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Magnet Mindset: Recover to Center, Live at the NVZ

ByChief October 20, 2026

Coach Matthew Haley (Selkirk TV) closes a positioning series with the magnet mindset. After you get stretched wide, recover to a small magnet near your home spot — don’t camp where the last ball took you.

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NVZ Simplified: No Volley, Not No Entry

ByChief October 19, 2026

Pickleball Daily clears up a common kitchen myth: the non-volley zone is not off-limits. You can step in, stand there, and hit after the ball bounces.

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Five Kitchen Rules Players Get Wrong

ByChief October 17, 2026

Preston’s Playbook covers five misunderstood kitchen rules. Momentum carrying you into the kitchen after a volley is a fault even on a putaway.

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Magnet Mindset: Recover to Center, Get Pulled to the Kitchen, Slide as a Team

ByChief October 14, 2026

In Selkirk TV’s magnet-mindset finale for tennis converts, Coach Matthew Haley replaces baseline comfort with two pulls.

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Inside dink vs outside dink: which wins?

ByChief October 3, 2026October 5, 2026

Summary Briones Pickleball Breakdown uses a pro rally to show when the inside dink is…

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You NEED to MASTER the kitchen in pickleball! #pickleball #pickleballtips

ByChief October 3, 2026October 5, 2026

Summary Universal Rackets short on why you need to master the kitchen. Treat kitchen time…

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Can you stand in the kitchen? #pickleball #pickleballtips

ByChief October 3, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Ty Butson answers whether you can be in the kitchen before the ball bounces….

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The Modern Kitchen: 4 Huge Benefits to Playing OFF the Line

ByChief September 25, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary Jilly B’s Modern Kitchen lesson argues that glued-to-the-line positioning is outdated. Playing slightly off…

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Block vs Push: The Two Forehand Resets Every Pickleball Player Needs

ByChief September 10, 2026October 5, 2026

Not every reset is the same shot. Ava splits forehand defense into a block reset…

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