Florida Racquetball Association

Upcoming Events

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2012 WOR 3rd Annual Florida Outdoor State Championships presented by Gearbox Racquetball (3 Wallball Cup Championship Series Event)
Date:5/18/2012 - 5/20/2012
Location: Tropical Park. Miami, FL
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USA Racquetball
Indoor Racquetball Tampa Open (and Jr Regionals)
Date:5/18/2012 - 5/20/2012
Location: Harbour Island Athletic Club. Tampa, FL
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2012 Florida Sunshine state games
Date:6/8/2012 - 6/10/2012
Location: UF Student Fitness and Recreation Center. GAINESVILLE, FL
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Indoor Racquetball Suncoast Open ~$15,000 Cash Shootout
Date:6/21/2012 - 6/24/2012
Location: Sarasota Bath & Racquet Club. Sarasota, FL
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Note: See the "TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE" menu tab for a list off all upcoming USAR/FRA and WOR sanctioned events.
Also view the WOR website here

View Current FRA Referees here

Recent Tournaments Draws and Results

Indoor Racquetball 2012 Florida Open
Date:5/4/2012 - 5/6/2012
Location: Sarasota Bath & Racquet Club. Sarasota, FL
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Women's Racquetball Day
Date:4/28/2012 - 4/28/2012
Location: Bob Sierra YMCA. Tampa, FL
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Florida Ektelon Nationals Regional Qualifier
Date:4/13/2012 - 4/15/2012
Location: Richey Racquet Club. PORT RICHEY, FL
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2012 WOR Tampa Bay Shootout
Date:4/14/2012 - 4/15/2012
Location: Forbes Recreation Center. Pinellas Park, FL
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Indoor Racquetball IRT Florida Satellite Series
Date:3/30/2012 - 4/1/2012
Location: TBA. TBA, FL
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2012 WOR Holiday Park Memorial Shootout
Date:3/31/2012 - 4/1/2012
Location: Holiday Park. Fort Lauderdale, FL
tournament info

2012 WOR Florida Beach Bash For Cash
Date:3/16/2012 - 3/18/2012
Location: Garfield Street Historic Paddleball Courts. Hollywood, FL
tournament info

Indoor Racquetball 2012 IRT Florida Spring Break Pro Am
Date:3/7/2012 - 3/11/2012
Location: Harbour Island Athletic Club. Tampa, FL
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13th Annual Great Balls of Fire
Date:2/24/2012 - 2/26/2012
University Of Miami Wellness Center. Coral Gables, FL
draws/results

Indoor Racquetball 2012 WOR 1st Annual Naples Shootout / USF Collegiate Fundraising Series #2
Date:2/25/2012 - 2/26/2012
Location: Fleischmann Park. Naples, FL
info/results

Florida State Singles Championships
2/17/2012 - 2/19/2012
Sarasota Bath & Racquet Club. Sarasota, FL
draws/results

Indoor Racquetball UCF Collegiate Tournament
2/11/2012 - 2/11/2012, University Of Central Florida. Orlando, FL
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Superbowl Saturday Shootout
2/4/2012 - 2/4/2012 Sarasota Bath & Racquet Club
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2012 WOR Rowlett Park Shootout / USF Collegiate Fundraising Series #1
Date:2/4/2012 - 2/5/2012
Location: Rowlett Park. Tampa, FL
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Indoor Racquetball MRF MacDill Singles Shoot-Out
Jan 27-29, 2012
Location: Short Fitness Center. MacDill AFB, FL
cancelled see info

2012 WOR/WFRA 2nd Annual Firefighters Charity Tournament
Jan 21-22, 2012
Location: CB Smith Park. Pembroke Pines, FL
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2012 Orange and Blue Shootout Tier 5 Pro Stop
Jan 13-15, 2012 - University of Florida Southwest Recreation center Gainesville, FL
Tournament Info

Indoor Racquetball 2012 Women's Senior/Masters Racquetball Association 23rd Annual National Championships
Jan 13-15, 2012 - Sarasota Bath and Racquet Club, Sarasota FL
Tournament Info

Harbour Island Open
Jan 6-8, 2012 Tampa FL
draws/results

Indoor Racquetball MRF McDill Singles Shootout
Jan 7-8, 2012
Tournament Info

more past tournaments results

Latest FRA News

2012 FRA Womens Day Racquetball Clinic

On April 28, 2012 The FRA and a number of Certified Instructors conducted this years yearly Womens Day Clinic. Article and photos courtesy of Jean Trimble and Karen Bouchard

2012 Florida State Singles Championships Summary

The 2012 Florida State Singles Championships took place at the 6 court Sarasota Bath & Racquet Club main facility and the 6 court Sarasota YMCA on February 17-19, 2012. The Saturday night awards banquet was held at the Ramada Sarasota. (Photos and article by Gary Wargo)

Florida State Singles State Championships

2012 Florida State Singles Championships February 17-19 in Sarasota, FL.
* Saturday night banquet with player of the year awards presentation, cash bar, and after party with live dj
* Annual membership meeting to be held during banquet

Announcements

USAR Update and other information - Wednesday, March 02, 2011

USAR and other news

USAR July Newsletter (includes)
* Junior Olympic recap
* Scenes and recap from Ektelon Nationals
* Portable court picture at Fullerton
* USAR lifetime memberships at a discount.
*.WPRO update
* Award and grant recipients
* Jack Huczek retires
* Preview to US Open

USAR Home Page See the USA Racquetball Home Page for all national tournaments, events and activities.

USAR Election The USAR is currently running the election for their board of directors. As a FRA member you have the right to vote for the candidate of your choice in this election.

Why a Tournament Director
Should Sanction

February 19th, 2011
by John Ellis read the article

Serving Out-Of-Order Rule Change

After noting that some forty-one percent of the general membership voted in favor of Option 3, a majority of the USAR’s Board of Directors agreed that a doubles team should be allowed to have either partner serve first each time the team comes “in” to serve and that an “out’ should be assessed to the team if a partner who has lost the serve attempts to serve again during that inning. Here is the pertinent rule wording:

Rule 4.2 SERVE IN DOUBLES

(a) Order of Serve. At the beginning of each game, when the first server of the first team to serve is out, the team is out. After that, either partner can serve first each time the team steps in to serve. Both players on each team shall serve until there is a handout and a sideout -- i.e. both players are out. The referee must make sure that neither partner serves again after that partner had previously lost a rally while serving.

Rule 4.4 OUT SERVE IN DOUBLES

(a) Out of Order Serve. If either partner serves again after that partner had previously lost a rally while serving, the penalty is an immediate out for that team.

The new rule changes will go in effect January 1, 2011.

Latest Articles

2011 Local and State Senior Games

Fun, friendly and fierce competition rolled into one. See details, Photos and more on both the Florida Sports Foundation and Ormond Beach Senior Games events.

14 Floridians Qualify for WOR National Team

Florida has 14 racquetball athletes that qualified for the WOR National Team. There are a total of 42 players that qualified for 45 division positions on the Team. The top four states with players qualifying are; Florida-14, California-14, Michigan-4, and Ohio-2.