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Shuffle and Slide

This is an excerpt from Pickleball First Steps epub by .

Practice Activities

Shuffle and Slide

• The students begin in ready position, facing the instructor.
• The instructor gives one of four commands:
  - For “left,” the students slide to the left.
  - For “right,” the students slide to the right.
  - For “forward,” the students step forward.
  - For “backward,” the students open their hips and slide or shuffle step sideways.

Retreating

Students need to know how to retreat when a ball is hit behind them.

• Tell the class, “Do not move straight backward. The risk of falling is too high.”
• Have students begin in the ready position.
• Have the class practice opening the hips to pivot right or left in order to begin running sideways to go back to reach the ball.
• Students should run only five steps sideways and then return to their original position.

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