THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN PICKLEBALL
Pickleball is an interesting game, with rather easy rules and open for all. You could be in your 60s and still play pickleball with ease. That’s what makes pickleball so popular. You can play pickleball with another person, or a team, i.e. a doubles match. What’s most important in a game of doubles is communication. For good communication to happen, you first need to trust each other. There must be a team spirit and no superiority complex in the hearts of both the players in the same team. The moment you surrender your pride and ego for the greater good, you are halfway there to be a team player. Beyond trust there’s just this one thing that’s left to do in pickleball, that’s to communicate and play. Here are a few points that’ll tell you about how, when and where effective communication becomes essential in the pickleball doubles game. The most obvious time is when a ball returns and you and your partner need to decide who’s going to take the ball. It’s essential that you declare “