Beginner training plan
Your first lessonIn the first lesson I start with the fundamentals of pickleball. I help students have the right grip and ready position and we also talk about safety. Then I teach all the basic shots: dinks, volleys, drives and serves.
Lesson 2-3If I have 4 students I offer 2 hour lessons where we spend the first hour fifteen doing drills to develop basic skills, then the last 45 minutes we play games working on strategy. I watch players to ascertain what shots we need to work on next.
Lesson 4-10Lessons 4-10 I work on more advanced shots and drills like Erneβs, ATPs and fast hand speed battles.
Lesson 11+Lessons 11+ I continue to drill playersβ weak shots while also capitalizing on their strengths. I combine drills and game play and also add tournament strategies to enable my students to compete competitively.
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonWith advanced players the first lesson is about assessment, what their goals are for competitive play and what they want to improve.
Lesson 2-3Lessons 2-3 I craft skill specific drills designed to improve weak aspects of their game and capitalize on their strengths. For example for serves I will set up hula hoops in different places on the court to practice targeting different areas of the return court.
