Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
To remember the pickleball score, connect it to something meaningful: the previous rally, your court position, a pre-serve routine, the game’s momentum,…
If you’re being targeted in crosscourt dink rallies, don’t keep hitting to the same spot. Instead, use a simple three-ball pattern: outside…
To break a pickleball plateau, stop relying on open play alone. Use small-group coaching, focused drills, stronger practice partners and paused competitive…
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…
A few days ago, I was listening to coach and pro player Jill Braverman talk about why players rush the transition zone…
I know — it sounds basic. “Keep your eye on the ball” is the oldest piece of sports advice ever spoken. But…
Have you ever watched a player hit a serve that doesn’t seem to bounce — it just skids low and rushes at…
“It Was Out!” (…Was It?) We’ve all been there. It’s game point in a close rec match. The rally’s fast, your adrenaline’s…
You know that moment — you’re in a smooth kitchen rally, trading clean, soft dinks back and forth. Then your opponent slides…
You’re cruising at 9–4. Then the air changes. Your hands feel tighter, you guide instead of swing, and rallies you owned a…
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