Pickleball for New Players (Getting Started Catalog)
Click here for intermediate or advanced pickleball strategies, shots, and concepts. Click here for the In2Pickle Project 4.0 Program. Click here for pickleball tournament playing tips.
You can pick up our book Play Pickleball - A Beginner's Guide - the digital book here.
This Catalog includes links to videos and written materials aimed to help you as you get started down your pickleball path. The materials are organized in the same manner as our book, Play Pickleball – a Beginner’s Guide. You can purchase a copy of the book here.
If you come across a non-functioning link, please let us know at Tony@In2Pickle.com.
We hope you find these resources helpful and welcome to the family.
What you Need to Play
Everything you need to play pickleball:
Paddle
The In2Pickle Paddle Guide for New Players
The In2Pickle Paddle Test – 3 questions to help you pick a paddle
More videos about paddles, balls, shoes, where to play, and everything for the new player: Pickleball for New Players Complete Playlist
More pickleball gear thoughts and suggestions: In2Pickle Gear Guide
Where to Play
Find places to play pickleball or forge your own path with the court dimensions:
Playing Pickleball on a Tennis Court | NO Permanent Lines Needed
How to Hit the Pickleball
All the shots you need to play pickleball:
Paddle Grip
Using the Continental Grip - the Definitive Video
How to Grip Your Paddle - The Continental Grip
Grip Charts:
Pendulum Swing
The best swing for pickleball: the pendulum
Groundstroke
The Short Groundstroke (the dink)
Serve
3 Tips to a Better Pickleball Serve
A drill to help you learn the serve
Volley
Playing a Pickleball Game
This game video will show you some play and how players move around during and between points (rallies). These players are seasoned players.
If you want to play singles, this post will give you some basic structure:
Singles Pickleball Strategies | Tips for Beginner to Advanced
These videos (created by Pure Pickleball) give you a good overview of a game in action and are well-filmed and put together: Pickleball Introduction & Definitions, Pickleball Serving & Scoring, and Rules & Gameplay
Scoring a Pickleball Game
Our friend Rick Johnson placed scoring on this game (plus you can hear the referee with the score calls). It is a good game between really good players. Rick has some other good games on his channel – check them out.
Fundamental Strategy
Start playing pickleball right with these strategies:
Serve Strategy
Pickleball Serve - Use the Forehand
The Pickleball Serve and Return Complete Playlist
Return Strategy
The most important shot in pickleball - The return of serve
Where to aim your Pickleball RETURN - There is ONE SPOT
Avoid this Pickleball Error and Get up to the Line
The Pickleball Serve and Return Complete Playlist
NVZ Play Strategy
No 2 Error in Pickleball - Playing off the NVZ line
Learn how to AGGRO-DINK | Improve your NVZ play
Pickleball Dinks and Third Shots Complete Playlist
If you are ready for more (and prepared to lose your mind a bit in the process)
Pickleball Errors and Fixes Complete Playlist
Pickleball Strategy - Moving as a team, shaping the shot, and other pickleball topics
Games
Some game ideas to get you started:
Pickleball Drills for 2 players - Jill & Tony | In2Pickle
2-Player Games Guide (Written)
Pickleball Games, Drills, and Exercises Complete Playlist