Pickleball Gameplay

Warmer days are heading our way and you may start to notice your paddle slipping more during games. One quick, inexpensive, and easy way to help is by adding an overgrip. Did you know that overgrips are not just for sweat absorption, though? There are actually several reasons for using an overgrip and it is a great idea for both the comfort and the quality of your pickleball game.

Do you have a pre-pickleball warm-up routine? If not, you should! Just like in any sport, you don’t go straight from the couch to your match without a proper warm-up. But what's the best way to warm up for pickleball? Read on to find out...

The USA Pickleball Association establishes and publishes the official rules of pickleball. The rules are adjusted, expanded and amended on yearly basis. In this post we picked and summarized the most notable changes to pickleball rules for 2022. The serve and Unusual court situations are the two areas that saw the most important changes.

Stacking in pickleball is a strategy that can improve your game and help you win more points. You can implement this strategy relatively easily and quickly. But what is it, and how do you do it? In this post, we'll explain everything you need to know about pickleball stacking.

Pickleball seems to be changing at an expeditious rate. Each week, someone on tour is adding a new speed-up, a new way to defend, or a new shot we just don’t have a name for yet—thank god we already have the “Bert” :). With that being said, the latest trend is the spin serve.

Doubles is the ultimate problem-solving game. Should I dink? Should I drive? When should I speed up? Where should I attack the opponents to set up my partner? Should I play to my strength or to my opponents weakness? These are all questions that enter your mind during a pickleball game.

In most sports and even most aspects of life, there is something called "etiquette". Etiquette can be defined as unwritten rules or guidelines that are in place to uphold respect and fairness. Pickleball most certainly has these unwritten rules and many of them apply to do's and don'ts for recreational play. Isolating a player in order to win a game should be at the top of that list in my opinion!

Every scoring system seems foreign until you fully immerse yourself into the game. Although Pickleball is no different to the comparisons above, I do understand how some can find it difficult.

The concept of the slow game in pickleball is only understood by players after they gain experience in the sport. At first, players are trying to bang every ball and most don't even realize the need to spend the majority of their time at the kitchen line. It is only after losing over and again that a light bulb suddenly flips on and they see the need for a dink or drop.

After my Saturday morning pickleball session I left the courts completely frustrated, not pleased with my attitude, and I knew I needed to address some issues we all face as pickleball players. Who should we expect to play with and how often should we play below our level, at our level, and above our level? As a general rule, I think it is critical for your overall development that you play with and against players of all levels.