Improve Your Pickleball CROSS-COURT DINK So You Can Win Every Rally
Summary
TLDRThe video script outlines a pickleball training exercise focused on improving players' positioning, ball control, and court awareness. The drill involves a crosscourt dinking exercise where players maintain their position and pass the ball back and forth, gradually increasing the difficulty by adding more balls and incorporating a game called 'Collision Course'. The objective is to develop a rhythm and focus among all players, enhancing their ability to multitask and maintain awareness of the game dynamics.
Takeaways
- 🎾 The exercise involves crosscourt dinking to improve positioning and ball control.
- 🏓 Maintain good court position and avoid drifting to the corners during play.
- 🤸♀️ The drill focuses on using both forehand and backhand without preference.
- 👀 Stay aware of teammates and opponents' movements through peripheral vision.
- 💡 Using a second ball in the exercise enhances awareness and focus.
- 🌟 The goal is to maintain focus while multiple activities are happening simultaneously.
- 🏆 The activity can be scaled up by adding more balls, increasing the challenge.
- 🎲 Introduces a game called 'collision course' where colliding balls score points.
- 🤝 Emphasizes cooperation and teamwork among all players involved.
- 🚦 If a mistake is made, safely stop play, retrieve the ball, and resume.
- 🎶 Encourages finding a rhythm and 'flow state' among all players for effective play.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the crosscourt dinking exercise described in the transcript?
-The main focus of the crosscourt dinking exercise is to improve players' positioning and ball control while maintaining good court position, similar to playing a real point.
How does the exercise incorporate both forehand and backhand play?
-The exercise incorporates both forehand and backhand play by allowing players to dink balls crosscourt using either their forehand or backhand, without specifying a preference for either side.
What is the importance of maintaining a good position on the court during the exercise?
-Maintaining a good position on the court is important to simulate real game conditions, ensuring players do not drift to the corner and instead practice moving and positioning themselves effectively during the exercise.
How does the exercise promote safety among the players?
-The exercise promotes safety by instructing players to stop play if a ball is rolling near their feet, and to resume only when they are ready, emphasizing the importance of being aware of their surroundings and potential hazards.
What is the purpose of using a second ball in the exercise?
-Using a second ball in the exercise enhances the players' awareness and focus, as they need to pay attention to multiple balls at once, similar to real game situations where they must track the ball, their teammates, and opponents simultaneously.
How does the exercise scale up in difficulty?
-The exercise scales up in difficulty by adding an extra ball for each team, requiring players to rally two balls back and forth simultaneously, which increases focus and the need for good positioning and awareness.
What is the objective of the 'Collision Course' game?
-The objective of the 'Collision Course' game is to score a point whenever any of the four balls in play collide with each other, encouraging cooperative effort and heightened focus among all players.
How does the 'Collision Course' game contribute to the players' development?
-The 'Collision Course' game contributes to the players' development by fostering intuitive play, rhythm, and the ability to maintain focus and awareness even amidst distractions, ultimately improving their coordination and reaction skills.
What is the significance of finding a 'Cadence' among all four balls during the exercise?
-Finding a 'Cadence' among all four balls signifies that the players have achieved a level of coordination and synchronization in their play, indicating effective communication and timing among the team members.
How does the exercise help players find their 'Flow State'?
-The exercise helps players find their 'Flow State' by encouraging them to focus deeply on the task at hand, develop a rhythm, and intuitively respond to the game without overthinking, which ultimately leads to improved performance and enjoyment.
Outlines
🏓 Crosscourt Dinking Exercise for Positioning and Ball Control
The first paragraph introduces a crosscourt dinking exercise designed to improve players' positioning and ball control. The exercise involves hitting balls back and forth crosscourt, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a good position on the court and not drifting to the corner. The coach instructs the players to focus on keeping the ball in play while also being aware of their teammates and opponents' movements. The exercise is进阶 by incorporating a second ball, which enhances the players' awareness and focus. The coach also highlights the importance of safety, instructing players to stop play if a ball rolls near their feet.
🤼♀️ Enhancing Awareness and Focus with the 'Collision Course' Game
The second paragraph describes an进阶version of the crosscourt dinking exercise by turning it into a game called 'Collision Course.' The objective of the game is to score points by making the balls collide with each other, promoting cooperation among all players. The coach emphasizes the need for players to maintain focus and establish a rhythm among all four balls, which helps develop intuitive play. The game aims to enhance players' ability to multitask, keeping the balls in play while being aware of the overall game dynamics, even when distractions occur.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Crosscourt Dinking
💡Positioning
💡Ball Control
💡Awareness
💡Peripheral Vision
💡Safety
💡Rhythm
💡Flow State
💡Collision Course
💡Intuitive Play
Highlights
Crosscourt dinking exercise introduced for improving positioning and ball control.
The importance of maintaining good court position and not drifting to the corner during play.
Exercise involves dinking balls crosscourt back and forth, focusing on forehand or backhand without drifting.
Safety reminder to stop play if a ball rolls near feet and to resume when ready.
The exercise also aims to develop awareness of teammates and opponents during play.
Using a second ball in the exercise to enhance focus and control.
Adding a challenge by rallying two balls back and forth simultaneously.
The importance of maintaining focus and awareness in a scaled-up version of the exercise.
Transforming the exercise into a game called 'collision course' where colliding balls score points.
The game encourages cooperative play and maintaining multiple balls in motion.
Scoring in 'collision course' is based on balls colliding with each other, not on direct hits.
The exercise promotes finding a rhythm and cadence among all four players.
Emphasis on breathing and staying calm during the exercise to enhance focus.
The goal is to achieve a 'flow state' where players intuitively play without overthinking.
The exercise develops the ability to handle distractions while staying aware and focused.
The exercise concludes with encouragement to practice and find the rhythm for successful gameplay.
Transcripts
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here's a crosscourt dinking exercise
that will help you with your positioning
as well as your ball control going
crosscourt we're going to dink balls
crosscourt back and forth whether it's
forehand or backhand doesn't matter what
I would like for you ladies to do is
maintain a good position on the court in
other words Don't Drift to the corner
and simply hit the ball crosscourt we
want to make make sure we're maintaining
a good Court position as if we were
playing a real point so we'll be dinking
at the same time you ladies are going
crosscourt that direction Nancy you and
I are going to be going crosscourt this
direction ready
go feel free to move the ball around a
little bit we're working on our ball
control
here if you make a mistake that's okay
pick up the ball and just keep
going
obviously safety is a concern if a ball
is rolling near your feet stop play and
we'll just resume when we're ready
again Jamie Sue and Amber keep going but
keep in mind when we do this exercise
there's also an awareness piece if you
were playing a point and your teammate
fell down you would obviously have to
slide over and help out if your opponent
is moving around you want to be aware of
that and notice what's going on out of
your peripheral vision so while our
Primary Vision is focused on the ball
that we are hitting our peripheral
vision is still somewhat focused on what
our teammate or our other opponent is
doing that's why using a second ball oh
that was pretty cool
actually that's why using a second ball
for this exercise is so important
because not only are we working on our
control of the ball moving it to the
inside of the Court outside of the court
and our positioning and our movement and
balance but also there's an awareness
piece that we focus on we want to
maintain our Focus as there's something
else going
on scaled up version of this if we want
to make this extra challenging let's add
a ball for each team so Nancy if you
want to get another ball Nancy now that
you have an extra ball you and I will
rally two balls back and forth and Jamie
Sue Amber you're going to Rally two
balls back and forth let me scoot you in
just a little bit here again we want
kind of realistic positioning as if we
were playing a real point you would not
want to just drift to the corner and
Rally from here because you expose the
middle so we're going to start at the
same time you and I are going to Rally
both of these back and forth at the same
time two balls are going back and forth
this way it is going to require some
Focus need to pay attention but we are
working on the awareness piece so that
you always know what's going on with
your teammate and both opponents not
just the ball ready we'll count it down
from three 3 2 1
go and we'll just simply try to maintain
the rally very good
Nancy we'll pause and and start again
again if a ball rolls by your feet it's
okay to pause and just start again
Safety First ready 3 2 1
go o we had a collision right
away you may find that it's a little
distracting at least initially as you
practice this though you'll start to
find you can feel a little bit of a
rhythm back and forth not just between
you and your teammate but amongst all
four players if you can establish a
Cadence with all four players now you
know you've done a good job with this
exercise let's try it again 3 2 1
go very
good not too terribly difficult is
it pause grab that ball it's not
easy but it's not impossible either uh
kind of fun huh yeah so let's add a new
element to this we're going to turn this
into a game this game is called
collision course if we can get any which
one of these four balls to collide with
each other that we we score a point so
this is kind of a collective effort
we're all cooperating together you and I
are primary teammates here and then we
have secondary teammates over here
working together you and I are trying to
keep each ball going as long as we can
at the same time their balls are
crossing over again creating that
awareness and that
Focus ready to give it a go let's see if
we can get to three points total ready 3
two 1
go oh now
we no points on the feed that was pretty
cool but no points are awarded on the
feed here so we'll try it
again here you go Nancy ready 3 2 1
go you ladies oh keep going keep going
if if one ball fails keep the remaining
going okay we made a mistake go and grab
that ball the Nancy you ladies keep
going if you make a mistake if we both
make a mistake at the same time we'll
all start at the same time if one player
makes a mistake as long as there's no
interference collect the ball and then
we'll resume as the other players
continue follow 3 two 1
go very
good now if we do this right
eventually we'll find a Cadence among
all four
boss remember to
breathe
oh you ladies keep going we'll join you
in
progress and we'll see if we can get two
of these pickle balls to collide with
each
other
time we'll try one more time hopefully
we can get hopefully we can get one
Collision but it it's a lot right we
don't want but the thing is we don't
want to be overwhelming we want it to be
intuitive where you're just feeling
right exactly you get like a Zone find
the Flow State find that zone and then
once you get in it you will notice the
viewers will notice there's a Cadence
you you you'll get it we haven't quite
gotten it yet but we will with enough
practice you'll find that little
Cadence so ladies what we're trying to
do is find a Cadence among all four
balls if we can get in this Flow State
we'll find it eventually where you and I
are dinking back and forth in
coordination with each other other
players are dinking in coordination with
each other and all four Now find a
Cadence eventually we'll get them to
collide that's the game Collision Course
get one of these um combinations of
shots to collide with each other ready 3
two 1
go good
rally
we got it oh we had
it that's too bad keep going keep
going keep
going keep going good feel it feel it
feel it nice we got
it oh no it hit my paddle all right that
was better though you feel that we got
into a little bit of a rhythm right
there and you could kind of see it they
were kind of crisscrossing at the same
time how do you like that one that's
kind of fun huh but you it it does
develop that intuitive play you don't
have time to think you just have to do
right but then there's also that
awareness that something else is going
on that's
distracting that you have to just ignore
but be aware
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