What you learn in these clinics is not meant to replace your pickleball stroke mechanics. The positional drills we do this week are not meant to replace your primary lens on the game. By deconstructing pickleball and reassembling it in unfamiliar ways, we’re simply hoping to give you some extra tools. A fresh way of seeing something old. Some new insight. And, at the same time, fill a few gaps in your athletic pedigree. Our goal is to pinpoint the specific instincts and mechanics that translate to pickleball, along with the habits that strong players have had to abandon in order to succeed at pickleball.
THE INTERSECTION OF PICKLEBALL AND TABLE TENNIS
Part I of Mount Pleasant’s “PICKLEBALL AND EVERYTHING ELSE” year end series. A unique set of clinics that explore the intersection between pickleball and other sports. Two coaches will identify the big ideas and hyper specific insights that transfer from table tennis to pickleball. Learn unique shots, esoteric mechanics, spin, aggressive tracking, counter attacks, and some outside the box ideas about doubles positioning. Each participant will be sent notes and videos before the session. The clinic will finish with a contest, where participants will have an opportunity to win one qualifying spot for the first annual “Mount Pleasant Cup.”
THE INTERSECTION OF PICKLEBALL AND SQUASH
Part II of Mount Pleasant’s “PICKLEBALL AND EVERYTHING ELSE” year end series. A unique set of clinics that explore the intersection between pickleball and other sports. Two coaches have identified the big ideas and hyper specific insights that transfer from squash to pickleball. Learn a unique sequence of wall drills, a new approach to recovery shots, communication and positioning tactics for tight space, how to read you opponent’s body and paddle—and how to use your body and paddle to deceive. Each participant will be sent notes and videos before the session.
THE INTERSECTION OF PICKLEBALL AND BADMINTON
Part III of Mount Pleasant’s “PICKLEBALL AND EVERYTHING ELSE” year end series. A unique set of clinics that explore the intersection between pickleball and other sports. Two coaches have identified the big ideas and hyper specific insights that transfer from badminton to pickleball. Learn variations on traditional footwork, overheads, lob coverage, when and how to use wrist, plus some unconventional ideas about positioning. Each participant will be sent notes and videos before the session. In the third hour, participants will play a round robin. Winner will qualify for free entry into first annual “Mount Pleasant Cup.”
THE INTERSECTION OF PICKLEBALL AND VOLLEYBALL
Part IV of Mount Pleasant’s “PICKLEBALL AND EVERYTHING ELSE” year end series. A unique set of clinics that explore the intersection between pickleball and other sports. Two coaches have identified the big ideas and hyper specific insights that transfer from volleyball to pickleball. Learn advanced volleyball communication, forehand volley mechanics, transition zone defense, and how to build a point. Each participants will be sent notes and videos before the session. The clinic will finish with a contest, where participants will have an opportunity to win one qualifying spot for the first annual “Mount Pleasant Cup.”