Drill

Drills

Pickleball

Defending Against the Erne

Recognize and neutralize opponent erne setups as a team

10 min
6 x 8 dink rallies with simulated erne threats
Advanced
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Rally dinks while one opponent occasionally steps toward the sideline post to erne.
  2. 2The dinking team should aim shots away from the post, not wide crosscourt.
  3. 3The non-dinking partner watches for the erne setup and calls it early.
  4. 4Adjust target selection immediately once an erne threat is identified.

What to focus on

Team communication to spot and react to erne setups.

Common mistake

Continuing to dink wide crosscourt after the opponent shows erne intent.