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Knowing the rules is crucial for pickleball beginners so that they can avoid faults and become better players. So, what are faults in pickleball and how can you avoid them? Pickleball, like any set of rule, has a governing body that puts out the rules of the game. In...

As much as power is coming more and more into the game of pickleball, dinking is still and will likely always be an important part of the game for the simple reason that when all four players are up at the non-volley zone line, a dink is often strategically a wise...

We’re going to dive into three big constraints that are holding many players back from becoming the player they want to be. The good news is that these things can be addressed, and fixes can be implemented right away. The bad news is that most aren't even aware...

It seems that most players want to play with other players who are deemed to be at an equal level or at a higher level of play than they are. It's fun. We'll be super engaged because we'll feel challenged. If we win, we get bragging rights and if we lose it might suck...

Sometimes you’re up at the line and either you or you partner accidentally sends a popped up ball over to your opponents that puts you in quite a tough situation on the very next shot that’s coming back. We’re specifically talking about the instance when it’s quite a...

What sport is pickleball most similar to? Pickleball is a combination of three sports: tennis, badminton, and ping pong (table tennis). It is played on a badminton sized court with an approximate tennis height net (2 inches lower) and what can be thought of as an...

We're going to talk about the number one way to get better at pickleball fast. It may be something you've heard before but I'm going to break down how I do it and how some of the best players I know do it that’s different. This difference is what sky rockets the...

A dink shot is a soft shot hit on a bounce or out of the air (dink volley) from the NVZ. The intention is to have this shot land in the opposing teams NVZ, or near it, and ideally forces your opponents into a low contact. The NVZ stands for "non-volley zone," and it...

Conventional wisdom in pickleball teaches that you want to hit that serve deep, hit the return deep, the serving team drops the next shot, the returning team has come in, and now you advance and both teams are up at the non-volley zone line get into a dink exchange...