Knowing how many points win a pickleball game is the foundation of every match you’ll ever play. Here’s the complete breakdown of pickleball’s scoring system, from standard recreational play to tournament tiebreakers. Read More The Dink Pickleball
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Pickleball Brackets Explained: Understanding Tournament Rules
Pickleball brackets determine how players advance through a tournament, and knowing how to read them gives you a real competitive edge. Read More The Dink Pickleball
What Is a Dead Dink in Pickleball? How to Attack Every Dead Dink Shot
A dead dink in pickleball is essentially a gift shot from your opponent. This guide breaks down how to identify a dead dink and exactly how to attack it every single time. Read More The Dink Pickleball
MLP New York Recap – The Fives win three straight events
MLP New York was held at SPORTIME Randall’s Island for the second straight year. The two hometown teams, Brooklyn and New Jersey, met in the finals for the 25 standings points. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Winning the transition zone: Why one drop shot is often not enough
Navigating through the transition zone to the kitchen line is one of the great pickleball challenges. It is not always a straight path. More often, it is a zigzag journey that requires multiple drop shots and resets before you successfully reach the kitchen line. The third-shot drop gets most of the attention, but in […]
4 Keys to ‘Squishy’ Kitchen Line Positioning That Create Instant Offense
Pros have a new favorite word for elite defense: squishy. Here is how the right kitchen line positioning lets you reset a speedup and still take the next ball out of the air. Read More The Dink Pickleball
Pickleball Dinking 101: What It Is and Why It Matters
Learn what a dink is, why dinking wins points, and how dinking in the kitchen transforms your game in 2026 and beyond Read More The Dink Pickleball
Major League Pickleball 2026 Week 6 Power Rankings
It was a weird week at Major League Pickleball New York. There were a handful of upsets/confusing results, and the event itself was partially overshadowed by the scary incident that resulted in Brooklyn’s Rachel Rohrabacher being struck and injured by a baseline video board that was blown over by a gust of wind (more […]
Pickleballers Season 4, Episode 5: Jared Paul on building The Kitchen
Jared Paul is the co-host of Pickleballers and the founder of The Kitchen Pickleball — the largest and most engaged pickleball community and media company in the world, with more than 2 million cumulative members, followers and email subscribers across platforms. In this episode, co-host Roscoe Bellamy flips the script and puts Jared in […]
5 Pickleball Counter Fixes That Win More Hands Battles
Pickleball counter errors come from too much motion, not slow hands. Learn 5 pro fixes from Zane Navratil covering head stability, elbow position, ground-up power, footwork, and smart shot selection to win more hands battles at the kitchen line. Read More The Dink Pickleball