🏓 How to Play Better Defense

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Good morning Pickleballers and happy India Pale Ale Day! I’ll be cracking open one of my San Diego favorites today: Stone’s Delicious IPA 🍻 

Thanks for your patience while I was away from the newsletter for a few days. I popped out to Park City with the family to eat copius amounts of pizza and mine for gems. Sadly, we didn’t find anything valuable 🤣

Ok it’s Thursday, let’s finish the week off strong and get to it!

TECHNIQUE OF THE DAY 🏓 

In today’s technique, you will learn one of the most important defensive principles in pickleball: keep your paddle down when your opponent's paddle is up high!

This simple strategy will help you stay in the game when the ball gets popped up, allowing you to recover the ball and continue playing. Watch now to improve your defensive skills on the court:

STAY IN THE LOOP 🗞️ 
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That’s it for today, time to hit the courts!

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