I will be doing TWO challenges today! Jonny pickleball’s and Dayne’s! I am seriously loving all the information we are getting! How about you? I am most excited about the visualization. That is something that I have not been applying in my drilling and play. That is going to change! Remember that as you are doing this pay attention to when you are doing it. Be consistent and make it happen during a routine that you already have built into your day!
1. What are we doing
Setting aside ANOTHER 19 minutes to complete ANOTHER awesome challenge! We do this in order to grow together as a community and build habits that are going to keep us moving forward towards our ultimate goals! Today Dayne Gingrich is giving us an awesome set of drills that are going to increase our footwork. I like the focus on the split step and movement around the court.
2. Why it works
Remember your brain is hardwired to function within routine and habits. Try to do your drills at the same time in your routine! Dayne has you focusing on visualization and footwork. He believes that progression starts from the ground up and then to your paddle. I love this because if a crane doesn’t have the foundation the arm can’t move in the way it is meant to move. The same is with our bodies. If we don’t have the foundation of our bodies taken care of then we won’t be able to control our paddles.
3. How it relates to pickleball
Split steps are important as they allow us to stop and control ourselves in preparation for a hit. Preparation, practice and repetition are important to make this a natural part of our game. Do it over and over and it will become part of our game when we need it most
4. Outline & Demonstration
Activities:
split step, split step, split step, side (dink) to side (dink)
split step, split step, split step, side (dink) to side (dink) backwards, center split step
Hourglass split step (diagonal, straight, diagonal, straight then switch it up) each corner split step
Each one do 90 seconds each for 3-4 sets
Activity Modifications:
turn around and don’t run backward
slower speed in order to adjust for the difficulty of the drill
Make your own pickleball court in your garage, or in the driveway. If you need to shorten the length of the drill and be excited for when you can get out on a pickleball court to practice this drill!
5. Go & Do - Return & Report
Review how this fits in your day, ALWAYS! Sometimes it takes multiple times of your routine to find out what you are willing to do consistently. Now, reply to this post and put your proof you completed the challenge! This is a GREAT video challenge for all of us to do that will help us improve our lives and ultimately work together towards a greater goal!
@Dayne Thanks for the great visualization drills! My spider sense was telling me that footwork improvement is coming! and my quads and lungs just kept saying I need water
All I know is the @KKAW07 keeps beating my to be the first one on the post all the time! Love the commitment kolby! I love how committed everyone has been and I for one feel so much improvement from doing these over the past 6 days! Today I did @Jonny_Pickleball’s awesome workout and then turned right around and did @Dayne’s workout! MAN WAS THAT HARD! I loved it though and am ready to rest today before going and playing pickleball this evening! I love this! Keep up the good work guys! Don’t back off and keep working it!
@Dayne thanks for the great workout. I have a number of weaknesses that I would really like to work on in pickleball and split-steps is one of them, so I really appreciate this one. Day 6
I did two workouts as well today. I really really like this one. I enjoyed the part where you could mix up the path you took. My paddle was back in my closet past the sleeping family so I opted for a wooden one that’s kept in the garage. Haha
SPLIT, QUIET, AND LOW! I really loved this one for some reason! Often when I get tired I start stand up and stop using my legs for shots and blocks so this drill I will use for after a couple hours of Pickleball a play. Doing this will get even more strength in my legs as well as muscle memory!!! Love it!
@lukers What I love about fitness drills is we can get creative with them. Use the “box” as a frame and implement any type of footwork you need within your game (always include split-steps, though) LOL.
@M.pyle Glad you enjoyed these. Get creative with them - every movement here is realistic and can definitely help improve shot consistency. Too often, we miss because of our footwork / balance / leg fatigue.
I did a combination of yesterday and today’s workouts. OH MY GOODNESS! Thank you @Jonny_Pickleball and @Dayne . You know it is a tough workout when you look forward to doing the squats! And as soon as I learn how to share the video here from my Facebook, I will!
