "Thin and Loose, or
Thick & Tight" by Steve Crandall, "Behind The
Scenes: Membership" by Becky Maxedon, "Time Capsule:
January/February, 1986" by Becky Maxedon, "Coaches
Get No Respect" by Katherine Grill, Pro Update. |
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 Vol. 6, No. 6:
November-December, 1995
"Playing Injured" by
Dr. Rhett Rainey, IRF World Senior Championships, U.S. Team
Asian Challenge, Ektelon Instruction - "Clinic
Savvy" by Dave Peck, Wilson Instruction - "Game
Plan: The Competitive Edge" by Lynn Adams, AmPRO
Instruction - "Pre-game Psych Play" by Fran Davis
and Diana McNab, America's Most Wanted - "Mental
Preparation" by Jack Newman, Mains & Crosses by Steve
Crandall, "What's The Call" by Otto Dietrich,
Holiday Gift Guide, Pro Update. |
 Vol. 6, No. 5:
September-October, 1995
"The IRT: On TV and on the
Move" by Tom Slear, U.S. Olympic Festival '95, Wilson
Skill Nationals, Ektelon Junior Olympics, Ektelon Instruction
- "How to Play a Lefty" by Mike Guidry, Wilson
Instruction - "Feets Don't Fail Me Now" by Lynn
Adams, AmPRO Instruction - "Creating Your Racquetball
Dream Through the Art of Goal-Setting" by Fran Davis
& Diana McNab, America's Most Wanted - "Serving: The
Equalizer" by Jack Newman, Mains & Crosses '
"String Gauge: The Basic Choice" by Steve Crandall,
"Paper, Rock Scissors" by Tim Tucknott, "The
Yerkes-Dodson Model of Arousal and Racquetball
Performance" by Richard Krinsky, Ph.D., "Going
Straight In Milwaukee" by Katherine Grill, "U.S.
National Senior Sports Classic V The Senior Olympics" by
Jack & Helen Dunsmoor, Pro Update. |
 Vol. 6, No. 4: July-August,
1995
Houston - "Rocketball With A Twist,"
Ektelon AARA U.S. National Singles, "Ability or
Equipment" by Jaime Guerra, "The Eye of a Champion:
Michael Bronfeld" by Gerry E. Stoneman, Ektelon
Instruction - "Mental Toughness For Racquetball" by
Michelle Gould, "The Success Zone" by Jack L.
Groppel, Ph.D., Wilson Instruction - "Training To Be the
Best" by Derek Robinson, AmPRO Instruction - "Are
You Feeling Burned Out?" by Fran Davis and Diana McNab,
America's Most Wanted - "Target Training: Making Practice
Fun" by Jack Newman, "The String's The Thing"
by Steve Crandall, Official Eyeguard List and rule change
information, Pro Update. |
 Vol. 6, No. 3: May-June,
1995
Setting The Pan Am Gold Standard - Pan American
Games, "Pan Am Reflections" by Cheryl Gudinas,
"Storey and Tulao Capture First High School Titles"
by Jen Yokota, "Freshmen Wood and Brockbank Claim
Intercollegiate Titles" by Jen Yokota, Sixth Annual
Women's Senior Masters Championships, "National Masters
Update" by Ron Pudduck, Ektelon AARA U.S. National
Singles Preview, Ektelon Instruction - "Increase Your
Wins by Playing the Angles" by Aaron Katz, Wilson
Instruction - "Quick and Easy Ways to Improve Your
Game" by Chris Cole, AMPro Instruction -
"Visualization...What You See Is What You Get" by
Fran Davis and Diana McNab, America's Most Wanted -
"Drilling: Practice Made Fun!" by Jack Newman,
"Occupational Hazard" by Charlie Garfinkel,
"U.S. Open-Tournament of First" by Mike Arnolt, Pro
Update. |
 Vol. 6, No. 2: March-April,
1995
IRF World Juniors, 1995 Racquetball Factbook,
Ektelon Instruction - "Life After 30...Getting Better
With Age" by Aaron Katz, Wilson Instruction - "Quick
and Easy Ways to Improve Your Game" by Chris Cole, PARI
Instruction - "Playing Scared" by Fran Davis and
Diana McNab, Pro Update. |
 Vol. 6, No. 1: January-February,
1995
"A Man Called Sudsy - From Racquetball's Last
Superstar to Possibly Its Next" by Tom Slear, Ektelon
AARA U.S. National Doubles Championships, "How To
Evaluate Nutritional Supplements" by Marcy Lynch,
"An Analysis Of Interactive Pleasure Enhancement in the
Context of Competitive Racquetball (Or, Are We Having Fun
Yet?" by Stephen Wallenfels, Ektelon Instruction -
"Tournament Tips" by Aaron Katz, Wilson Instruction
- "Fresh Starts, New Beginnings" by Lynn Adams,
USPRA Instruction - "Always Put Safety First" by
Fran Davis, SAQ Training - "Developing a Training
Program" by Scott Phelps, "The tLc Goal Setting
Model for Racquetball" by Richards Krinsky, Ph.D.,
"Why Become USPRA Certified?" by Wayne Barrow, Pro
Update.
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 Vol. 5, No. 6:
November-December, 1994
Seeing Red at the Worlds - IRF
World Championships, "Not A Bad Summer" by Derek
Robinson, "Dear Diary" by Eric Muller and John Ellis,
"Sixth World Senior Championships Sizzle in Albuquerque"
by Felicia Duran, "The Ultimate Performance System" by
Marcy Lynch, Ektelon Instruction - "Match Play
Adjustments" by Dave Peck, PARI Instruction - "Do Your
Homework and You Too Can Be A Champion" by Fran Davis,
America's Most Wanted - "How To Get More Power and Get To More
Balls" by Lynn Adams, SAQ Training - "Specificity
Training" By Scott Phelps, "There Is No 'I' In Team"
by Jim Winterton, Holiday Gift Guide, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 5, No. 5:
September-October, 1994
"King of the Lion's Den -
Stedman Graham talks with Jan Exum" by Jan Exum, U.S. Olympic
Festival, Ektelon AARA Junior Olympics, Penn Skill Nationals,
Ektelon Instruction - "Staying Focused in Racquetball" by
Michael Bronfeld, "How To Compete Against A Better
Player" by Linda Moore, PARI Instruction - "Make Your
Opponents Pay for Mistakes," by Fran Davis, America's Most
Wanted - "When To Use Your Timeouts" by Jack Newman, SAQ
Training - "Racquetball Conditioning" by Scott Phelps,
"Tournament Jitters" by Dr. LaTell Clark, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 5, No. 4: July-August,
1994
Ektelon AARA U.S. National Singles Championships,
"Upsets in Open" by Jaime Guerra, "Golden Masters in
Baltimore: by Dick Kincade, Metro and Adult Regional Results,
"Nutrition and Performance: The Critical Edge" by Marcy
Lynch, Ektelon Instruction - "The Passing Game" by Robin
Levine, "Floor Strategy" by Drew Kachtik, PARI
Instruction - "Practice To Improve, Play To Win" by Fran
Davis, America's Most Wanted - n"Aggressive Serve Return"
by Jack Newman, SAQ Training - "Creating a Training Program
(For Advanced Players Only)" by Scott Phelps, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 5, No. 3: May-June,
1994
"Off Season Cowboy" by John Gillooly,
"The Line on Houston - National Singles Preview," Pan
American Games Team Trials, Ektelon Instruction - "Perfecting
the Pinch Shot" by Ruben Gonzalez, "Getting Back in the
Swing" by Marci Drexler, PARI Instruction - "The
Emotional State of the Game" by Fran Davis and Dr. Leonard
Clark, America's Most Wanted - "Racquetball By the
Numbers" by Jack Newman, SAQ Training - "How To Overpower
Your Opponent (For Advanced Players Only)" by Scott Phelps,
Psychology and Racquetball - "The Threat of the Weaker
Opponent" by Dr. Les Barbanell, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 5, No. 2: March-April,
1994
"How Do You Rate? Skill Level National"
by Jim Hiser, "St. Louis, The Hotbed for High School
Racquetball" by Buz Sawyer, "Junior Team USA Three-Peats
World Title" by Becky Sanford, "Fifth Annual Pan
Am/Wheelchair Racquetball Tournament" by Geno Bonetti, Ektelon
Instruction - "It's National Time!" by Lynn Adams,
"How To Prepare for the Nationals" by Dave Peck, PARI
Instruction - "Formulating A Game Plan - Part III" by
Fran Davis, America's Most Wanted - "Keeping Your Composure
Through Role-Playing and Visualization" by Jack Newman, Pro
Update.
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 Vol. 5, No. 1: January-February,
1994
"The Mayan Ball Game" by Neil Shapiro
and Becky Maxedon, "If Bubba Played Racquetball"by James
Woolcock, "A Look Back at 1993" by Becky Maxedon, Ektelon
Instruction - "Setting Goals...And Reaching Them" by Eric
Muller, "How To Turn Your Game Around" by Laura Fenton,
PARI Instruction - "Formulating A Game Plan - Part II" by
Fran Davis, Psychology and Racquetball - "Your Game Symptoms
and Diagnosis" by Dr. Les Barbanell, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 4, No. 6:
November-December, 1993
Ektelon AARA U.S. National
Doubles, World Senior Championships, "Time Capsule:
1988-93" by Becky Maxedon, Ektelon Instruction - "Lessons
... Old and New" by Connie Martin, "Choosing the Right
Equipment" by Sudsy Monchik, PARI Instruction -
"Formulating a Game Plan - Part I" by Fran Davis,
America's Most Wanted - "Your Free Shot!" by Jack Newman,
SAQ Training -- "Hit and Rest For Advanced Players Only"
by Scott Phelps, "Thinking Between Points to Win" by Del
Villanueva, "Kung Fu Mental Conditioning" by Bob Book Pro
Update.
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 Vol. 4, No. 5:
September-October, 1993
"Conine the
Barbarian" by Brad Patterson, U.S. Olympic Festival,
"Time Capsule: 1983-87: by Becky Maxedon, Ektelon Instruction
- "Winning Doubles Tips" by Bill Sell, "How To Be
More Effective in Doubles" by Mary Lyons and Susan Pfahler,
PARI Instruction - "Play the Ball, Not Your Opponent" by
Fran Davis, America's Most Wanted - "Zone #3 - The Low
Zone" by Jack Newman, SAQ Training - "Speed
Training!" by Scott Phelps, Holiday Gift Guide, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 4, No. 4: July-August,
1993
Ektelon AARA U.S. National Singles Championships
and Silver Anniversary, Ektelon AARA Junior Olympics, "Time
Capsule: 1978-82" by Becky Maxedon, Ektelon Instruction -
"The Benefits of Cross Training": by Lynne Coburn,
"Playing Isn't Everything" by Mike Guidry, PARI
Instruction - "Don't Sit On A Big Lead" by Fran Davis,
America's Most Wanted - "Zone #1-Hitting Our Defensive
Shots" by Jack Newman, "Total Training" by Jim Hiser,
SAQ Training - "First Step Explosion":by Scott Phelps,
Psychology and Racquetball - "Focus-Focus vs. Hokus-Pokus"
by Dr. Les Barbanell, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 4, No. 3: May-June,
1993
"Joe Sobek is ... One Proud Papa" by Tom
Slear, "Time Capsule: 1973-77" by Becky Maxedon,
"Nostalgia" by John Mooney, Ektelon Instruction -
"Advanced Court Positioning" by Aaron Katz,
"Formulating a Game Plan" by Chris Evon, PARI Instruction
- "Shot Selection" by Fran Davis, America's Most Wanted -
"The Lost Art of the Passing Shot" by Jack Newman, SAQ
Training - "Quick Feet: How Do You Get Them?" by Scott
Phelps, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 4, No. 2: March-April,
1993
"High Hurdles and Service Aces" by Tom
Slear (Willie Davenport), "Time Capsule: 1968-72" by
Becky Maxedon, "Nostalgia: Administrations" by John
Mooney, Ektelon Instruction - "Condition To Win" by Cindy
Doyle, "The Power Game" by Tim Sweeney, PARI Instruction
- "Return of Serve" by Fran Davis, America's Most Wanted
- "A Simple Guide to Shot Selection" by Jack Newman, SAQ
Training - "Coach, You've Lost Your Marbles": by Scott
Phelps, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 4, No. 1: January-February,
1993
"The Way of the Worlds" by John Abbott,
"Time Capsule: AARA Silver Anniversary" by Becky Maxedon,
PLAYING SMART - Ektelon Instruction - "How To Outsmart Your
Opponent (...and win, even if he's a better player)" by Chris
Cole, "The Serve" by Michelle Gould, PARI Instruction -
"The Lob Serve" by Fran Davis, America's Most Wanted -
"The Return Serve" by Jack Newman, "SAQ Training for
Racquetball" by Scott Phelps, "Psychology and Racquetball
- What To Do When You Lose Your Mind - On The Court" by Dr.
Les Barbanell, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 3, No. 6:
November-December, 1992
Ektelon AARA U.S. National
Doubles Championships, IRF World Senior Racquetball Championships -
"Albuquerque's Racquetball Vacation," "Life Span
Racquetball" by Dr. Joel Grossman, NRAD National
Championships, National Masters Doubles, PARI Instruction -
"The Drive Z Serve" by Fran Davis, "Different
Strategy AT Higher Levels of Play!" by Del Villanueva,
"Forehand Grip and Stroke": by Glenn Carlson, America's
Most Wanted - "How Do I Analyze My Opponent?" by Jack
Newman, "Dear Racquetball Doctor - Fear of Failure Part
One" by Fran Davis, Stu Hastings and Diana McNab, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 3, No. 5:
September-October, 1992
VI International Racquetball
Federation World Championships, Ektelon AARA Junior Olympics,
"Junior Team USA Travels Abroad" by Carol Pellowski,
"Double Vision" by Michael Topping, "Gang Violence
Increasing!" by Bob Book, "Developing the Handicapped
Racquetball Athlete" by Joel L. Koppel, Holiday Gift Guide,
PARI Instruction - "The Serve" by Fran Davis, America's
Most Wanted - "How to Prepare for a Tournament" by Jack
Newman, "Playing Doubles: When Two Become a Team" by
Charlie Garfinkel, "Post Match Coaching" by Jim Winterton,
Holiday Gift Guide, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 3, No. 4: July-August,
1992
Ektelon AARA U.S. National Singles, "First
Impressions" by Delois Leapheart, Metro Singles Update, PARI
Instruction - "The Serves" by Fran Davis,
"Psychology and Racquetball" by Dr. Les Barbanell,
America's Most Wanted - "Practice Drills Supplement" by
Jack Nemwan, "Dear Racquetball Doctor" by Fran Davis and
Stu Hastings, "Junk Food, Junk Bonds, and Junk Serves!"
by Bob Book, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 3, No. 3: May-June,
1992
"Amateur vs. Pro - "A Matter of
Status" by John P. Abbott, Ektelon World Intercollegiate
Championships, Ektelon AARA National High School Championships,
Metro Singles Championships, PARI Instruction -
"Footwork" by Fran Davis, "Power, Power, Power"
by Bob Book, America';s Most Wanted - "Practice Drills"
by Jack Newman, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 3, No. 2: March-April,
1992
Junior Team USA Wins First World Championships,
"A New Day for Junior Racquetball" by Andrea Beugen,
"Junior Racquetball" by Jim Hiser, "Deep in the
Heart of Texas" by John Abbott, "Shootin' for Number
One" by David J. Burt, "Left-Handed Inspiration" by
Becky Maxedon, "A Fitness Test for Racquetball" by Alan
Salmoni and Jim Hiser, Rule Change and Election information, PARI
Instruction - "The Ready Position" by Fran Davis,
"Identifying with the Follow Through" by Del Villanueva,
"Racquetball Today" by Lynn Adams and Erwin Goldbloom,
"Triple Vision" by Karin Sobotta, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 3, No. 1: January-February,
1992
"Women in Racquetball" by Diana McNab,
Ektelon AARA U.S. National Doubles Championships, "SMSU
Racquetball" by Ken Marks, "Peggy Steding Memorial,"
PARI Instruction - "The Z Ball" by Fran Davis,
"Racquetball Today" by Lynn Adams and Erwin Goldbloom,
"Prepare for Greatness" by Jim Winterton.
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 Vol. 2, No. 6:
November-December, 1991
"NFL and Racquetball"
by Tom Slear, Penn World Challenge, IRF World Senior Championships,
Elite Camp Reports, PARI Instruction - "Around The Wall
Ball" by Fran Davis, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 2, No. 5:
September-October, 1991
U.S. Olympic Festival, Penn
U.S. National Outdoor Championships, Penn Pacific Rim
Championships, Ektelon AARA U.S. Junior Olympics, "Junior Team
USA Journal" by Andrea Beugen, PARI Instruction -
"Defensive Shots" by Fran Davis, "Coaching the
Crucial Points" by Jim Winterton, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 2, No. 4: July-August,
1991
1991 Ektelon AARA U.S. National Singles
Championships, "Seven Principles of Coaching" by Jim
Winterton, PARI Instruction - "Pinches and Splats" by
Fran Davis, "To Look Back or Not to Look Back" by Del
Villanueva, "Dear Racquetball Doctor" by Fran Davis and
Stu Hastings, Pro Update. First glossy cover ...
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 Vol. 2, No. 3: May-June,
1991
AARA High School National Championships, 1991 Penn
Tournament of the Americas, Ektelon World Intercollegiate
Championships, "The Art of the 'Flow'" by Diana McNab,
PARI Instruction - "Passes and Kill Shots" by Fran Davis,
PARI News by Connie Martin, "Dear Racquetball Doctor" by
Fran Davis and Stu Hastings, Pro Update.
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 Vol. 2, No. 2: March-April,
1991
"Television Begins to Smile for the
Camera" by Tom Slear, Pro Update, Rule Change
Proposals/Election information, PARI Instruction - "Off-The
Backwall" by Fran Davis.
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 Vol. 2, No. 1: January-February,
1991
Ektelon AARA U.S. National Doubles, "True
Confessions" by Kelly J. Kirk, "The trend in White
Flooring" by Don Jellison, PARI Instruction - "The
Backhand" by Fran Davis.
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 Vol. 1, No. 2:
November-December, 1990
Feature: "Venezuelan
Diary" by John Foust, "Digital Legends" by Marty
Kaminsky, World Senior Championships by Jo Kenyon, PARI Instruction
- "The Forehand" by Fran Davis.
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 Vol. 1, No. 1:
September-October, 1990
Event coverage: Ektelon AARA
U.S. National Singles, AARA U.S. National High School
Championships, Ektelon World Intercollegiate Championships, Ektelon
AARA Junior Olympics, 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival, Penn Tournament
of the Americas, Penn World Championships, PARI Instruction -
"Build the Basics" by Fran Davis.
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1, Preview Launch: First Quarter 1990
Event coverage:
Ektelon AARA U.S. National Doubles, Olympic Festival Teams Named,
World Senior Championships, Junior World Championships, Board
Elections, Rule Change Proposals, U.S. Team Selection, U.S./Mexico
Challenge, Drug Testing Policies, Scholarship Program, Videos in
Production, NWRA Schedule, Women's & Junior Council meeting
minutes, State & Regional Directors, Leadership Conference
Update, Sports Psychology, Junior Profiles, Rankings &
Calendar.
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