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How is your footwork?

As always a fantastic video! Foot work is always a tough one and you explained it and broke it down extremely well. Thank you!

Great video short and to the point. Thank you

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing these tips!

Thank you, Coach Briones, for another excellent video with actionable info.

Great tips Jordan! Thanks!

consistently good in delivering the message. Articulate and well paced. I love his videos.

I appreciate your clear and easy-to-follow instructions. Thanks!

Awesome video!!! One of THE BEST anywhere on youtube... EVER!

Love the detailed instruction. Thank you!

Excellent guidance! Ty

Lots of foundational steps to put into practice. Thanks for presenting in such a clear way!

Thank you for the great footwork tips!!🙏

Thanks for showing non-athletes like me the basics! Your subtle comment of getting back to balance after you move is very helpful!

This is one of the best videos I have watched on footwork! I always appreciate your instruction!

Another great video Jordan! Thanks to you and Katrina for doing these. Very helpful!

An exceptional video. You have covered and demonstrated everything very clearly, and cutting your backhand crosscourt dinks to make them less attackable. Well done!

Thank you for the videos! You are my favorite trainer!! 😊

Excellent Briones !!! thanks

great video....clearly the right moves on the court without reaching for the shot.....thank you....

Thank you Jordan! This will really clarify it for me….the bonus tip is also greatly appreciated 😊

Really nice breakdown of at-the-line footwork! Can't wait to give this a try.

Love your explanation as always! You are awesome !

Excellent teaching advice!!! Thank you!

Great video! Thank you!

Very helpful video. Thanks.

Great video - thank you!👍👍

awesome video on footwork. Really appreciate it!

This is a great video, Coach. Thank you.

GREAT VIDEO, very helpful.

Great instruction. This is something I can practice in my own. I see the importance of foot work and being in the best position to return. Also, like the point about getting back to the ready position so your ready for the next shot.

Love this and it is very helpful to designate the different change of weight patterns in pickleball. I was a professional ballet dancer and have taught ballet for 38 years. Just starting to process the combinations of foot work. It is simpler than I thought but really helpful to see it in action. When I first started my teachers said my feet were "too busy"! Now I see that you use a side step initiated by your opposite direction foot. Ie, that leg is loaded in order to create the power or at least impetus to move (like the transition in a drive or serve). Then I do one from ballet which is called "chassé" which the lead foot is actually in the direction you want to (opposite the shuffle), then bring my feet together in a sideways hop. The advantage is that you move faster and when you land your glutes and quads are loaded for action. There is some kind of neuro muscular reaction that makes this advantageous for response. Secondly lunges are obvious choices, but I need to move my feet more and do the shuffle or chassé! Guess I get lazy-- thanks for the reminder Justin!!

Love this video, Jordan. Greetings from Australia.

Pickleball footwork is like a dance. Move your feet to the Pickleball Beat! Thanks Jordan!!!

Thank you Jordan,helping me a lot at the NVZ👍👍👍

Another enjoyable informative video, thanks.

THANK YOU. I LEARN FROM THIS!

I have only played for a few weeks, but even as someone brand new to the game I can use your clear suggestions about footwork. I have just been scrambling after the ball. I can't wait to apply your footwork suggestions.

VERY HELPFUL!

Haha…that’s me! The leaner-over-reacher! You nailed it, Jordan! Thanks!

One of your best!

Jordan!!!! Love your guys videos! I had a great visit with Katrina ❤ hope to visit you guys soon 😊

Great info. I will try those tomorrow

You are the coach of the year. I had broken it down to dinking, ground strokes, and footwork. Footwork is the foundation of the other two. My focus is mainly singles. Great video.

Really good video. Good footwork is underrated in all sports. The nuances of 4 different footwork patterns at the kitchen shows how complicated it can be. I definitely need to work on several of these. My feet 👣 tend to stay glued to the kitchen line.

Great video as usual. 😎

I just started knowing pickleball but since I have played tennis, ping pong, badminton, and racket ball all along and realized pickleball is really a derivative of all of the above and much lighter. If anyone have played one or more of the above sports, then you only need to go back to your previous experiences of those sports and sink in. Then get into the court and practice from what you already know. The video here represented the footwork of badminton. From some other RU-vid clips, the mid-line attack represented the strategy of tennis double (and lobbing). I see that volley practice is essential in this sport and it's a staple for tennis too..

Thank you.

Such excellent coverage of footwork particular to pickleball! Most people don't get this until quite late in their skill development especially because it's different than tennis.

This is a great video for all beginners, watch again and again. A very important thing to do: practice and practice 🎉

Hahaha thanks for the instruction, many times I have two left feet when I play. Thanks again!

Nice instruction! As a one week Pickleball player I will definitely work to make sure I utilize these three basic footwork patterns. Not really new to racquet sports (competitive racquetball) solid footwork is the foundation to a consistent game. Suscribed and hopefully you have additional instructional Pickleball videos to watch.

absolutely right. Footwork is very important not only on pickleball but in all sports.

Awesome!!

The best video I have seen on footwork. I love how many people comment on you spinning your paddle. I didn't even notice... probably because I like to spin my paddle too. Next video you need to do a how to spin your paddle like Jordan.

Footwork. That was my personal lesson with you! Nice review!!

Great video

Finally, someone addressing footwork. Long have thought how important it is, but no one was making a video on it. Thanks. Things to work on. Footwork footwork footwork.

Great info for a couple who are working to move up in tournament play. Your paddle spin after every shot is fun to watch, I wonder if you do that in full play?

Thanks great demonstration of footwork and explanations made clearly. I just want to know when are you going to teach how to properly spin your paddle while in the ready position..🙂

the paddle spin is for extra credit

Great video! Will help my play going forward. Have you ever done a video on pre game stretching? I am 68 and stretch 30 minutes before PB, but would like to see what someone at your level does. Thanks!

Hi Jordan, great videos...what shoes are you wearing and do you play your matches in them

wow ,thank u, I think the is going to up my game.

great video again,i see you playing the new selkirk air paddle how do you like it and how does it compare to other paddles you used?

You have a very simple way of communicating what needs to be done and then do a great job of demonstrating the steps. Thank you. I look forward to trying it later today and/or tomorrow.

This video has impeccable timing, lol! I am working on this in my game, and the shuffle step was brought up to me for the first time yesterday. Your verbal explanation and following demonstration really showed how it's done. I also just realized how much I cross-step. Well done, excellent video! I know you most likely have your videos planned out, but I'm learning to be aggressive and attack the ball. Can you create another excellent video on anticipation and court coverage for opponents' shot selections (I've heard it referenced as court angles, court coverage, etc.)? Ex: My partner and I hit the ball here, so our opponent will most likely hit it here or has to hit it here.

Great video, does spinning your paddle between shots help anything?

You can also use a cross by over step on wide ball.

Great video! Footwork and positioning seem to be the most glaring issues I see among my fellow players. Sometime I'd like a video on stacking. When and how to do it ... and when NOT to do it.

This is great, but I have so much trouble doing it as I find it very unnatural to move my right leg first when I want to go left or my left leg first when I want to go right.

Awesome placement by Catrina!

Great video, how aggressive/offensive can you be with a deep dink and a drop step?

I notice that on your shuffle, as well as your lunge, you first measure the depth of the ball, and adjust your movement vertically as well as horizontally.

Supergood

Yep, You have to keep your feet aligned with your hips. Also, I tell people to keep their shoulders level. One shoulder higher than the other leads to errors.

This is such a great video. One question for wider balls: do we have to shuffle and then do a cross step, or is just the cross step is enough?

Outstanding video for us novices. Thank you. I will be working on this.

Committing to spend atleast 5-10 mins a day working on this. I filmed myself and my footwork was horrible.

Briones, this was an excellent lesson. I’m on week 3 of learning Pickleball and for a person who has NEVER played any sports I must say I’m progressing well as I’ve been told by better players. 😊 I’m playing this morning and I can’t wait to put into practice the first 2 foot actions. The third foot work I’m a little nervous about because I was told NEVER move back for a shot.🥴 But after watching you, your back movement is more like a shift of your body. I can do that, I’m sure. Thanks for this Awesome lesson. You ROCK!💃🏽

Jordan thank you for your videos. I have learned a lot of pickleball skills from your videos. Skills are an important part of pickleball. Could also do a video on instincts in pickleball. I am at a point where I need to complement my skill with what I call the instincts of the game. For an example. when my partner goes to one area of the court I cover his or her area. Another instinct is if a ball is going to be in or outside the court. There many more could you please do a video on instincts. thank you Ben

I get pain in my left knee after a few games. I think it’s something to do with my serving. I’m right handed and I serve from the hand without bounce. I feel like I’m twisting as I step forward with my right foot on follow through. The shuffle and lunge is definitely going to help me up at the NVZ!! Thanks!

Do you typically not want to cross step though? More shuffle step vs cross?

Do you have an opinion on switching hands to reach the wide shots instead of crossing over your feet? I find this works pretty well for me, at least for returning the ball into play and keeps me in position for their next return.

Excellent lesson, most players after drilling this will say they are sore and tired! Lol

Jordan, I know you wanted to bring it up (but you didn’t), but the drop step is the key to the double backhand top spin volley push attack. ALW has virtually patented this.

I'm 6'5" and I often strive _way_ to hard to never step into the kitchen if there's any chance at all to dig for a volley (which, for me, is quite a lot). This controlled lunge step in and reverse lunge step back out is a good fundamental. I hate to get trapped in the kitchen as the ball heats up, and this is a good way to get your feet reliably planted onside again after stepping in. Maybe this will help quell my excessive digging. Time will tell.

Which model of paddle are you using? Thanks for helping

For shuffle step, to move right, is the initial moving pushing off your left foot or pushing off your right foot?

Jordan, I notice between shots you frequently twist the paddle around in your hand. Are you changing/adjusting your grip?

Foot work was great, you also put in a lot of midpoint paddle spins to distract your opponent!

Could you recommend a brand of PB shoes? Thanks

Hey Jordan... I realize this is a footwork vid, but....i noticed that you have two different striking methods for your dinks.... flat-dink for forehand and what appears to be either a scooping or backspin strike for your backhand. Am I processing this correctly?

On a really wide dink should you cross over first then lunge? Then you never have your back to the court. I think I saw a Simone video about this.

How does spinning the paddle in your hand after most shots accomplish?

Why do you twirl the paddle?

Why do you spin the racket between hits?

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Is there a purpose to your spinning the paddle all the time?

Thanks for this video. Great for me. Now I know that I am a lunger 😊