Serve & Return of Serve

Figuring out who serves first in pickleball is easy if you know just a few key concepts and follow a few service sequence rules. And keeping track of who should be serving or receiving as well as what the score is, will be a lot easier to do if you start properly....

Looking to improve on your pickleball serving techniques or want to know more about another type of serve in pickleball to add to your game. The drop serve rule was introduced and implemented as a provisional rule in the pickleball rule book on January 25, 2021. After...

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 blog we're going to talk about how to add at least ten miles per hour to your serve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcCIg43xf_M Serving is very vital to the game of pickleball. Yes, it starts the point it, starts the rally in a game, but also 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....

In this video/blog we will show/describe to you how to train you return of serve so that you can develop consistency and accuracy. We'll also touch on return targets to drill with.We'll also cover a simple yet powerful drill that will improve your return accuracy....