Are you ready to step onto the pickleball court with confidence and finesse? Look no further! "Pickleball For Beginners Exercises" is the ultimate guide that will transform your game from novice to seasoned player. Whether you're just starting out or looking to enhance your skills, this comprehensive book is your roadmap to mastering the game through effective warm-up and cool-down techniques, illustrated exercises, and expert guidance. Unlocking Your Potential: Pickleball isn't just a game; it's a dynamic blend of strategy, agility, and power. This book dives into the core principles of preparing your body and mind for peak performance. From understanding the importance of warm-ups and cool-downs to learning how to use a pickleball routine, you'll gain insights that set you up for success. Illustrated Exercises for Success: Visual learning is critical, and this book takes it to heart. Discover a plethora of illustrated warm-up and cool-down exercises explicitly designed for pickleball players. From cardio warm-ups to dynamic stretches, static movements, and targeted cooldowns, each exercise is explained step by step, ensuring you execute them with precision. Peak Performance Benefits: Explore a range of benefits that effective warm-ups and cool-downs bring to your pickleball game: Enhanced flexibility and mobility Reduced risk of injury Improved circulation and muscle activation Increased agility and reaction time Elevated mental focus and clarity Incorporating Strength Training: Strength is the foundation of success in pickleball. Learn why strength training is essential for players of all levels and discover five key exercises to build your strength, stability, and power. With clear instructions and tips, you'll seamlessly integrate strength training into your pickleball routine. Mastering Mental and Physical Preparation: The journey to peak performance encompasses more than physical prowess. Discover strategies to prepare yourself mentally for each game, gaining a competitive edge. Dive into expert tips for proper nutrition and hydration, understanding the importance of recovery, and preventing leg cramps. Are you ready to elevate your pickleball game and unleash your true potential on the court? "Pickleball For Beginners Exercises" is your ultimate companion on this journey. Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned player, the insights, exercises, and strategies in this book will take your game to the next level. Don't wait any longer. Take the first step towards becoming a formidable pickleball player. Get your copy of "Pickleball For Beginners Exercises" today and embark on a transformative journey towards peak performance. Remember, the court is waiting, and your potential is limitless. It's time to serve up success!

Are you curious about how pickleball came to be or how the sport got such a funny name? Do you know what caused pickleball to become the fastest growing sport in America and what people and events helped spark this growth? This first-ever book on the sports history has it all and more, enjoy the historic pickleball journey!

Fast, fun, and competitive: Simply step onto the court and it will be clear why pickleball is booming in popularity. Pickleball Fundamentals is the first book written and endorsed by the USA Pickleball Association. It will teach you the basics of the sport so that you can join the fun on the court right away. Learn proper execution of the sport’s essential skills and tactics. All the shots—groundstroke, serve and return, volley, dink, lob, overhead smash, and drop—provide a base for solid technique. More than 40 drills and gamelike activities will speed your learning while improving performance. You’ll also find competitive tactics for various scenarios and strategies for both singles and doubles play. So whether you are new to the sport or one of the growing number of pickleball fanatics, Pickleball Fundamentals is the best way to master the basics and compete with confidence.

A cook. A speech therapist. A credit union executive. A fashion model-turned-cancer activist. A secretary. A homemaker -- all were mothers. Nineteen lives cut short -- women from all walks of life, hailing from every corner of the United States and a province in Canada. Some were homemakers with little or no formal education; others were career women with college degrees and accomplished resumes. Regardless of their backgrounds, all these women share one thing in common: an addiction to smoking that culminated in an array of illnesses and their untimely demise. Their stories, told by their surviving daughters, pay tribute to the mothers they lost, often at pivotal moments in the daughters' lives, and the legacy they continue to live with every day. A Breath Away offers a powerful anti-smoking message that goes beyond the statistics to today's generation of girls and young women, to think twice before lighting up.

Pickleball First Steps will help elementary and middle school physical educators and pickleball instructors working at clubs, camps, and park and recreation departments introduce this irresistible sport to students. This ebook offers a detailed curriculum for teaching children in grades 4 through 8 (ages 8-14). Written by two pickleball experts who are veteran physical educators, the lesson plans are sequenced to help kids move from beginner level to being able to play—and enjoy—this fun sport. Pickleball First Steps will help teachers and instructors do the following: Understand the content and how to most effectively teach it Incorporate the lesson plans into an existing curriculum Adapt teaching methods to be developmentally appropriate for the ages and skill levels they are working with Make learning fun for the kids with numerous games Create excitement to play this sport Pickleball First Steps is endorsed by the International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association, the worldwide leader in preparing instructors to teach this lifetime sport. The contents are aligned to SHAPE America’s physical education standards, and the content and lesson plans have been tested and shaped by the two authors, who work with a wide range of children. The ebook contains 85 photos and 15 illustrations to help teachers prepare for, and carry out, their instruction. The ebook is organized into two sections, with the first section covering topics about how to teach this sport to young people. The second section offers 10 lessons that focus on the rules, tactics, and skills of pickleball, such as the dink, the drop shot, the serve, ground strokes, and more. The book also provides many engaging and instructional lead-up games to introduce the kids to the sport and the skills involved. Schools, clubs, camps, park and recreation departments, and other organizations will benefit from purchasing Pickleball First Steps—the first step to offering solid and engaging instruction for a lifetime sport that is safe, gets participants moving, and helps them enjoy being physically active.