Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
To get the ball down in pickleball, aim to make your opponent contact it below net height, ideally near the feet. Use…
Your pickleball follow-through should match the shot. Dinks, resets, counters, and punch volleys need compact finishes, while drives, serves, and overheads use…
A high backhand putaway should use space, shoulder load, and arm extension—not a hard wrist flick. Get the ball slightly away from…
In pickleball doubles, your best side is the one that puts your strongest shots in the middle, reduces hesitation, and complements your…
Five pickleball mistakes quietly cost rec players points: forcing attacks from poor balance, aiming too fine on resets, driving too many balls…
A step-through pickleball serve adds power by transferring your weight from the back leg through contact. Load, move forward, rotate, then let…
The pickleball snake shot disguises a forehand attack inside what looks like a normal backhand dink. Keep the setup quiet, switch the…
At 3.5, improving faster often means cutting unforced errors before adding new shots. Track your serve, return, neutral-ball, and attack misses, then…
A bad pickleball line call should cost you one point—not the next five. Reset quickly, avoid revenge shots, and give yourself one…
A simple volley cue can improve both reach and balance: paddle forward, hips slightly back. This keeps you athletic, creates more space…
For a more powerful, consistent pickleball forehand drive, keep your chest connected to the ball and rotate through your core and torso.…
Pickleball pop-ups aren’t just caused by an open paddle face. Late contact, tight grip, poor spacing, rising through the shot, reaching, and…
Each year, the USA Pickleball (USAP) Rules Committee receives a list of proposed changes to improve the overall experience of playing pickleball.…
We’ve covered a variety of common pickleball injuries and how to prevent them, but one type of injury is common but rarely…
Getting to the kitchen line is one thing; performing at the kitchen line is another. Most players know that after a serve…
As is true of most racket sports, pickleball puts a lot of stress on your lower body. Moving around the court requires…
Thanksgiving is here, meaning we’ll see lots of posts about people running or walking in turkey trot charity races. Whether you’re walking…
As a health and happiness coach, I’ve been a big proponent of pickleball for over a decade now. Part of my goal…
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