An athlete in any sport needs to learn proper techniques and mechanics to be successful. This course emphasizes easy to learn mechanics that enables you to not only keep the ball in play, but place your shots effectively. Each specific shot has a video on How to hit it, Why you want the shot, the Strategies for the shot, and Drills to develop each shot. Equally important are pickleball strategies. There are offensive strategies as well as defensive ones, plus strategies that encourage you to play a style that will extend the point and keep the ball in play. Learning these will improve your social game when playing others at all skill levels - weaker players and stronger ones. Whether you are an advanced player looking to tune up your gameplay or you have never played a single game in your life, this course will work for you.