Tournament Trail Jeremy Update Mini Lesson Results CRA Board
WINTER 2004-05 EDITION www.ColoradoRacquetball.com
Juniors UPDATE
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–Dan Davis
ecently, Adam Katz, who has been running the Juniors Program for Colorado, has informed us that he is going to concentrate on Jeremy’s Journey and he is also going to be moving out of the country next summer. This means that we will have to try to replace him. He has been spending a lot of time with the juniors, the national junior board, and the USA Racquetball Board. (I wish he liked racquetball!) Marcia Richards, Dick Barden and I met to discuss this dilemma. If the sport of racquetball is to continue in the state of Colorado, this will have to be done with the members of the CRA. No one else cares enough to keep the sport alive. The clubs don’t care (look at the number of courts we are losing), the recreational players who just come in to hit the ball believe they don’t know much about racquetball but have fun on the court. So it is up to each member/player in the CRA to help. The states that have successful programs have college, high school, and junior programs going all of the time. The State of Oregon has over 600 players in their high school program alone. Ture Nycum has volunteered to work with the college program and is currently working with CU and trying to get CSU and UNC interested. DU has two courts and some interest; Pueblo has a very serious program and team already. Ture needs all the help he can get. continued on next page...
PRESIDENTS CORNER–
“Together We Can Make a Difference”
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–Marcia Richards, CRA President
s the current CRA call to action, this slogan combines many different aspects of our goals this coming season. Each year, the CRA counts on its members to rally together for a number of common causes and to use our collective enthusiasm to help others while we enjoy our favorite sport. Here are a few of the projects that we all support year-round: The annual Racquet for the Cure Tournament (February 4 through 5, 2005) raises money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which funds breast cancer research and underwrites many important direct services for breast cancer victims and survivors. Without the aid of many Colorado players who donate their time and talent, as well as their hard-earned cash, this event could not happen. The second event on the CRA schedule is the “Fun Tournament” (now known as the CAC Championships) (March 17 through 20, 2005), which is another benefit event that raises funds for the Children’s Foundation (CASA). There are many different chapters and the targeted chapter is the Advocates For Children in Aurora. Again, many people volunteer their time and effort to make this event fun for participants, while collecting money that goes toward making a difference in a child’s life.
The whole gang, “Carmody Junior Clinic” – West Side Family RB Clinic, story page 7
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