Action Plans

Action Plans:

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Tami: Punch and roll volleys

Lyndsay: Punch and roll volleys

Mikala: Roll volleys, digging

Steph: Power, shot selection

General: Smashing, Digging, Pressuring one player, Triangle offense, Ernies, Speeding up, Deception: dinking, lobbing, speeding up all look the same initially

Shot Selection

So shot selection really encompasses everything you need to know about pickleball. What shot do I hit when? What is my target? Should I hit it with top spin, slice, or flat? What pace? What depth? There are so many variables so let's dive in and start with the first shot:

1. Serve

   • Forehand grip bevel 3 or 4

   • Forehand drive with topspin

   • Aim deep and into the corner.

   • Don't have to hit with a lot of pace

   • Give plenty of clearance over the net

   • Stay behind the baseline

2. Return

   • Deep

   • Float it so you have enough time to get to the NVZ line

3. Third Shot

   • Aim at the person who just returned the serve

   • Aim at their feet with a top spin drive or drip

4. Fourth shot - 

   • If you're not at the NVZ line, then drop or drive until you can safely get there

   • It's fine to attack and stay in the transition zone

5. In general, aim at the chicken wing of your opponent or the gaps when speeding up.

6. Speeding up just starts, you have to expect a counter, finish