Leg strengthening exercises for pickleball players
It’s become a popular joke among the fitness community — never skip leg day. But that sentiment is especially true when training to up your pickleball game. Building your leg strength is important to pickleball because the game requires a lot of quick lateral movement and prolonged squatting at the kitchen line. There are a variety of movements to practice so you can succeed...
How to improve your hip mobility in pickleball
Although practicing your third shot drop and serves can help you win some rallies, there’s another, often-overlooked component to the game: hip mobility. You want to be functional and mobile in your hips because it’s important to be able to rotate and move well, whether you’re at the kitchen line or baseline. Training your hips for mobility will help you win both on and...
How to perfect your volley dink — Strategic insights from Dominic Catalano on SelkirkTV
It’s no secret that to be a successful pickleball player, you need to be adept at the kitchen line, not just with dinks, but also with volleys. In his latest high-level pickleball lesson, Dominic Catalano highlights the volley dink by discussing when to use it, how to execute it, and tips for adding the shot to your game. What is a volley dink? A...
