🏓 Pickleball · 20s reset
Between-Point Reset
A repeatable ritual so every point starts fresh.
The routine
- 1Response: turn away from the net, quick acknowledgment of the last point.
- 2Relax: walk to the back, loosen the grip, one breath.
- 3Prepare: pick your pattern and target for the next point.
- 4Ritual: bounce/adjust strings, same every time.
- 5Play: step in committed.
Cues
Self-talk cue
“New point.”
Breath pattern
One slow breath at the back fence.
Physical anchor
Strings + a few steps to the back — the same every time.
Reflection
Is my between-point routine the same after winners and errors?
When & how to use it
When: Between every point.
Practice it: Run the four steps in every practice match.
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