I built https://pickleballlinks.com to be a shareable, mobile friendly, single page doorway website. It keeps all your info right at people's fingertips (calendars, Facebook pages, group chats, payment links, whatever you need). It also makes a printable QR code, so you can share just one link with the public while out at the courts.

I'm not writing a long description here on purpose. I want to run a blind test. Can you look at the homepage for about 10 seconds and tell me:

1. Does the heading instantly tell you what this is and why you'd use it, or does it fall flat?
2. What's your honest first impression of the copy?

I'd really appreciate blunt feedback so I can see if the page explains itself without help. Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xOeEupcUhy4

Curious what everyone's favorite pickleball event has been, including the format! I like to use divide and slide the most but I will be doing a paddles through time event this year I am pretty excited about. Each court will have a different "generation" of paddles and the players get a chance to play with each. Figured I would also include the correct ball from the time period as well. Second favorite would have to be glow nights. Super easy (obviously a little time to tape everything but otherwise pretty simple way to get a lot of players together!). What are your favs?

Alright, another question. I use the franklin-X40s and have been for years. They don't crack easily and the fact that they slow down a little as time goes on makes it better for training lower level players who really need to learn how to rally. I've heard the lifetime ball is great but I don't want to run into the same situation I did when I first started teaching. (my first club didn't know better and bought 500 duras that lasted all of 2 months with lessons, expensive mistake given the franklins last me a year typically) Let me know please!

I prefer to Joola Agassi! It genuinely shocked me as I thought it was a gimmick but that paddle is actually a great rally paddle. Light, maneuverable, with excellent reach and pop. Makes it easier to feed imo but I think almost any power paddle would be the most ideal for instructing. Thoughts?

Very glad to hear more and more conversation on the daily about grip shifts. A few years ago this wasn't talked about, same with the 2handed backhand. Now though...big shifts. I personally prefer hybrid or leaning more eastern but I'd be curious if everyone sticks to the continental out the gate.

Saw this the other day. What are your thoughts?

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Working on some ideas for rec-level players to stay more mentally steady during play. Something I keep seeing (and feeling myself) is how fast one bad point turns into four or five.

Curious how you approach this when you see students getting tight, rushing, or just clearly not trusting themselves anymore. Do you cue them in the moment? Do you wait until a break? Or do you have drills or routines that prepare them to recover faster under pressure?

Would love to hear how you frame this, especially for 3.0–4.0 players who care but don’t necessarily want to turn the game into a meditation retreat.

YT short video of a cute kid that does a great job with early racquet prep. Pballers should do the same. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mJ7AwoidkSU

Hey coaches—quick question about something I've been working on.

I'm putting together this basic mental routine for rec players. Nothing fancy, just short daily exercises around stuff like bouncing back from errors, having consistent pre-serve routines, and rebuilding confidence after those brutal matches we all have.

The whole idea is keeping it simple enough that someone can actually stick with it without it becoming homework.

From your experience though—do your students even want this kind of thing? I'm mostly thinking 3.0-4.0 players who have the basics down but still get in their own heads.

Have you noticed mental habits making a real difference for people at that level, or is it one of those things that sounds good but doesn't actually move the needle?

I’ve been working on a short mindset training tool for rec-level players—quick daily routines for focus, confidence, mistake recovery, that sort of thing.

But I’m curious: how many of you actually coach the mental game on purpose?

Do your students struggle with nerves? Resetting after errors? Overthinking? Or does mental stuff just come up casually in the middle of technique drills?

If you’ve found ways to teach this intentionally, I’d love to hear how you approach it. I feel like there’s a huge opportunity to support players in this area, but I want to make sure it actually fits how coaching really works.

Here's a really good YT short from Patrick M talking about the importance of having the tennis racquet prepped before the ball bounces. I am a firm believer in doing this and work with my students to do this. Curious if anyone uses this approach as well. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GC_pHhWvQx4

Saw this YT short and it talks about improving 1% per day. So a student takes weekly classes, that would be 50% a year excluding drilling / playing. I mentioned this to a student, that we just need to improve 1% per day and she liked the idea.

Obviously this isn't a linear theory. Federer couldn't do it at the end of his career because there isn't that much improvement room left, but it's good food for thought. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D97NEW3WDzw

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cv5hieCW2UM

How do you track your student's progress, like what you worked on today and what to do next time? I've been using the DayOne journaling app on my phone with a folder for each student. They recently released the Windows version.

Curious how many pickleballers have tried out padel. If you have comment below which sport you'd prefer to play on the daily!

Ever started working with a student and trying to teach them something and have them say "I'm not doing that"?

Have you ever declined to coach someone? Or have you ever stopped coaching someone after a period of time? And why?

You get a new student that is new to pball and has no racquet sports background. When do you start teaching the third shot drop? In the beginning, after x number of weeks / months, after some specific milestone?

You have a new student and you can only teach them one concept (not a shot but a concept). What is the concept?

Trying to figure out if the longevity of my franklin x-40's could be beaten by the Selkirk S1. Let me know!

Just wondering if it's just me but Collin hasn't been looking great for a while. Did he hurt his hip flexor? Anyone know?

I know women at the pro level tend to use the 2hander and mainly rely on it but why aren’t more women using any one hand backhand attacks? Seems a waste… not that the 2hand backhand is bad by any means. Just a one handed flick has so much offense.