How to Defend the Left Side Speed Up 🔥 #pickleball #propickleball #pickleballstrategy #pickle

Summary

Preston’s Playbook on defending the left-side speed-up in doubles. Once the left-side player hits a cross-court dink, the partner’s job is to cover the line by sliding to his right and sitting back in. The left-side player slides with his partner and covers the middle with his forehand in case the opponent speeds up through the middle. Demo with Ben and Alby.

Key takeaways

• Coverage shifts as a team after a cross-court dink
• Partner covers the line: slide right and sit back in
• Dinking player slides too and covers the middle with the forehand
• Defending a speed-up is about positioning before it comes

Action items

• Drill: cross-court dink, then both players slide; partner calls ‘line’, dinker calls ‘middle’
• Partner practices sliding right and sitting back in
• Dinker: forehand ready for a speed-up through the middle
• Review points lost to left-side speed-ups: who was out of position?