Serve & Return of Serve

Having a successful and imposing return of serve all boils down to one word - TIME. Specifically, you want to find ways to buy time for yourself with your return all while still pressuring your opponents and giving them less time and space. Why do you need to create...

Are you facing a strong returner in your next game? It doesn’t have to be a scary thing, here’s what to do when you’re worried about being overwhelmed by a player with a strong return…

In today's video we're going to show you how to add at least ten miles per hour to your serve. All right we're going to talk about serving. Serving is very vital to the game of pickleball. Yes, it starts the point it, starts the rally in a game but al it sets up...

When your opponent is back in the court behind the baseline, the best thing you can do with the ball is to keep it deep. Since all points start with at least one opponent back you will always have a chance to keep them back and prevent them from establishing a wall at...

There are lots of reasons why a serving team may have trouble scoring in pickleball. Certainly getting up to the net as the serving team is difficult against a strong returning team but there are ways to handle it that will make your life easier and certain things...

As a beginner pickleballer, simple and effective is the key to finding your stride on the court. A lot of on-court practice – which includes practicing all the important shots – plays an important role in improving your pickleball skills. However, one of the most...

In this video we will show you how to train you return of serve so that you can develop consistency and accuracy. When you hit consistently strong returns it will make it very difficult for the serving team to hit good 3rds shot drops and come to the net.

One of the most effective returns you can hit in pickleball is the forehand slice because with a slice you can hit your return deep, give yourself time to get to the non volley zone line and keep the ball low making a 3rd shot drop much more difficult to hit. It's...

We are thrilled to be sharing this video of three different top pro pickleball serves in slow motion. Even though each pro serving in this video has a slightly different style, pay attention to all the similarities that make each of these serves so great. Thanks to...