USA Racquetball

"I've been involved in volunteering as a local racquetball junior's coach for the past seven years. In 2008, I became AmPro certified and hope to expand my certification level in the future. I've attended quite a few Racquetball camps (Fran Davis's and the USAR Elite Camp) and I helped two junior's attend the elite camp via a scholarship that was based on an essay they had to write about what racquetball means to them," said Knight.

If you ask Chris what he loves most about the sport, he is not short on words and points out all the reasons why he loves being involved in racquetball.

1) It's the sport that you can grow old with... meaning, it can be played at almost all ages. It's a game where skill can often make up for lack of athletic efficiency as one gets older.

2) High speed action really gets the heart pumping and contributes to weight loss/maintenance unlike other cardio exercises (such as running on a treadmill) that aren't as exciting.

3) Social aspect of meeting people from all walks of life having often absolutely nothing in common with you except for this passionate obsession with the sport of racquetball.

4) How easy it is to connect with the top people in this sport, learn and be trained by them. It's not like Golf where I can't just call up Tiger Woods and ask for a personal lesson; whereas in Racquetball, getting access and being able to either hire or attend a camp lead by the best in the sport is accessible for most.

5) Sharing my love and skill in racquetball with others. I'm the local YMCA Racquetball trainer and I'm an assistant rball coach at our club for the Juniors.

6) Connecting with others online about Racquetball extends the friend network to world wide whether it be via the MNP forum or http://Twitter.com/Racquetball/

7) How difficult it is to master perfect and consistent stroke mechanics ensures that I will always remain 'the student' of the sport... each year, something else to master or improve on.

With his business experience as an Internet Entrepreneur, Knight applies some of that to his approach on marketing racquetball. "Stay involved, play often, and be open to opportunities to catch someone shooting around on an empty racquetball court so that you can welcome them to the sport; encouraging them to join a league, enter a tournament or get lessons," said Knight.

"Every day I play racquetball it seems that a new spectator will wonder by...stop for a minute to watch. These are perfect opportunities to introduce yourself and invite them to give racquetball a try.

Another thing you can do is hand down last years racquets to local junior's. Most sponsored player programs don't allow them to be sold anyway, so you might as well give them away to a local junior player who might not get to play with a high-end racquet otherwise early in their introduction to the sport.

The role that I enjoy most is that of Racquetball Ambassador. I aspire to be 'that guy' who energizes and inspires those around me to get involved, participate, advance their skill and most of all, have fun playing the game of racquetball."