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Episode 9 of the podcast features Dan Whitley.  Dan is the president of USA racquetball and the president of the Missouri Racquetball High School Association.  He is one of the smartest people that I know in the sport of racquetball and I really enjoyed this discussion with him.  We discuss USA racquetball, how to grow a racquetball program, his favorite racquetball stories, and much more.

This episode also features an instructional segment about how to improve your serve.  Plus, I bring on Mark Kissel and Brendan Giljum to tell the story of Mark’s hilarious and awesome proposal to his fiance Amanda, which occurred in the middle of their mixed doubles match.

Check out this video to see the proposal in action!



Amanda and Mark’s Racquetball Engagement

On February 2, at the 2018 USA Racquetball International Racquetball Tour Pinchshot.com Midwest Championships presented by Missouri Racquetball at Vetta Sports (12320 Old Tesson Rd, St. Louis) in the first round of the mixed open doubles division, Mark Kissel proposed to his partner Amanda Maloney in the middle of the first game. These two have been long time members of Vetta Sports (12320 Old Tesson Rd, St. Louis), but they first met at the USA Racquetball High School National Championships in Portland, Oregon in 2016. Mark was a coach for St. Louis University High School and Amanda was a coach for Lindbergh High School. Now nearly 2 years later, just before Valentine’s Day and at the start of National #racquetballmonth, decked out in brand new matching lululemon St. Louis clothes, garnishing HEAD Penn Racquetball racquets, Mark proposed with a ring from Shane Co. in a HEAD Penn Racquetball, funded by his salary from Bertarelli Cutlery, Bertarelli Paper Co and Vetta Sports (12320 Old Tesson Rd, St. Louis). She said yes! The couple then headed to Three Kings Public House (Ronnies) to celebrate with friends, family and members of the #racquetball community. We wish them a lifetime of happiness both on and off the court!

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