Pickleball Education

I played table tennis and tennis seriously for many years and never suffered from tennis elbow until I started playing pickleball. I stubbornly refused to rest and after several months of rehabilitation, physical therapy and acupuncture the problem finally resolved. Unlike tennis where the ball is soft and strings have flex when hitting the ball, this does not occur in pickleball due to the...

I have a confession to make But before I share that, I’ll say this: Anytime you pursue mastery in a thing, you learn a lot about that thing and even more about yourself. You learn new ways of thinking and acting.You update beliefs and change behaviors.You fail a lot and get pissed often.But that’s all part of the journey.Because the truth is, as James...

Isolation Isn’t Over Yet When it comes to pickleball, some of the concepts we learned from the pandemic remain intact, like always remain 14 feet apart, avoid contact with other paddles, and don’t forget to isolate your opponent.  Anyone who plays doubles, especially in competitive tournaments, knows that you always isolate or “pick on” the weakest player, and while this may seem like a...