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SPECIAL EDITION: INSTRUCTIONAL ISSUE SPRING 2025
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DEPARTMENTS
8 Publisher’ s Playbook 64 Back Court by Harley Schwadron
instruction
BEGINNER
16 Beginner’ s Manifesto by Alice Tym 20 Serve Returns 101 by Wayne Dollard 24 Anticipation by Jim Hackenberg 26 The Pickleball Pyramid by Alice Tym
INTERMEDIATE
28 Serve Up a Win by Jeff Rausch 30 Beating the Bangers by Wayne Dollard 34 Get Ready for Your First Tournament by Christine Barksdale 36 A Step-by-Step Guide to Elevate Your Game by Kyle McMakin 38 Moving in Together by Wayne Dollard 40 Under Attack? How to Save Yourself by Kelly Marshall
ADVANCED
42 Key Habit of a Highly Effective Player by Jim Hackenberg 44 Advanced Dinking Technique by Morgan Evans 46 Let it Go( The Out-Ball, That Is) by Collin Johns 48 Advanced Doubles Strategies: Replacing Chaos with Order by Kyle McMakin 50 Slay Your Singles Game by Alice Tym 52 ATP— Master of Surprise by Wayne Dollard 54 Keep Your Knives Sharp by Kyle McMakin
ALL LEVELS
56 How to Be a Universal Partner by Alice Tym 58 Left-Handed Advantage by Collin Johns 60 Dealing with the Elements by Alice Tym
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