4.0 Pickleball Isn’t What It Used To Be 

Nicole you are a great communicator. Well organized and knowledgeable! Thanks for sharing.

The reason you get your point across so well is seated in your analytical nature. The coupling of concise language with example video footage is effective. This is one to watch a couple of times!

Understanding weither we are on offense, defense or neutral is so important and it is seldom discussed. Skill development is important and needs to be ongoing, however being in the right place on the court and hitting the right shot is the quickest path to playing at a higher level. It's difficult to choose the right pattern of play when you don't recognize you are in a defensive position for example. Thanks Nicole for making this an emphasis of instruction. Great job as usual with this video 👍

Thank you for the tips and drills!

As always Nicole, great content and clearly explained. Love love your work!

This is a very helpful video, what a great commentator and instruct you are. PLEASE keep it coming… more videos !!! I love this game. I’m hungry to do better and stay out of the kitchen lol. I will practice skinny singles now which I did not have the chance to really do before…

Such great content! Thank you.

As always, Nicole is excellent at giving hints for one to improve his/her game.

I don't want to play with anyone who's happy at their level . . . I want to keep improving and play with people who are trying to reduce bad stuff and increase good stuff.

Nicole..thks for sharing all your expertise--it has helped me so much..i have an off-topic question though...can your partner be inside the kitchen while you hit a legal volley outside the kitchen..thks

Sooo helpful

Are you related to the 🏀 Great, Havlicek? Nicole, you are an excellent commentator/instructor. Would you consider a GROUP lesson if ever in our vicinity? Port Saint Lucie, FL.

This video is only for a small number of players. Construct the point? Most don't know what that means? Practice, what's that? LOL 🤪 We do these drills and more. Keep score and play to 7 points. Makes the drills very competitive! Then, move on to the next drill. Skinny singles is one of the best games to play and warm up. I think every ball is mine when we play doubles Thanks Nicole 😊

What is this shot at 17:35 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T8LBWxSYjLw.html looks a slice backhand drop volley but no backspin or side spin?? What is it called

Scared of being attacked first? Not really. However, if I'm playing opponents who are substantially better at dinking and the soft game than I am, I don't think it makes sense for me to try and play the soft game with them, assuming I want to win*, right? I mean, exploiting opponents' weaknesses means avoiding getting into a position where I'm playing part of the game where they're definitely stronger than me. This is sometimes further exacerbated by my partner. I play a lot of open play and rotations. If my partner for a given game is stronger than me, great, then it makes sense to be more patient. If my partner's soft game is weak, then I have to take that into account as well. For example, if I hit drop shots or resets, even quite good ones, that are then dinked to my partner who then consistently pops them up and those pop ups are consistently slammed down our throats, it's my fault that the slams happened since my shots started the sequences that led to them. With the partner with the weaker soft game, I should stick to drives (and an occasional lob) even though with a stronger partner drop shots would've been the better choice. So, in summary, if my partner and I are not (too badly) outclassed at that soft game, then I'll be pretty patient. Otherwise, patience is a recipe for losing in a particularly humiliating way and I'll attack the first vaguely plausibly attackable ball. * If it was just me, I would rarely care about winning at all. Number of times I hit the ball per hour is #1 for me (so I actually prefer drilling to games) and working on shots and improving are #2 and #3. Unfortunately, partners and opponents almost always expect me to try and win so I usually defer to their wishes.

I'm happy playing at my level...AND I want to get better. They're not mutually exclusive

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Are you related to basketball star John?

My guy touching the post during the point @1:51 is giving 2.0 energy… bro im trying for ATPs step back

I want to play better than Ben John's.

Wow I thought you were a guy lol but great video

It’s not a real sport …that’s the real issue😊😅

Pickleball is America's fastest-growing sport and we like it #Pickleball