Darrin Klinger's Playbook for Junior Pickleball Parents
In a new Pickleball.com feature, Darrin Klinger, father and coach of rising Junior PPA pro CJ Klinger, shares advice for parents supporting young competitive players as the Junior PPA program expands. He urges parents to prioritize being a great teammate over individual results, resist rushing kids into specializing in one sport, and keep perspective so the pressure of pro pickleball stays on the team rather than the child.
Read at Pickleball.com →The Dink: The Poke, Roll, and Flick That Win More Kitchen-Line Points
The Dink Media Team breaks down the three core volleys that decide hands battles at the kitchen line, drawing on PickleballPlaybook coach Austin Hardy: the poke for low balls, the roll for net-height balls you drive with topspin, and the flick for balls at or above the net tape. The guide adds the swinging volley for the transition zone and the drop volley for resets, then lays out a cooperative-to-competitive drilling progression to make the shots automatic.
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