Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
Use a down-the-line dink when you’re balanced and can pressure your opponent, not just change direction. Aim inside the sideline toward the…
Anger hurts pickleball performance by increasing tension, rushing decisions, and encouraging low-percentage shots. To reset, identify whether the error came from contact,…
Aim a pickleball backhand flick based on the opponent’s ready position. If they sit backhand, target the outside forehand side. If they…
Three pickleball kitchen counters handle most speed-ups: use a soft backhand reset for balls outside your backhand, a compact backhand punch for…
A backhand attack down the line in pickleball can be a drive from the baseline or a speed-up at the kitchen. The…
A consistent pickleball serve starts with a consistent ball release. Whether you use a volley serve or a drop serve, releasing the…
A good 5-minute pickleball warm-up should include crosscourt dinks, volleys, transition resets, third-shot drops, drives, serves, and returns. Start with touch shots,…
A third-shot drop can clear the net by several feet and still be effective. What matters most is that the ball reaches…
The chicken wing in pickleball is the awkward area around an opponent’s paddle-side hip, ribs, elbow, or shoulder. Target it when you…
To improve consistency in pickleball, combine targeted drilling with live play. Track shot quality, not just makes, use blocked and variable repetitions,…
Forehand drives usually sail long because the paddle face is too open, contact is late, or the swing lifts without enough topspin.…
Good pickleball sportsmanship does not mean staying silent. Speak up calmly when bad calls, wrong scores, rotation issues, or repeated rule problems…
I had the privilege of working with RPO coaches these last few weeks. First at JOOLA Headquarters and then in Austin with…
It happens more often than most recreational players admit. You arrive at the courts late.The courts are full.Your friends are already halfway…
If you play enough rec pickleball, you eventually meet that server. The one whose ball hits the box… kicks left… then somehow…
Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth. Most recreational pickleball players don’t dislike improving. They dislike drilling. They don’t want to stand crosscourt…
Getting from the baseline to the kitchen safely is one of the most important skills in doubles pickleball — right after the…
Choking up on a pickleball paddle means moving your hand higher on the handle to shorten the lever. This can increase hand…
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