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Sometimes unreliable ⚠️ May miss or reschedule lessons more often, so flexibility is important.

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5.0

2 ratings•2 reviews

Ursala Glackin

Thank you for teaching us, Oscar! We had such a great time. We all agreed with a standing meeting on Tuesday nights so if you are ever free come by and play! Our first meet was fun tonight…looking forward to next week! Ursula and Mike

Deborah Ramilo

Thank you Oscar. I enjoyed meeting every Tuesday night and you were a great teacher and made it funi

Beginner training plan

Your first lessonIntroduction to Pickleball & Serving Fundamentals Lesson Objectives: • Understand the basic court layout, rules, and scoring system. • Develop a consistent and effective serve technique.

Lesson 11+Technique Refinement: Continue to fine-tune core shots (serves, returns, dinks, drops, volleys, resets) with advanced drills emphasizing consistency, accuracy, and shot selection Tactical Development: Introduce and practice winning strategies, including: • Targeting opponents’ backhands and feet. • Dinking with purpose-varying placement and depth, using triangle dinking to keep opponents guessing. • Mastering the third shot drop and fourth shot volley to control the net Strategic Play: • Court positioning, stacking, and partner communication. • Baiting opponents and squeezing the middle. • Recognizing and exploiting opponents’ weaknesses. • Game-like scenarios focusing on applying tactics under pressure.

Lesson 4-10Dinking and the Soft Game • Objective: Master dinking technique and control at the non-volley zone (NVZ). Volleys at the Net • Objective: Develop proper volley technique and reaction skills at the NVZ. Resetting in the Transition Zone • Objective: Learn to reset hard shots and regain control while moving from baseline to NVZ. Transition Zone Movement and Footwork • Objective: Improve movement, balance, and shot selection in the transition zone. Speed-Ups at the Net • Objective: Recognize and execute speed-up shots at the kitchen line. Counters and Defending Speed-Ups • Objective: Learn to counterattack and defend against aggressive speed-ups. Integration and Game Play • Objective: Combine all skills in realistic game scenarios.

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How it works

Reputation

Happy Student Score

Fair

Reliability

Sometimes unreliable ⚠️ May miss or reschedule lessons more often, so flexibility is important.

Average rating

5.0

2 ratings•2 reviews

Ursala Glackin

Deborah Ramilo

Thank you Oscar. I enjoyed meeting every Tuesday night and you were a great teacher and made it funi

Return of Serve Objectives: • Learn the purpose and technique of the return of serve. • Practice returning serves deep and with good court positioning. Third Shot (Drop or Drive) Objectives: • Introduce the third shot drop and third shot drive. • Practice hitting a soft third shot drop into the kitchen and understand when to use each option

What you need to bringPickleball paddle I can provide paddles for use if they don’t own one

What I can bringPaddles Pickleballs Ball Machine cones target circles

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