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What Do You Avoid?

By Sara McInnes
on August 05, 2026

There’s always something to work on in pickleball. That’s part of what makes the game so great.

When Momentum Takes Over a Pickleball Match

By Sara McInnes
on August 05, 2026

If you’ve played enough competitive pickleball, you’ve seen it happen countless times.

The Missing Foundation Behind Consistent Pickleball

By Sara McInnes
on July 10, 2026

The other week, I was working with a student on midcourt resets.

A Few Reasons Why the Best Pickleball Happens Before the Winner

By Sara McInnes
on July 03, 2026

What I’ve come to appreciate most about pickleball isn’t necessarily the hardest shot or the fastest hands. It’s the smaller moments within a rally - the setup before an attack, the communication ...

Will Pickleball Surpass Padel in Popularity?

By Sara McInnes
on June 02, 2026

Pickleball was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and has since exploded across North America, particularly in the United States and Canada.

When “Just Playing Games” Isn’t Enough Anymore

By Sara McInnes
on May 08, 2026

Are you getting tired of just playing games?

Drilling Dinks for 4.0 Players

By Sara McInnes
on April 23, 2026

At the 3.0 and even early 3.5 levels, dinking is often taught as a soft, controlled exchange - get the ball over, keep it low, and wait for a mistake.