The unwritten rules of pickleball: A guide to court etiquette
In every sport, there are unspoken rules — courtesies and customs that aren't in the official rulebook but are widely understood and respected by players. For instance, in the NBA, players typically avoid wearing an opponent's signature shoe, while in golf, it's customary to remove your ball from the hole before another player putts. Baseball players know not to throw their bat at the...
The pickleball around-the-post shot explained: Tips for beginners from pickleball official Maddie Toren on Selkirk TV
In the latest installment of “10 Pickleball Rules for Beginners,” professional pickleball official Maddie Toren explains the rules surrounding the “around-the-post” shot. As the name suggests, an around-the-post shot — more commonly known as an ATP — is a specialty shot where a player hits the pickleball around (rather than over) the net post and into the opponent’s court. What is an around-the-post shot...
3 Essential Visualization Techniques to Level Up Your Pickleball Game
By Mati Bishop When most of us were kids, we didn't get in trouble for visualizing in class, we got in trouble for daydreaming. Times have changed and nowadays visualization has become a valuable tool in the high level athletes arsenal of ways to develop their talent. In 1996 a University of Chicago study took three groups of basketball players and gave them each...
