Pickleball clinics


1. Rituals/Mantra (A-Line-Iso-Hips/Open-Aero, 1,2-3,4-5,6-7,8): Tee-Tower-Apex-Toss/Tri-AnkLoz/Top-Spin-Under-Spin, Comms (Mine): Transfer-Apex-W8s/Tri-Angles/Targets: Long-Follow-Through (Catch)

2. Serves: A-line-Iso/AnkLoz/AlBowz: Hoppy-Hips=Coil 45 degrees, Visualize/Shadow (-/\-): Violin/See-Saw-Toss (A-HA) PinPoint (Stance), Types: Zissor-Kick, Bowling, Volley, Bounce, BackHand, Vary: Grip, Toss, Height, Depth, Speed, Spins, Location, Top-Spin, Jam, Short-Angles, Under-Spin (lag)

3. Grips: Eastern, Semi-Western, Continental, Choke-Up, Sweetspot Drills

4. Volley: Open stance, Foam balls, Wall, Kami Kazi, Drop volley, Lob volley, Punch volley, Swing volley, Sweetspot drills

5. Forehands/Backhands (B-Back-Step): Depth, direction, accuracy, Open/Semi-Open/Closed Stance, Ghost Doubles, Counter-Balance (Off-Arm), BackSwing, Long-Follow-Through

6. Positioning: Relax, Ready position (paddle up), Hit to “no man’s land” (NML) player, Wall, King of Court, Respect the "X" (Diagonal), Stacking

7. Defense/Footwork/Returns: Block, Slice, Fade-Up/Back (Knees), On-rise, shuffle step, split-step, cross step, Agility-Ladder, Jump-Rope, Wall-Ball, LeanBow

8. Kitchen: Dinks (Up/Back/Switch), reset, Approach shot, 3/4 (Apex), 1/2 Volleys (Rise), Drop Shot, Drop Volley, Roll Volley, Push Volley, set-up-Volley, 3rd shot, wall, PingPong, BasketBall (Bend-Knees/Hips), BackHand (fade-back), Short-Angles, Top-Spin Dink, Erne, Drive, Chip, Putt, Hit-Run, Firm-Wrist

9. Lobs/Overheads: touch the kitchen drills

10. Rules/Scoring: odd/even, side out, kitchen, 0-0-2

11. Spins/Direction: Inside/Out, Outside/In, Top-Spin, Slice/Back-Spin, Under-Spin (lag), TriAnkLoz/V8 (Toz/Ball/Heel)


12. Relax/Balance/Timing/Rhythm/Patterns/Set-Ups: Pacing, Warm-Up, Momentum, Approach (Low), Anticipation (COAR), Etiquette, Slow-Down, Speed-Up/Counter-Attack/Triangle-Effect (ButterFly), Tee-Ball-Drills, Level-Up/Down/Out, Open-Play, Shot-Selection