Pickleball Success

Those of us who have played and competed in other sports have discovered that, if we try to think of too many things at once when correcting an error, nothing is accomplished.  Frustration sets in when nothing seems to work.  To remedy that, set just one goal per day or practice and work towards accomplishing […]

Playing in a pickleball tournament involves not only being prepared physically, mentally and emotionally to do battle on the court, but also being prepared to spend many hours on the sideline as a spectator.  Most of us are familiar with the special rules, or ethics, that apply to being a spectator at sports like golf and tennis, […]

We have decided to combine our two existing books, “Drilling for Success in Pickleball” and “Teaching for Success in Pickleball”.  Our new book, “Pickleball - A Guide for Teaching”, will consist of 110 pages - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 - and include the following: 
The Game; History and Growth
Warm-up and Stretching
Common Injuries
Teaching Progression
Ball-control Drills
Gamelike Drills […]

Pickleball is a sport!  While it is a relatively new sport, it is just as important to pickleball players that they have access to quality teaching and coaching as do players of other sports.  We suggest that the same methods of teaching golf and tennis to players of all skill levels and ages can be […]

Forgive us for being somewhat passive this past month or so with our blog site!  We have just moved from Apache Junction to the Ahwatukee area in Phoenix.  As I’m sure many of you know, moving is a major production that allows for just one focus - that of surviving!  We intend to continue to […]

Is pickleball being taught in the schools?  If so, where and at what level?  If you know of this happening, we would greatly appreciate the following information:  name and address of the school; what level is the school; how long pickleball has been taught there; any other information that you feel is pertinent to contributing […]

It is suggested that the following factors should be considered when organizing and running a pickleball tournament.
1.  How many matches will there be in each division?  Be realistic as to how many matches can be completed in a given amount of time.  Playing a marathon is generally not fun for anyone nor safe.  If all […]

Every year there are more and more pickleball tournaments.  Every tournament that we have experienced, both as players and spectators, includes the common divisions of women’s doubles; men’s doubles; mixed doubles; women’s singles; men’s singles; masters and legends.  Some are “skill level” tournaments and some are “age group” tournaments.  The majority of tournaments include a […]

Theoretically, just prior to the first serve of the first game of a match, both teams are even.  The score is 0 to 0.  One team, the serving team, serves the ball and one player on the receiving team returns the serve.  So far it’s still even.  The receiving team gets to the net first because […]

An ongoing problem of running a pickleball tournament of any size is finding enough “qualified” referees.  What inevitably happens is that those players who are spectators are called upon to officiate matches.  The efforts of all of those volunteers have been greatly appreciated. Someday, the status of a pickleball referee needs to be elevated to […]