We cover rules changes, strategies, and tips to help players like you become the best they can be.
Two Simple Mistakes That Are Causing Your Pickleball Pop-Ups
I had a student a few weeks back — I won’t use her real name, let’s just call her a very determined beginner — who kept apologizing to me every…
Why Pickleball Players Forget the Score (And Why That’s Ok!)
There’s a moment that happens on pickleball courts everywhere, probably a dozen times a day. The rally ends, everyone’s catching their breath, and someone asks the question: “Wait — whose…
Trust in Pickleball Doubles: The Real Skill Nobody Drills
It’s happened to every one of us. The ball travels right down the middle between you and your partner, and you both stand there, paralyzed, watching it. Or worse, you…
The 4 Stages Of Learning Pickleball — Which One Are You in?
I’ve been playing pickleball for about five years — and working behind the scenes here at Better Pickleball for four of them. When I first started learning pickleball, it was…
The Pink Jacket Wasn’t About Pink
If you’ve been around Better Pickleball for a while, you know that I’m most known for teaching, coaching, breaking down mechanics and strategies and guiding players to play their best…
Pickleball Timing: 5 Mental Shifts to Read the Ball Like a Pro
It’s a common frustration I hear from students in The Pickleball System, our Academy and at our camps: “CJ, I’ve got the shots, but I feel like I’m always a…
Pickleball Self-Assessment Results: 4 Weeks To Your Next Level
This is the third blog in a series helping you to self assess your pickleball game strengths and areas for growth. If you missed the previous two blogs start here:…
Pickleball Self-Assessment Results: Your Roadmap to the Next Level
This roadmap is about moving away from the “tip of the week” and toward intentionality. Now that you’ve used our Pickleball Assessment: Which Pillar is Your Strength to pull back…
Raise Your Pickleball Level With Better Shot Selection
It’s easy to get lost in the sea of pickleball content. You see a pro hit a logic-defying around-the-post (ATP) or a 100-mph speed-up, and you think, “I need that…
Pickleball Self-Assessment: Which Pillar Is Your Strength?
This assessment helps you identify which pillar: mechanical, strategic or athletic you rely on most right now. Every strong pickleball player needs all three pillars. This quiz reveals where your…
The Pickleball Plateau-Moving Beyond
The most normal experience for almost every pickleball player is this: You start playing pickleball knowing nothing. You like the sport and want to learn. You get better. But then…
The Pickleball Plateau: How TPS Students Break Through and Improve
NOTE: This article is designed specifically for TPS and Better Pickleball Camp students.If you are not a TPS or Camp student, click here for an article written for the general…