Stroke and Technique
This category focuses on mastering specific hits and correcting technical errors.
Forehand & Backhand:
3 Mistakes Holding Back Your Forehand Drive
Dinks and Soft Game:
The Slinky Drill (focusing on touch and keeping the ball low)
Serves and Overheads:
Fast Hands & Volleys:
Two Reasons You Don't Have Fast Hands (with drills)
Topspin:
Practice Environment
Organising by where and with whom you are practicing makes it easier to choose a video based on your current situation.
Solo & Home Drills:
Catch and Hit drill (designed to be done alone)
Partner Drills:
Improve FAST With The 5 Best Drills for 2 Players
Send This to Your Drill Partner
This Drill will Teach you to be Crafty (diagonally set up with a partner)
Game Phase and Strategy
These videos are best grouped by the specific tactical problems they solve during a match.
Transition & Mid-court:
This Drill Fixes Your Transition Game Fast (the 7–11 drill)
This Drill Will Help You Master Decision Making (deciphering whether to attack or reset from the mid-court)
Warm-up:
Advanced/Skill Benchmarks:
Drill: You're a 5.0 If You Can Do THIS
7 Pickleball Shots We Can Steal From The Pros
Drilling Methodology
These sources provide a "high-level" view of how to practice effectively rather than focusing on a single shot.
Approach to Practice:
3 Drills and How to Approach Drilling
Use Rec Games as Drilling-1 Skill for 10 Minutes
Schedules:
LMS Drill Session January, 3, 2026 (Google Doc)