Pickleball Problems

Pickleball is a game and games should be fun. But what if it could be more than that? What if pickleball could save your life? 

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Pickleball Coaching International

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Join Mark in Turks and Caicos Dec 2-9, 2023

Are your pickleball lessons active enough? What can get people doing more? What are some time traps that will suck the fun out of your sessions. In Part 3 of our series on Quality Standards in Coaching, we look at Active Participation.

The Quality Standards framework is used as part of Canada’s instructor certification course delivered collaboratively between Pickleball Canada and Tennis Canada. It was developed by Wayne Elderton, one of Canada’s foremost coaching experts. 

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Pickleball Coaching International

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Join Mark in Turks and Caicos Dec 2-9, 2023

Does your Pickleball coach care? How can you tell?  In the first episode of a six part series, Mark Renneson introduces something called the Quality Standards. This framework is used as part of Canada’s instructor certification course delivered collaboratively between Pickleball Canada and Tennis Canada. It was developed by Wayne Elderton, one of Canada’s foremost coaching experts. 

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Pickleball Coaching International

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Join Mark in Turks and Caicos Dec 2-9, 2023

If you are like most people before you start playing a game, you hit some balls with your partner or opponents; probably a bunch of dinks, maybe a few volleys and smashes, some forehands and backhands from the back of the court, and possibly some drops and lobs.

But how deliberate is your warm-up, really? How focused are you during it? Again, if you're like most people, the answer is probably not very. You probably hit a few balls casually back and forth, maybe even while having a conversation. You are likely hitting a quality of ball that will hurt you in a game – too high, for example but don't think too much about it. Let's look at why the warm-up matters and what you can do to make it great.

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Pickleball Coaching International

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Join Mark in Turks and Caicos Dec 2-9, 2023

Have you ever left a lesson feeling like a superstar, only to find yourself struggling to apply your new skills in a real game? It can be frustrating, demoralizing and even embarrassing. But fear not, because there might just be a simple yet crucial mistake lurking in your coaching experience: the lack of context.

In this episode of Pickleball Problems, we delve into the importance of contextualizing skills in pickleball and explore how it can make all the difference in your game – and the game of your players.

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Pickleball Coaching International

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Join Mark in Turks and Caicos Dec 2-9, 2023

If you want to play good pickleball it’s important that you know what is true. For example, it is useful to know that the distance your ball travels is related to the height, speed and spin you put on it. But it is also important to know about what’s not true— and pickleball sure has its fair share of myths. Let’s explore a few of them...

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Pickleball Coaching International

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Join Mark in Turks and Caicos Dec 2-9, 2023

If you have watched any high-quality pickleball lately, there's a pretty good chance you've seen players hit backhands with two hands. And we're not just talking about driving the ball from the baseline or hitting a return of serve. We're talking about when players are near the net and hitting dinks. What's up with this?

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Pickleball Coaching International

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Join Mark in Turks and Caicos Dec 2-9, 2023

Pickleball is lots of fun, but there are a few things that we sometimes try to ignore. On this episode of Pickleball Problems, we look at some hard truths we ought to wrestle with.

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Join Mark in Turks and Caicos Dec 2-9, 2023

Being able to handle spin is a critical pickleball skill. In this episode of the show, we look at some quick tips you can apply to be better at defeating the spin master. 

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Pickleball Coaching International

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Join Mark in Turks and Caicos Dec 2-9, 2023

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One thing that separates levels of player is their ability to finish the point when they have the chance. While it is great to work hard during a rally, the most satisfying moment is the payoff -- when you finish the point with a put-away. In this episode of Pickleball Problems, Mark Renneson gives you tips to be better at that.

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Pickleball Coaching International

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