The Flying Pickle AcademyJune 11, 202500:12:54

The Keys to Good Footwork: Open vs Closed Stances in Pickleball from a PRO Coach

Which stance is best for you? Pro pickleball coach Maria Lopez breaks down everything you need to know about stances in pickleball! She gives a complete guide to the open, semi-open and closed stances, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each. She explains that once you understand how stances work, you can use a player's stance to anticipate where they’ll hit the ball. Pro Pickleball player and coach Susannah Barr demonstrates each stance and gives her opinion along the way. As always, if you have any questions, comment below and we’ll answer as quickly as possible. If you like this video please use the super chat to show support and get the quickest response from our pro pickleball coaches (the heart button below each video).

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0:00 Open vs Closed Stance in Pickleball
0:06 The Three Stances
0:23 The Importance of Knowing Your Options
0:41 Closed Stance in Pickleball
1:31 Strengths and Weaknesses of Closed Stance
2:39 Using Stance to Help Anticipate Where the Ball is Going
3:28 Semi Open Stance in Pickleball
4:09 The Most Popular Stance in Pickleball
4:29 Open Stance in Pickleball
5:02 Demonstrating Closed Stance
5:34 Demonstrating Semi Open Stance
6:28 Demonstrating Open Stance
7:06 Open vs Closed Stance in Pickleball
8:14 Susannah’s Preferred Stances
8:33 Midcourt Stances
10:42 Kitchen Stances
11:09 Advanced Closed Stance Exceptions
12:11 Kitchen Stances

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