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Tips to Improve Your Game

From choosing a paddle to strategy, rules, and tournament news, Coach Yoshi shares what he has learned on the court.

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Pickleball in the Wind: How to Adjust for Headwinds, Tailwinds, and Crosswinds, Plus Outdoor Court Tips Tips to Improve Your Game
Pickleball in the Wind: How to Adjust for Headwinds, Tailwinds, and Crosswinds, Plus Outdoor Court Tips
Coach Yoshi, who has played tennis for 15 years, explains how to handle the wind in pickleball so...
Pickleball Doubles Serve Position: Right or Left? What the Even-Odd Rule Is Really Based On, Illustrated Tips to Improve Your Game
Pickleball Doubles Serve Position: Right or Left? What the Even-Odd Rule Is Really Based On, Illustrated
In pickleball doubles, do you serve from the right or the left? Here's the answer, based on the o...
The Complete Guide to the ATP and Erne in Pickleball | How to Hit the Two Key Shots That Use the Outside of the Net, and the Rules Behind Them [Coach Explains] Tips to Improve Your Game
The Complete Guide to the ATP and Erne in Pickleball | How to Hit the Two Key Shots That Use the Outside of the Net, and the Rules Behind Them [Coach Explains]
The ATP (around the post) and the Erne in pickleball aren't circus tricks. They're legal shots re...
The Complete Guide to the Pickleball Lob: How to Hit It, When to Use It and How to Return One Hit Over You Tips to Improve Your Game
The Complete Guide to the Pickleball Lob: How to Hit It, When to Use It and How to Return One Hit Over You
A coach with 15 years of tennis experience explains how to hit a pickleball lob. Based on USA Pic...
How to Hit the Third Shot Drop in 5 Steps | A Coach Explains How It Differs from a Tennis Slice Tips to Improve Your Game
How to Hit the Third Shot Drop in 5 Steps | A Coach Explains How It Differs from a Tennis Slice
How to hit the third-shot drop in pickleball, broken into 5 steps (grip, stance, paddle face angl...
Pickleball Stacking, Explained | The Doubles Formation That Keeps Your Strong Forehand in the Middle Tips to Improve Your Game
Pickleball Stacking, Explained | The Doubles Formation That Keeps Your Strong Forehand in the Middle
A beginner-friendly explanation of stacking in pickleball. Coach Yoshi covers why you keep your s...
Third Shot Drop vs. Drive: Coach Explains When to Use Each for Your Third Shot Tips to Improve Your Game
Third Shot Drop vs. Drive: Coach Explains When to Use Each for Your Third Shot
Pickleball third shot: drop or drive? Coach Yoshi, who comes from a tennis background, will gentl...
For Tennis Players | Pickleball Serve Transition Guide Tips to Improve Your Game
For Tennis Players | Pickleball Serve Transition Guide
A guide for tennis players transitioning to pickleball serves. We explain the official underhand ...
Solo Practice Drills | A Coach's Guide to Improving with Wall Drills and Training Regimens Tips to Improve Your Game
Solo Practice Drills | A Coach's Guide to Improving with Wall Drills and Training Regimens
A tennis coach with 15 years of experience explains practice drills to improve your pickleball sk...
Top 10 Common Mistakes Beginners Make and How to Fix Them | A Coach Explains the Causes and Fixes Tips to Improve Your Game
Top 10 Common Mistakes Beginners Make and How to Fix Them | A Coach Explains the Causes and Fixes
A coach with 15 years of tennis experience explains the top 10 mistakes pickleball beginners ofte...
Pickleball Footwork | Coach Explains Split Step and Low Stance Tips to Improve Your Game
Pickleball Footwork | Coach Explains Split Step and Low Stance
A coach with 15 years of tennis experience explains the basics of pickleball footwork. Learn how ...
The Fundamentals of Speeding Up | A Coach Explains the Moment to Transition from Dink Rallies to Attack Tips to Improve Your Game
The Fundamentals of Speeding Up | A Coach Explains the Moment to Transition from Dink Rallies to Attack
A coach explains how to speed up a pickleball shot (the shot that transitions from a dink rally t...
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