7 “Hit to the Middle” Secrets Every Pickleball Player Should Know 7 “Hit to the Middle” Secrets Every Pickleball Player Should Know If you’ve been playing pickleball for any length of time you’ve probably been told by some player (probably more advanced than you) to “Hit to the Middle”. Maybe you’ve even congratulated your team […]
3 Secrets Top Pickleball Players Know for Figuring Out the Score & Which Side You’re Serving From Ever heard your partner or opponent say, “The score must be even because you were over there before and now you’re over here…”? You’re not the only one who’s heard such a proclamation and just moves obediently in […]
The Great “Too Windy to Play” Hoax (And How It’s Costing You Points if Not Games & Matches) If you’re one of those pickleballers who plays indoors and never has any intention of ever playing outdoors or playing in any major tournament, then this article is not for you. But if you play outside regularly, […]
Do This When Your Opponents Won’t Hit You the Ball As much as we all love this crazy sport, occasionally the interpersonal dynamics can make you wish you’d stayed home and not bothered to come to the courts. This topic came up with my recent Bootcamp Breakthrough participants and I wanted to give you some […]
Top 5 Shortcuts for Hosting a Kick-Butt Clinic Whether you’re someone who dreams about taking a clinic from a professional pickleball instructor, but has never had the opportunity OR you’re a self-professed pickleball junkie who has taken advantage of any and every learning opportunity that’s hit your way, if you show up to a clinic, […]
The First Commandment of the Third Shot (And It’s Not “Hit a Dropshot”) irst off, let’s just say that this is obviously not the only commandment to live your life by (unless Pickleball truly is your only religion). But when it comes to pickleball, this is a biggie. In this article, I’m going to clear […]
Avoiding Pickleball Injuries: My Top 3 Tips In a mad rush toward the ball, your partner crashes into the kitchen, collides with the net, and ends up with their back on the ground, groaning…Under the best of circumstances, they had a safe fall and managed to get off with only a scraped knee. Under the […]
Segment 1: A Good Serve Think about it. What would you answer? At a clinic, voices will usually call out one after another, “Fast.” “Hard.” “Lots of spin.” “Over the net.” (Always good.) “In the court.” (Also extremely important.) “Deep.” I’ll listen, inviting more and more answers until nobody’s got anything left to add. And […]
Top Pickleball Players: Why They Can Break The “Rules” & You Shouldn’t Without stopping, make a list of 100 people, situations, experiences and things you’re grateful for right now. Okay, you can pause if you really need to for a minute between items, but the point is to just keep letting the ideas flow and […]
