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Health, Fitness, News & Fun for Picklers of All Ages
What's Cooking in the Kitchen This Week:
Best Pickleball Wall Drills For Solo Practice
Want to React Faster? Try This Brain Trick
Palm Beach County Pickleball News: Stay in the Game!
Fitness Expert Brianna Dawson: 3 Wrist Rehab Moves for Pickleball
The Most Effective One-Two Punch Attack Combos in Pickleball
DUPR Updates Algorithm: Wins And Losses Take Backseat To Performance
PTR & PPR Partner With Bounce to Provide Coaches with the Leading Teaching & Player Development Platform
Arizona Doctor Shares Tips On How To Prevent Pickleball Injuries
Quang Duong Contract Terminated By UPA For Repeated Breaches
Pickleball Phenom Is 1st With Signature Shoe – But It Came With A Twist
How I'm Living Life To The Fullest in My 70’s
Coach Mary: 6 Proven Pickleball Drills Everyone Should Be Doing
🥷SKILLS
Best Pickleball Wall Drills
For Solo Practice

I Dare You To Drill!
Best Pickleball Wall Drills for Solo Practice Without a Partner
No court? No partner? No problem.
You don’t need a court, a coach, or even a partner to get better at pickleball. All you need is a paddle, a ball, a blank wall—and 10 minutes.
Wall work might not look glamorous, but it’s one of the most efficient ways to sharpen your touch, tighten your technique, and build muscle memory that translates directly to the court. When done right, a short wall session can simulate everything from kitchen-line pressure to fast volleys and chaotic midcourt resets.
So if you find yourself with limited time and space, don’t skip your training. Here’s what to do in just 10 focused minutes.
💪 Health & Fitness Section
Weekly Advice To Keep You Fit & Injury Free

10 Letter Word For Fun
Want To React Faster?
Try This Brain Trick
Ever felt like you saw a shot coming but just couldn't get there in time?
Most players over think "my reflexes are just getting slower."
But new research suggests that could be wrong. There's a simple way to sharpen your reaction time.
The Science That Changes Everything
You are not doomed to slow reflexes just because you hit a certain birthday.
A 2025 study followed adults, ages 65 and up, through six weeks of training. Some adults did only "brain games." Others did the same games but while moving. This combination is known as "dual-task" drills.
The dual-task group saw an impressive 8.6% boost in thinking speed. In pickleball, that translates to faster reads on where shots are headed and quicker decisions on placement.
They also got stronger legs and better balance. That means fewer stumbles chasing down wide shots and steadier positioning at the kitchen line.
What’s more, brain scans showed these players' prefrontal cortex worked more efficiently. On court, that means your mind won't wander during long rallies and you'll stay focused – even in game four.
Bottom line: When you train your mind and your muscles together, you build real, on-court quickness … even if you haven't been "quick" since the 80s.
Two Simple Brain Tricks You Can Try:
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3 Wrist Rehab Moves
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♟️STRATEGY

Jab, Jab…Punch!
The Most Effective One-Two Punch
Attack Combos In Pickleball
Hitting hard might feel good—but the players who win know it's all about sequencing. These one-two punch combos aren't just flashy moves—they're carefully crafted traps used by top players to pressure, provoke, and pounce.
From wide serves to Ernes, each combo is designed to force a weak reply and deliver the knockout. See how to master the exact combos top players use to control points and close them with confidence.
🗞️ NEWS
DUPR Updates Algorithm:
Wins & Losses
Take Backseat To Performance

Dinks = mc2
DUPR just made a dramatic shift that could change how players rise—or fall—in the rankings. It’s no longer just about winning; now, every point matters, with your rating based on how you perform compared to what the algorithm expects. The update aims to reward hustle, even in a loss—shaking up the system for rec players and pros alike.
See what this change could mean for your next match—and your spot in the pickleball pecking order, Click Here…
💼 BUSINESS NEWS
PTR & PPR Partner With Bounce
To Provide Coaches With
The Leading Teaching &
Player Development Platform
PTR and PPR just gave their coaches a serious upgrade. Through a new partnership with Bounce.Game—the fastest-growing platform in racquet sports—certified instructors now get free access to Bounce Pro.
That means easier scheduling, built-in video coaching tools, automated recaps, and a sleek public profile to attract new players. Even the Find-A-Pro system is getting a Bounce-powered refresh. Read more here…
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👨⚕️ HEALTH NEWS
AZ Doctor Shares Tips On How
To Prevent Pickleball Injuries

Nothing Funny About That!
Pickleball may feel low-impact, but for thousands of new players hitting the courts weekly, the injury rate is anything but low. Arizona sports medicine doctor Kareem Shaarawy breaks down exactly why the surge in play is leading to tendon injuries, fractures, and aggravated arthritis—and how common movements like overreaching and repetitive wrist action are doing the most damage.
Learn the smart warmups and mobility tips that can help prevent the injuries he's treating every day, Click Here…
🏓 PRO NEWS
Quang Duong Contract Terminated
By UPA For Repeated Breaches

Take This Job And….
Quang Duong was a teenage phenom and a rising international face of the sport, especially in Vietnam, where pickleball is booming. But after repeated contract breaches, the league cut ties—despite his growing influence and value abroad.
With exclusivity rules tightening, the fallout could reshape not just Duong’s future, but how players and leagues navigate the sport’s global growth. See what’s at stake for both sides—and what this means for pickleball’s next chapter, click here…
🏓 PRO NEWS
Pickleball Phenom is 1st With
Signature Shoe -
But It Came With a Twist

Gabriel Tardio just became the first pickleball player with a signature shoe—but the story behind it wasn’t planned. A niche basketball brand stumbled into the sport after customers kept buying their shoes for the court.
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💪 6 Proven Pickleball Drills
Everyone Should Be Doing

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Tanner and Kyle demonstrate some great drills to do with a partner to level up you game. Be sure to watch the entire video. I like how they suggest how often you should drill, and perhaps drill in the morning, and play in the afternoon or evening. When you drill, try to put it immediately into a game situation.
1. Dink down-the-line and speed up when you get an opportunity. This puts a whole game into one drill.
2. Cross court speed-ups and covering the middle. Start by feeding your partner a dink crosscourt. When he dinks it back, you will dink and then move to the middle. He will speed it up to the middle, and you will attack out in front with a strong volley. This skill is not practiced often, so this is a good way to set it up to work on covering the middle. Tanner emphasizes that your paddle stays up in front of you, and you do not step back.
3. Resets from the transition zone: Kyle moves back to the middle of the court. Tanner works 4th shot speed-ups at Kyle, who tries to reset softly into the Kitchen. Switch. Variation: after 3 resets, move up to the NVZ line to attack. Be sure to watch Tanner demonstrate the wrong way to move to the NVZ, mimicking Looney Toons sound effects. It should be slow and go.
4. Crosscourt dinking game. Play to 5. Catch: no speed-ups. Additionally, if you hit it into the net, you lose all your points. Making your drilling competitive is vital! Watch Tanner’s demo of the proper and improper way to move laterally to cover a wide dink. Cut it off, using a cross step, instead of shuffling. One great aspect to this video: the pros answer questions. How to prepare for your first 4.0 tourney? Kyle says put in more competitive play right before the event, to work on strategy and teamwork. At the match, he says to spend the first 5 rallies evaluating your opponent. Then, call a timeout, and talk to your partner about what weaknesses you saw, and how you are going to attack them.
5. 7/11. This is a common drill, working on third shots and approaching the Kitchen, then playing it out. The variation here: you cannot follow the first 3rd shot in. You must execute a second one before you approach the net. I love it! I like that they emphasize that players should not try to always reset or “out finesse” their opponent. When you can attack, you should attack!
6. Dead dink drill: Start by dinking, one, two, then intentionally give your partner a dead, soft dink. Get prepared to defend, anticipating the attack. This will help you get quick, soft, fast hands. that you can get to the net before your opponent receives the ball. If you are the serving team, execute a third ball drop that lands softly in the NVZ so you can get to the net before they contact the ball.