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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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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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Overhead Coming? When to Stay Put and When to Back Up

ByChief October 8, 2026

Pickleball Kitchen looks at a point where he got a paddle on an overhead that was ultimately out, and admits it was mostly luck.

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How to Defend Overheads in Pickleball with Ben Johns

ByChief October 5, 2026

Pickleball 360 features Ben Johns on defending overheads from the baseline.

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Doubles players crouched in a ready position at the net as the ball comes over, seen from behind an opponent

Serve, Stay, Then Move

ByChief October 3, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary ThatPickleballGuy (Kyle Koszuta) on what to do right after you serve: don’t step into…

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Doubles players crouched in a ready position at the net as the ball comes over, seen from behind an opponent

Pro Pickleball Masterclass: How To Win More Women’s & Mixed

ByChief September 24, 2026October 4, 2026

Summary BK Pickleball’s masterclass on winning more women’s and mixed: reduce unforced errors, fix positioning,…

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