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Skills & Drills
Pickleball Skills and Drills
Westminster City Recreation Center
10455 Sheridan Boulevard
Westminster, CO 80020
303-460-9690
Tuesdays 9:00-12:00 and Thursdays 1:00-4:00
Overall goals of each session are to learn basic strategy, techniques, and rules. Each session lasts about one hour followed by practice games.
SESSION ONE: Serve, scoring and basic rules of the game
SESSION TWO: Return of serve
SESSION THREE: Third shot drop
SESSION FOUR: Dink game
SESSION FIVE: Blocks and overhead slams
SESSION SIX: Forehands and backhands from the back of the court
SESSION SEVEN: Lobs and returning of lobs
TOP 10 TIPS & STRATEGIES (Brought to you by S-Type Sports
1. Attack the net
2. Maintain good form/footwork while striking the ball
3. light on your feet and keep feet shoulder width apart
4. Be ready and always face the direction the ball is coming from
5. Utilize the baseline dink to the middle as your “Third Shot”
6. Exploit your opponent’s backhand
7. Never be predictable – mix up your shots between power and finesse
8. Don’t go for too much – stick with the basics and keep the ball in play
9. Limit your unforced errors
10. Try to keep the ball deep but don’t panic if it’s not
Ken Marquardt
Ambassador
Office: 303-422-1255
Cell: 303-929-3878
Email: kenmart@q.com
Website: pickleballken.org