Beginner training plan
Your first lessonHi! I’m a certified IPTPA Pickleball Coach and yoga instructor with experience teaching at clubs, in private sessions, and group classes. I work with beginner and intermediate players, and I adapt each lesson to your goals—whether you want to play socially or get more competitive. Everyone learns differently, so we will build your skills together in a supportive way.
Lesson 2-3In your second and third lessons, we’ll begin reinforcing the fundamentals introduced in the first session:
• Grip, stance, and paddle position review
• Serve and return practice, focusing on consistency
• Introduction to dinking (the soft game) and basic net play
• Begin understanding court positioning and movement
• Light drills to build muscle memory
• Fun rally play to apply skills in real time
These lessons are still very supportive and exploratory—you’ll continue gaining confidence, rhythm, and a sense of how to control the ball.
Lesson 4-10Lessons 4–10 are all about developing confidence, consistency, and strategy:
• Mastering the soft game (dinks and drops) and understanding when to use each
• Improving serve depth, spin, and placement
• Learning volley and reset techniques at the kitchen
• Footwork drills for better court coverage and reaction
• Basic game strategy: how to move with your partner, when to stay back vs. come up
• Introduction to third-shot drops and transition zone play
• Begin playing mini games and point-based drills
• Light fitness conditioning to improve stamina, speed, and balance
By the end of this stage, you’ll feel ready to join open play or rec games with confidence.
