You Make the Call! Here's the Scenario: You hit a groundstroke but hit the ball twice during the shot. What's the call? This "double-hit" scenario rears its ugly head every-so-often on the pickleball courts. Intuitively, it seems like it's an … [Read more...]
Attention HR Directors & Executives: Add Pickleball to your Corporate Wellness Programming to Keep your Employees Healthy, Engaged & Motivated!
It's fun. It's social. It's active. It reduces stress and it will ignite positive lifestyle modifications in the lives of your employees! Pickleball is a unique and effective employee wellness programming option that will encourage healthier … [Read more...]
Pickleball Half-Volley (Short Hop) — Critical Shot when Returning Deep Serves and when Stuck in “No-Man’s Land”
Most competitive players will agree that the single-most critical and effective pickleball strategy is to get to the Non-Volley Line as quickly as possible. It's at the non-volley line where a team can take control of the rally -- or at the very … [Read more...]
Updated Pickleball Rules — Major Rule Revisions Effective January 31, 2018
Early last week -- in an effort intended to clarify many of the pickleball rules -- the USAPA Rules Committee published the 2018 USAPA\IFP Official Tournament Rulebook along with the 2018 Major Rulebook Revisions document which specifically outlines … [Read more...]
My Word for 2018 — Drum Roll Please!!!
The following blog post is a slight departure from my typical post about the rules, strategy and musings about pickleball. As we embark on a new year, I wanted to share with you my overarching "goal" for the next 12 months -- broken down to a single … [Read more...]
Hat Falls Off and Into the Pickleball Kitchen — You Make the Call!
You Make the Call! Here's the Scenario: You're wearing a hat to play pickleball. The hat falls into your own Non-Volley Zone while you execute a groundstroke from behind the Non-Volley Line. What's the call? To keep the sun out of my eyes, I … [Read more...]
Pickleball Service Foot Faults & Imaginary Extensions — What You Need to Know!
You Make the Call! Here's the Scenario: During the serve, the server's feet are positioned outside of the imaginary extension of the sideline. The opponents miss the return. What's the call? I see pickleball service foot faults seemingly all … [Read more...]
Pickleball Singles Strategy — Hit Behind your Opponent & Wrong Foot ‘Em!
Playing singles in pickleball is, unquestionably, a different animal than the traditional doubles game. Singles requires physical stamina, anticipation and a different strategy than that in doubles. Be prepared to sprint, split step, stop, change … [Read more...]
The In-Laws Move to Central Florida – Yay!!! You know, for them!!! ;-)
I previously shared with you about how the mother-in-law reintroduced me to the sport of pickleball at our local church (Woodside Bible Church) in Metro Detroit several years ago after first playing it in physical education class in 7th or 8th grade. … [Read more...]
What are the Best Shoes for Pickleball?
As the person who manages the pickleball program at the local community center, I see first-hand the dangers of wearing the wrong kinds of shoes when playing pickleball. I've seen numerous injuries -- rolled ankles, ruptured Achilles tendons, pulled … [Read more...]
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