Clean Your Room — A Junior Warm-Up Game

Summary

Haley’s Pickle Academy shares Clean Your Room, a low-intensity warm-up that works for all levels. Fill two hoppers with the same number of balls, split into two teams on opposite sides, and dump one basket on each side of the net.

Players race to put every ball back in their hopper, grabbing only one ball at a time. First team to finish cleaning their room wins — a lively way to get a class moving before you coach.

Key takeaways

• Equal balls per side, one ball at a time
• Race to clear the court into the hopper
• Works as a low-intensity warm-up for any level

Action items

• Run Clean Your Room for two minutes at the start of your next junior clinic
• Swap sides and play a second round as a cool-down race