How I Taught a 5.0 to Master Counters in Pickleball

In this Pickleball coaching session, I work with a 5.0 DUPR player, showing them how to level up their counter skills to dominate the kitchen and turn defensive moments into winning shots. Whether you’re a seasoned player or just getting started, these tips and drills will help you take control of the rally and win more points. It's important to know when to leave a ball for it to go out which allows you to focus more on actual balls you should hit to increase reaction time. Also learn to pre-load which is a powerful technique in pickleball.

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0:00 Lesson Overview
0:33 Warm-up
1:00 Lesson Start
1:18 Understanding Court Mechanics
2:20 Let it Go!
3:54 Less Movement is More
4:12 Positioning your arm at the kitchen
5:16 More Practice
7:21 Pre-Loading
8:13 More Practice Again
11:26 Switching Positions
12:09 How to Target Shots
15:50 More Practice
18:55 Match with some Trash Talk

While accomplished as a professional player, with quarterfinal runs on both the PPA and APP Tours, Josh prides himself on his work as an instructor and coach. Over the last six-plus years as a certified instructor, Josh has taught thousands of hours from coast to coast and even internationally with Pickleball Getaways. These days, when not running a clinic or lesson, he can be seen on the bench giving counsel to the World Number 1, Ben Johns.
Josh is also the author of the first children’s pickleball book, "Pickleball with Pop." Since its publication in 2018, over 1,500 copies have been sold, introducing pickleball to the youngest generation!

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