Hi Friend! At almost every clinic I run, I see the same thing: players work hard to get to the ball, only to arrive just a beat too late—lunging, stretching, or popping the ball up. And almost every time, the problem started before their opponent even hit the ball. They never stabilized. Instead, they ran through the shot or were still falling forward or backward when it was time to react. Enter the split step. If you never played tennis, you may have never even heard of it. The split step is...

Simple Is Better: Stop Overcomplicating your Pickleball Hey friend, I'm in your inbox this week with a simple reminder: bread-and-butter pickleball will raise your level faster than any flashy new shot. We think improvement comes from learning something new. More often, it comes from finally doing the simple things consistently. I posted a new positioning video on YouTube last week (see below), and many comments said the same thing: “So simple, but so helpful.”“Good reminders. I needed this.”...

Want to Improve Faster? Track Your Kitchen Arrival Percentage Last week I ran a doubles strategy clinic with 16 women, and I started with a bet. My coaching partner and I stood at the kitchen line while I put two players in the transition zone. I offered anyone a dollar if they could get to the kitchen...with one catch: they could only hit hard. No drops. No resets. Just power. Team after team got stuck. Every hard ball came back at their feet, and they never advanced. Only one team broke...