Coaching Notes & Blog

What We Teach in Every Beginner's First Lesson

New students often expect their first lesson to start with fast-paced rallies. Instead, we spend almost the entire first session on three things that make ev...

DIVE Forward Together

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The Injury-Prevention Angle: * Pickleball Shoes Guide

👟 The #1 Mistake Pickleball Players Make With Their ShoesWrong. ❌ Wearing running shoes on a pickleball court is one of the fastest tickets to a rolled ankle...

5 Doubles Positioning Mistakes We See in Every Clinic

Doubles pickleball is won and lost on positioning as much as it is on shot-making. In our group clinics, these five mistakes come up in almost every session ...

The Third Shot Drop: A Coach's Guide to Getting to the Kitchen

If there’s one shot that separates players who can rally from players who can win points, it’s the third shot drop. Here’s how we teach it in private lessons...

SLOW MOTION 101: Watch the Ball, the Body, and the Follow-Through

Elite pickleball happens too fast to learn from. Slow it down, and three things decide every shot — here is how to see them. Watch a pro rally at full speed ...

Fast Track: 10 Moves to the Next Level

Dink Drills 301

Forehand Drops 302

If your forehand drop feels like a coin flip, the problem usually isn't nerves — it's that you're using one technique for jobs that need three different shots.