Court Movement - Power Circuit (C) - Level 3

Key Points

• Drill Objective:
  To mimic your partners movement as if you were their "shadow."
• Execution:
  One person take the lead and move fast laterally along the kitchen line changing direction and try to push your opponent to slow or go in the wrong direction.
• Drill Objective:
  Level 3 power drill combining lateral bounds with single-leg vertical hops to improve lateral and vertical explosiveness.
• Execution:
  Start on one leg, push laterally, stick the landing, and immediately transition into a vertical hop.
  Focus on getting low before pushing off and maintaining proper upper body posture.
  Progress from slow and controlled movements to dynamic, fast, and high-intensity repetitions.
• Key Techniques:
  Land with control and keep toes pointing straight ahead.
  Maintain balance and avoid collapsing the upper body forward.
• Conclusion:
  Builds lateral explosiveness, vertical power, and endurance essential for dynamic movements on the pickleball court.
• Drill Objective:
  Your partner will direct you to explosively move toward left of right cones and hit either a drop shot or a drive.
• Execution:
  Start low in the ready position and move explosively to the cone and aggressively hit the shot.
  Focus on getting to the shot fast and then recovering to the first cone expediently
• Conclusion:
  Builds directional explosiveness and conditions the body to move and change directions fast.
• Conclusion:
  Builds directional explosiveness and conditions the body to move and change directions fast as well as watch their opponent and react to their change of direction.
• Drill Objective:
  To develop power and speed in the forehand and backhand by conditioning the body transition from being in a low position on the toes to an explosive ground stroke and then reset fast.
• Execution:
  Stay low in the ready position on your toes while your partner calls out forehand or backhand and you aggressively shadow swing and return to the ready position as fast as possible.
• Conclusion:
  Builds explosive drive shots and conditions the body to recover to the ready position expediently.