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Week 01 · Rules + movement

The Kitchen Isn’t a Place to Stand Still

Dink explains the non-volley zone, why it keeps the game interesting, and three simple drills for learning where your feet belong.

Dink welcomes readers to this week’s pickleball lesson

The kitchen is the seven-foot non-volley zone beside the net. You may stand in it, but you cannot volley while touching it—or let your momentum carry you into it after a volley.