About PickleballMAX

Tennis player turned pickleball player. I blog about how one maximizes their picklebility. Picklebility is simply defined as an embodiment of one's passion, ability and addiction to #pickleball. See you on the courts!

Top 10 Technique & Strategy Flaws Impeding Your Pickleball Progress

We've all been there. We exhibit meteoric pickleball improvement and progress during the first several weeks or months of playing -- or perhaps, even years -- and then, we hit a performance plateau. We just can't seem to bust through any … [Read more...]

Pickleball Passion Meter — What’s your Score?

If you're like me, you are addicted to the game of pickleball. I have previously expounded on 10 reasons why I love pickleball -- from the numerous health benefits, to the competition to the social aspect of the game. On the pickleball passion … [Read more...]

Healthy Heart, Happy Heart — Pickleball’s Common Thread

February is a particularly meaningful month for Middletown, Ohio native and, now pickleball-lover, Tonnie Reimer. First, as it’s National Heart Month, February serves as her recurring reminder of the prudent decision she made to get herself … [Read more...]

Pickleball Rally Scoring — Good Idea… or it Messes with the Integrity of the Game!!!?

Nothing generates a retreat to one’s own philosophical corner in pickleball like the ball debate or rally scoring. For both topics, opinions are plentiful – and, like politics, one is not likely to change the mind of another. What is Rally … [Read more...]

Pickleballs — Must-Know Information for the Pickleball Newbie

Pickleballs. Arguably, no other topic generates such a passionate debate and angst amongst pickleball players than these 2.87” to 2.97” in diameter plastic balls that have between 26 and 40 circular holes. Well, perhaps aside from rally … [Read more...]

Pickleball Rules — Major Rule Changes & Revisions (Effective February 15, 2019)

In its annual review of the pickleball rules — the USAPA Rules Committee has published the 2019 USAPA/IFP Official Tournament Rulebook along with the 2019 Major Rulebook Revisions document which specifically outlines the significant pickleball rule … [Read more...]

Pickleball Etiquette — Unwritten Rules (until now) for the Pickleball Newbie… and for some Experienced Players too!!!

If you’re a pickleball newbie, you can download the USAPA & IFP Official Tournament Rulebook to find the “official” rules about how to play the game of pickleball. Etiquette “rules,” on the other hand, are generally unwritten – yet equally as … [Read more...]

Pickleball Split Step – Balance, Baby!!!

I see it happen regularly in rec play. A team pinned to the baseline understands that, strategically, they need to get to the kitchen line in order to give themselves the best chance at winning the rally. That’s definitely a true statement and a … [Read more...]

Pickleball Tournament Management Software for Tournament Directors — A PickleballMAX Review of PickleballTournaments.com

Getting ready to host pickleball tournaments? As a tournament director there’s much to do – securing a facility and courts, recruiting an army of helpers/volunteers, marketing the tournament, procuring food, water, drinks, balls, awards and giveaways … [Read more...]

Pickleball Ladders — Are they Popular at your Club?

If you're a member of an "official" pickleball club, play at your local YMCA or Community Center or have simply been playing pickleball at your local courts, you've likely heard of ladder leagues. Perhaps you've even seen a flyer for them posted at … [Read more...]