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Indiana State Racquetball Association

Welcome!

Welcome to the new INSRA website, our state forum to promote this great sport, and provide information about racquetball in Indiana and nationally. We hope to provide more tournament opportunities and special events, and to promote roles for players as certified instructors, referees or racquetball ambassadors. All of these efforts can help recruit new players, and can lead to a lifetime of racquetball play, fitness, and fun.

President’s Message

Are you ready to “get back in the swing” of things?

Jul 3, 2020

I am very happy to announce that as Indiana gets “back on track” with racquetball facilities cautiously reopening, INSRA is ready, willing, and able to help you get back on a court swiftly and safely.

We are very excited to partner with the Fort Wayne Central Branch YMCA to hold the 3rd Annual Rocky Carson Clinic on August 1st and 2nd as planned! With limited participation, this is the perfect event for you to get back on a court in a small group setting and we have developed a solid plan with the facility to ensure everyone involved has a fun and, most importantly, safe experience. I can’t think of a better way to ease back into playing the sport we all love than by getting tips, tricks, and one-on-one instruction from Rocky himself! Stay tuned to R2sports, INSRA.org, and the INSRA Facebook page for more details coming soon.

Indiana State Doubles, tentatively scheduled for July 11th, has been postponed. Our friends at Franciscan Health and Fitness are taking a phased approach to safely reopen their courts and we hope to reschedule this event at a later date when they are at full capacity.

In other news, the INSRA annual meeting will be held in October of this year during which elections for board members, President, and Secretary will be held. If you are interested in joining the board, please reach out to me or any other board member. We’d love to have your help in making Indiana racquetball the best it can be!

In the interim, please keep yourselves and your loved ones safe and healthy. I hope to see all of you back on a court very shortly!

Sincerely,

Laura Pesek
INSRA President

Latest News

COVID-19 and Indiana Racquetball: As you all know, increasingly protective measures have been put into effect to reduce the the rapid spread of this virus in the United States. This appropriate public health focus has also significantly affected our 2020 INSRA Event Schedule. Several tournaments have been postponed: March Madness Doubles, Lifetime/Gearbox Shootout, the Purdue Cup and State Singles have all been postponed until further notice. Please see the revised 2020 Event Schedule in Upcoming Events.

The INSRA Board intends to reschedule these events as soon as the immediate crisis passes, and we are able to make alternative plans. This intent is tempered by the inability to predict when public health restrictions will be lifted. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this sobering time.

In the meantime, take every precaution to keep yourselves safe and your families protected. Take a look at the CDC website to keep yourselves educated about this pandemic and our collective safety. And try to stay in shape! Use your imagination, home equipment, ellipticals, etc. We hope to see you on the courts soon.
See new Board Meeting Schedule and Updated Bylaws.

Benefits of Racquetball

Strengthens Body and Mind!

Racquetball fitness helps you move better, feel better, think better! Works all muscle groups. Improves focus, quick decision making, reaction times, and provides down time from all those day-to-day stresses.

Burns Fat and Calories

In one hour of racquetball, a player burns up to 600-800 calories and runs up to 2 miles!

Improves Balance and Coordination

It takes anticipation, strategic thinking, quickness, nimble footwork AND PRACTICE to be ready where the ball is going to be!

Improves Your Social Life!

You’re only one game away from a good mood and new friends!

A Sport for Everyone!

Young

Racquetball, like other sports: teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose, it teaches you about life. JUST PLAY AND HAVE FUN!

Men

Racquetball works the core, the lower body (running and footwork), upper body (racquet control and hitting). Improves strategic thinking, power, endurance.

Women

Strengthens bone and muscle, slows bone loss. Aerobic and anaerobic benefits. Improves reaction times and strategy, flexibility, coordination, stamina.

Senior

Never underestimate older people who play racquetball! It promotes heart health, clarity of thinking, better hand-eye coordination and reflexes, and fewer falls with age.