Description: Learn how to beat those intimidating hard-hitters that dominate the courts at the novice and intermediate levels.
Intended audience: Novice and intermediate pickleball players who are having trouble with hard-hitters in their rec games.
Technical objective: Block or dodge. Learn when to block and when not to block. The skill in this class is not a stroke. It’s recognition. We are learning when to block not how to block. How to Block Hard Shots is a separate class that deals with the how.
Tactical objective: Become proficient at reading hard drives, dodging them when necessary, and blocking them when necessary.
Warmup: 10-minute freestyle
Instructional segment: 45 minutes of pickleball drills with individual differential coaching.
Game segment: 30 minutes of games that emphasize blocking and dodging.
Differential coaching: Not all groups who book this lesson will have the same composition. Not all students who participate in this lesson will have the same experience or abilities. Therefore the coach will make adjustments on the fly to tweak the lesson plan to best fit the group. The coach will also attempt to give each participant at least one thing to work on in order to improve moving forward.
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