• Pickleball Depot (www.pickleballdepot.ca) in B.C.
  
• OfCourts in London (https://ofcourts.com/). 10% discount for club members on all stock, 15-25% discount on selected paddles, prize
   donor to Railway City Tournament
• Ontario Pickleball Store in Chatham (http://ontariopickleballstore.ca/), prize donor for Railway City Tournament
• Bob's Racquet Works in Goderich (https://www.bobsracquetworks.com/)

•   Pickleball Central (www.pickleballcentral.com) (5% discount for club members). Prize donor for club AGM.

• International Federation of Pickleball Rule Book - http://ipickleball.org/rules/pbrules-ifp.pdf
• Basic Rules of Pickleball - https://www.pickleballcanada.org/basic_rules_of_pickleball.php

• Paddles - http://ipickleball.org/rules/IFP_Paddle_Material_Specifications.pdf 
• Balls - http://ipickleball.org/list-of-usapaifp-approved-tournament-balls/
• Serve -  http://training.usapa.org/judgingserves  and also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOq4SN6GzvY
• Non-Volley Zone (Kitchen) - https://youtu.be/xGfLXDTzJck

• Coach Mo's website - http://pickleballcoach.com/forums/. 
• Pickleball Canada's Beginners Instruction program - http://pickleballinstruction.blogspot.com/
• Prem Carnot - The Pickleball Guru - http://pickleballhelp.com/.
  
• Gale Leach - The Art of Pickleball -  http://www.galeleach.com/ .
• The Pickleball Life - a blog that discusses all aspects of the game - skills, strategies, and techniques - http://applecountrypickleball.blogspot.ca/ 
• 3rd Shot Sports - Mark Renneson - www.thirdshotsports.com/ 
• Prem Carnot's FREE 4 Part Video Series on Mastering the shot that all good players must have - the 3rd shot drop - www.freepickleballtraining.com
• Video Guide on How To Referee Pickleball - https://youtu.be/M2QDfbI4ovg
• Referee Handbook - USAPA Referee Handbook.

I. Skills & Drills:  

a) Learn The Proper Technique for Pickleball Shots -  Watch these clips with a view to emulating the technique. Get your paddle
out at home & practice hit as you watch.  If you have questions or need help feel free to ask at your next session.

Ready Position - at the net https://youtu.be/hHR24Fa6lUY  NOTE:  Use the ready position anywhere on the court when waiting for a ball to be returned

Serve -  https://www.pickleballteachers.com/videos?category[]=Serve
               Vary your serve: 1. high & deep 2. power serve 3. soft angled serve - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lgkeru0nwg 

Return of Serve -  https://www.pickleballteachers.com/videos?category[]=Return%20of%20Serve

Third Shot Drop - https://www.pickleballteachers.com/videos?category[]=Third%20Shot%20Drop

Dinking - https://www.pickleballteachers.com/videos?category[]=Dink or  https://youtu.be/q916JLPW-BA

Overhead Smash -  https://www.pickleballteachers.com/videos?category[]=Overhead+Smash

Lobs -  How to hit a lob: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUatethB8d8  How to return a lob:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5dUYHmg1Eg

Volleys -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzalidF8KZU&list=PLDco1Ex21UXnXSCINo7PTpMqJMOpIv3-a
                 OR   Half Volley Pickup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrgCsK9Q9PQ

Backhand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19I7i93AuH8  OR  https://youtu.be/kCHXClnyVH8 OR https://youtu.be/BhJ4lyU68bY OR https://youtu.be/kCHXClnyVH8

Forehand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pn4TfbYpWM  OR  https://youtu.be/t2LcNYu27Sc

Strategy - https://www.pickleballteachers.com/videos?category[]=Strategy

BONUS - How To Keep Score:  http://www.pickleburg.com/info.php?pnum=20

 b)  Sample Drills:

Note: Use these drills to improve your game. You can pick & choose from the list. To learn the proper execution of a particular shot refer to part a) above.  Suggestions for new drills are welcome.

Serve – 2 players, 1 ball, 2 teams/court.  Serve & Catch. Switch sides. Targets can be placed on the court. Player can also vary the type of serve (see Serve in part a) above

Serve & Return of Serve – 2 players, 1 ball, 2 teams/court.  Hit serve &  hit return of serve back. Catch the ball on the return of serve & repeat.
                                     Targets on the floor is optional.  Hit return deep to the middle of the court with arc on the ball.

Third Shot Drill – 2 players, 1 ball, 2 teams/court.  Each team of 2 – feeder stays at NVZ line. Feeder throws or hits ball whichever works better. Partner hits drop shots into the NVZ
                         starting at NVZ line & moves back a little further for each return until reaching the baseline & then starts moving back up to the NVZ line. Players then switch jobs. 

Dinking – 2 players, 1 ball, 2 teams/court. Dink back & forth between partner. Ball must bounce in NVZ.
           Count number of consecutive dinks with no errors OR try dinking 2 balls at a time between 2 players. This is more difficult but excellent for hand/eye co-ordination.

Dinking – 4 players, 1 ball., 1 team/court. Dink the ball back and forth. Cannot dink two balls in a row to
            same player.  Work on angled shots & shots to backhand. Can play a game to five & start over.

Overheads – 4 players as a team/court, 2 or more balls.  1 hitter, 1 feeder, 2 receivers.

                                                                                        A  (Hitter) stands about half way back

                               _____________________________________________________________
                                              NET                              B (Feeder)                                                                       

                                                             C (Receiver in front of baseline)              D (Receiver in front of baseline)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

                 B tosses high balls high to the hitter (A) & A alternates overhead smashes to C  &  D who stop balls
                                                           & return them to B. Everyone rotates after 6-8 hits.

Lobs

a) 2 players, 1 ball, 2 teams/court. Feeder in no man’s land tosses or hits ball to hitter at the baseline. Hitter hits lob to opposite baseline. Try top spin lob (see internet clip in a) above.

b)  2 players, 1 ball, 2 teams/court. 2 players at NVZ line start dinking the ball. After several dinks one
player hits lob over partner’s head.

Volleys 

       a)  2 players, 1 ball, 2 teams/court. One player at NVZ line. Feeder is near baseline. Hit fairly hard balls
      from baseline to player at net who drop volleys the return into NVZ.

       b)  2 players, 1 ball, 2 teams/court. Mid-court volley & half volley. Play “war”. Easy at first and then
      harder. Keep ball as low as possible. Object is to keep the ball going not to beat the other player.

Backhand & Forehand – 2 players, 1 ball, 2 teams/court. Play half court with partner. Practice forehands & backhands separately or mix the two together. Occasionally
                                    switch partners with other team to hit diagonally across court for variety. Focus on placement cross court & down the line

Game Situation:  Consider playing a game where a skill is mandatory  e.g.       

•        3rd shot must always be a drop shot into the NVZ or it’s a fault
•         return of serve must be deep & 3rd shot must be a deep lob
•         cannot hit same type of serve consecutively
•         all shots in a game must be hit with a backhand to the opponents backhand