How to Ease Back Into Pickleball After the Holidays
Coming back to pickleball after a holiday break is weird. Not dramatic-injury weird. Not “I forgot how to play” weird. More like… everything feels half a beat... Read more.
Your Pickleball Horoscope for 2026
The astrology is real. The pickleball insights might hit a little too close to home. Let’s set expectations correctly. This horoscope won’t magically fix your... Read more.
How Competitive Should Rec Pickleball Be?
There’s a moment many recreational pickleball players eventually reach. You’re playing regularly. You know the faces. You win more games than you lose. You’re... Read more.
Will Skipping Pickleball Over the Holidays Hurt Your Game?
What sports science says about 1 week, 2 weeks, and “uh-oh, it’s been a month” If you’ve taken a few days off for Christmas, travel, family chaos, or the... Read more.
Are You Actually Absorbing Pace — or Just Blocking?
In pickleball, pace has a way of exposing us. When an opponent drives the ball hard or speeds up at the kitchen, most rec players fall into one of two habits: Sometimes... Read more.
When No One Wants to Play With You Because “You’re Not Good Enough”
What to Do, What Not to Do, and How to Handle It Without Losing Confidence This is one of the most uncomfortable moments in pickleball. You show up excited to play.You... Read more.
What People Really Think of Lifetime’s A Pickleball Christmas
If you’re a pickleball player and you’ve seen A Pickleball Christmas pop up on your screen, you probably had the same reaction most of us did: “Wait… there’s... Read more.
What to Do When You’re the One Getting Targeted in Pickleball
Every ball comes your way. Dinks, speed-ups, resets, lobs — all yours. Your partner starts feeling invisible, and you start feeling rushed, exposed, and slightly... Read more.
Ben Johns’s Backhand Dinking Secrets
Most rec players think backhand dinking is about surviving rallies. Ben Johns thinks it’s about shrinking the court. That difference explains almost everything.... Read more.
What Rec Players Say Actually Works for Staying Mentally Focused in Pickleball
Ask rec players why they lose matches, and most won’t say it’s because they don’t know what to do. They’ll say this instead: “I just lost focus.” And... Read more.