Drill

Drills

Pickleball

Crossover Step Wide-Ball Recovery

Recover balance quickly after being pulled wide off the kitchen line

10 min
6 x 10 wide-ball reps, alternating sides
Advanced
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Partner feeds a wide ball off the kitchen line, alternating sides each rep.
  2. 2Use a crossover step to reach the ball efficiently rather than a lunge.
  3. 3Hit a controlled reset or dink and recover to center with shuffle steps.
  4. 4Reset to center court position before the next wide feed.

What to focus on

Crossover mechanics for distance, shuffle steps for recovery.

Common mistake

Lunging wide and staying stuck out of position for the next ball.