Pickleball Training
Tips, drills, strategies and guides to take your pickleball training to the next level.
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…
In pickleball, play the ball first and the opponent second. Let ball height, pace, depth, and your balance determine the shot. Then…
Between pickleball games, a quick reset should focus on cooling down, taking a few controlled drinks, adding quick carbs only if needed,…
A smart pickleball speed-up often goes straight at the player in front of you, not into open court. Aim for a cramped…
Rec players often miss an easy ball after a difficult shot because their balance, spacing, and timing haven’t fully recovered. Fast exchanges…
There’s a moment in every pickleball game when you’re scrambling. You’re deep in the court, off-balance, and your opponents are parked at…
There’s a reason pros win points with dinks that don’t even make a sound. It’s not magic—it’s precision. And if you’ve been…
There’s a moment we all dream about: the perfect pop-up. Your opponent makes a mistake, the ball floats high, and it’s your…
There’s a reason top pickleball players make their warmups look so smooth—it’s not luck, and it’s definitely not just arm swings and…
There’s a moment in every rec game when it hits: your opponent hits to the middle, and you—left-handed, strategically placed—step in with…
So here’s the deal: our friend, pro player and coach Nicholas Wade dropped this little strategy bomb on us recently, and once…
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