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JOHNNY PICKLEBALL ®

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JOHNNY'S PURPOSE OF THIS WEB SITE IS TO:

(1) PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME

COOL INFORMATION

ABOUT THE GREAT SPORT OF PICKLEBALL;​​

(2) PROMOTE THE AVAILABILITY OF PICKLEBALL TO EVERYONE;

(3) HELP TO GROW PICKLEBALL IN A POSITIVE MANNER;

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(4) PROMOTE A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE;

(5) WELCOME LASTING NEW FRIENDS;

(6) HELP TO MAKE IT THE FASTEST GROWING AND

FRIENDLIEST SPORT;

(7) IMPROVE YOUR PICKLEBALL SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE;

(8) ENCOURAGE YOU ;

(9) SHARE THE EXCITEMENT, AND

(10) HELP YOU TO BE HAPPY,

HEALTHY, SAFE & TO HAVE FUN.​​

Johnny Pickleball ® Sports Board:

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Listed below is the Johnny Pickleball Sports Board. It contains pickleball advice, tips, thoughts, ideas, and other comments. Take a look at it and if you have any comments                           regarding any of the below entries                     ®​
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Pickleball Thoughts:

 The future of Pickleball will probably be the fast slam game.  However, there is a very strong contingent of players favoring the slow game.

​It has been said that in order for pickleball to someday become a high school and college sport (as well as become an olympic sport) it will need to switch to rally scoring (as volleyball has done) in order to gain audience appeal and support.   

Pickleball is enjoyable by young & old.


Pickleball is portable.


Pickleball is fun, inexpensive, and easy to learn.


Less work. More Pickleball.


Pickleball releases endorphins & bioamines.


You laugh a lot playing Pickleball. 


Pickleball is a great way to make lasting new friends.


Pickleball has 2.5 million players in the USA.


Pickleball is the USA's fastest growing sport.
Pickleball is a good healthy workout.


Pickleball has many helpful USAPA Ambassadors.

USAPA has a great website. See: www.usapa.org  

USAPA Pickleball - USA Pickleball - Join the Fun!
www.usapa.org 
USA Pickleball - Join the Fun!

Pickleball improves hand-eye coordination.

Pickleball can be recreational or competitive.


Pickleball will improve your life.

Pickleball is played in USA, England, Canada, Brazil, China, Russia, India, Italy, Japan, Finland, Spain, and many other countries.  


Keep your paddle up, don't lose your serve, serve deep - high - floating balls into the opponent's court, keep the return of serve in, keep the ball in play, clear the net by good measure, control the net/non-volley line, in doubles move parallel with your partner side to side & front to back, be patient, hit many of your shots low & down the middle or low to opponent's backhand, split-step, third - shot - drop, dink, drop-shot, lob, no unforced errors, don't back-peddle since that contributes to falling, poach, volley - volley - volley, be persistent & consistent,  and give your opponents ample time to lose the point.

Play probabilities.

Be a hero - not a zero.

Buy time.

Keep opponents back.

Be smart - think ahead.

Pickleball.  Cheaper than therapy.

Solve the riddle ... down the middle.

Anticipate.

Probe weaknesses of opponent during warm up.

Pickleball 9 to 90.

Punch volleys.

Practice makes perfect.

Avoid hogging partner.

Avoid yelling to partner.

Think of the ball as a problem

that you want to hit (give) back to your opponent(s).

When you are at the net it shields

your opponent's difficult shots at your feet.

Good teammates communicate really well.

Underspin to slow ball down & topspin to speed ball. 

#1 rule of pickleball doubles -- get a good partner.

I don't like stacking.

Try 3rd shot drive in place of 3rd shot drop.

Stretch - Stretch - Stretch.

Patience will achieve more than force.

If court is slippery - don't play.

Honesty is the best policy.

Be polite.

Be careful - don't fall.

Practice on tennis backboard

Think

 When poaching - move just before your opponent hits the ball.

Read the other team.

Less is more.

Frequency may be more important than duration.

You are what you do ... not what you say you'll do.

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. 

Make your mom proud.

Do the right thing.

Buy low - sell high.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."

"For we live by faith - not by sight."

2 Corinthians 5:7

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...  Pickleball ...
Before you speak, listen. 
Before you write, think. 
Before you spend, earn. 
Before you invest, investigate. 
Before you criticize, wait. 
Before you pray, forgive. 
Before you quit, try. 
Before you retire, save. 
Before you die, give.”

  --William Arthur Ward --

Balance-Balance-Balance.

Even a blind squirrel can find an acorn some of the time.

Pickleball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.

I would rather be lucky than good.

Let that be a lesson to you. Nobody beats me 17 times in a row. 

Faith -> Family -> Friends -> Pickleball.

Play smarter ... not harder.

Observe 5.0 players.

Be doers ... not watchers only.

Have a game plan.

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Use the "chicken wing" forehand when cramped.

Integrity. 

Be a Good Sport.

Win the shot - win the point - win the match.

Pickleball is a game of attrition.

When needed - don't be afraid to take the lead

with your partner.

Visualize positive results.

Tiny leaps make big changes.

Situational awareness.

Work on your inner self game.

Provide external positive support to others.

Be the ball.

Enjoy - Bring joy into your game/life.

Never stop practicing, learning, and training.

Ideas are cheap - execution is everything.

​The more I practice ... the luckier I get.

Excellence is not just a single act but rather a habit.

Persistence changes failure to achievement.

​Let your paddle do the talking.

Learn to generate top spin on the forehand.

Learn how to play "Skinny Singles" to improve

your accuracy, consistency, and non-injury.

Teach a kid how to play pickle ball.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work. 

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

If you can't outplay them, outwork them.

It ain't over ... till it's over.

Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between

your own ears.

Make each day your masterpiece.

 A good pickle ball player plays where the ball is. A great pickleball  player plays where the ball is going to be.

Pickleball medals eventually gather dust. 

Pickleball memories last forever.

If you fail to prepare, you've prepared to fail.

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It does not matter how slow you go

as long as you do not stop.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on you own understanding ...  (Proverbs 3:5)

I never lose. I either win ... or ... I learn.

Do it -- Fix it -- Try it

Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.

Focus - Focus - Focus.

In pickleball (unlike tennis)

minimize back swing ... maximize follow-thru.

There are two kinds of perfect pickleball players:

those who are dead, and

those who have not been born yet.

It's in old kettles that one makes the best soup.

Persistence can change failure

into

extraordinary achievement

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.

You know you are getting older when:

You set in a rocking chair but cannot keep it going;

Your knees buckle but your belt won't;

Your back goes out more than you do;

You are proud of your lawn mower;

You sing along with elevator music; 

You know all the answers but nobody asks you the questions;

You enjoy hearing about other people's medical operations;

Your ears are hairier then your head; 

Prunes are your favorite fruit; and

You have a party and your neighbors don't even know about it.

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JOHNNY PICKLEBALL SPORTS
PICKLEBALL DOUBLES CLINIC - CHECKLIST
JOHNNY MILLER
July 10,/2020
VERSION 3.0

MOST OF THE FOLLOWING CHECKLIST-TYPE ITEMS WILL PROBABLY BE INFORMALLY DISCUSSED DURING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OF THE PICKLEBALL CLINIC. THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW TO PLAY PICKLEBALL.  OTHER FOLKS MAY HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT THE GAME AND THAT IS GOOD.  WITH A DIVERSITY OF IDEAS YOU CAN  SEE WHAT MIGHT WORK BEST FOR YOU.
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1 EQUIPMENT: PADDLE, INDOOR & OUTDOOR BALLS, NET HEIGHT, COURT-SIZE, PORTABLE NET, PORTABLE LINES, PADDLE GUARD, WEIGHT, SURFACE, NO HOMEMADE PADDLES, GRIPS, SURFACE LIMIT


2 PRACTICE SAFETY: NO BACK PEDAL, STOP PLAY IF STRAY BALL ROLLS ON YOUR COURT, PROTECT EYES, STOP/PREVENT FALLS, READY POSITION, NO SMASHING OPPONENT, DON’T PLAY WHEN SLIPPERY


3 STRETCH: QUADS, GLUTES, HAMS; LEGS; BACK, TIPPY-TOES 


4 READY: AT START KEEP PADDLE-UP, SPLIT STEP  IF NEEDED


5 DEEP UNDER HANDED SERVE: GENERALLY 3 TYPES - 6 FT HIGH - 10 FT- HIGH-FAST, USE HULA-HOOP TAGET, SCORE POINTS ONLY WHEN SERVING, KEEP SERVE IN PLAY, NO SIDE ARM SERVES, RALLY SERVING GAME, TRADITIONAL SERVING GAME, SKINNY SINGLES, TENNIS GAME. PING-PONG, ETC.


6 DEEP RETURN, “SOLVE-THE RIDDLE-DOWN THE MIDDLE”,  STACKING CAN HELP SOMETIMES, HIT TO OPPONENT'S OFF HAND, HIT LOW AT OPPONENT'S FEET


7 EYES ON BALL: DOG & BACON EXAMPLE, CLICK TONGUE ON IMPACT, SEE BALL HOLES, 3 TYPES OF GOOD DEEP RETURNS, SAFELY CLEAR NET, FOCUS 


8 DROP SHOTS & DINKS: 3RD SHOT DROP/DINKS OR FAST RETURN

9 SOFT GAME AT NET 

10 OFFENSE LOB & DEFENSE LOB


11 DECIDE WHO WILL HANDLE INCOMING SHOTS DOWN THE MIDDLE


12 DO NOT HIT OUT SHOTS - KEEP BALL IN PLAY


13 GIVE OPPONENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIT OUT OR MISS THE BALL 


14 PUT – AWAY SHOTS


15 VOLLY - VOLLEY - VOLLEY - VOLLEY - VOLLEY - VOLLEY - VOLLEY


16 FORE HAND, BACKHAND, OFF HAND, OVERHEAD, BACK SPINS, TOP SPINS, FOREHAND & BACKHAND SPINS 


17 TRY POACHING WHEN NEEDED


18 AVOID UNFORCED ERRORS 


19 PLAY PERCENTAGE PICKLEBALL


20 ONLY RARELY HIT LOW PERCENTAGE SHOTS DOWN THE LINE. 


21 LEARN TRADITIONAL PICKLEBALL  SCORING - SEE BELOW LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm1x05-kU-M  
Pickleball Scoring Made Easy
How to determine and announce the score in Pickleball.
www.youtube.com

22 AROUND THE POLE SHOT 


23 PICKLEBALL PRIMARILY IS A GAME OF PATIENCE AND BALL PLACEMENT - NOT POWER  - HOWEVER SOMETIMES POWER CAN BE GOOD


24 ALL LINES ARE GOOD EXCEPT KITCHEN LINE


25 PLAY IN TANDUM WITH PARTNER


26 LEARN 2 BOUNCE RULE


27 TO BE A GOOD DOUBLES PLAYER PICK A GOOD PARTNER


28 BE CONSISTENT AND PERSISTENT


29 BUY TIME


30 ANTICIPATE


31 CONTROL THE NET


32 COMMUNICATE WITH PARTNER


33 BE POLITE


34 THINK


35 WATCH 5.0 PLAYERS


36 BE A GOOD SPORT


37 VISUALIZE POSITIVE RESULTS


38 PRACTICE, LEARN. TRAIN


39 TEACH A KID TO PLAY PICKLEBALL


40 ITS IN OLD KETTLES THAT ONE MAKES THE BEST SOUP

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MAKE EACH DAY YOUR MASTERPIECE ...

WHATEVER YOU DO - HAVE FUN - PICKLEBALL IS  ONLY A GAME !


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