Special to The Desert Sun

For the past three years I have written about Pickleball gift ideas. And here is a short list of my favorites.

Give someone a gift of a drill class.

Give someone a pick-up tube, and/or a rolling basket for balls.

Give someone a ball machine! A twist, a lobster, or one of the many expensive ball machines.

Give someone a gift card for Pickleball Central: A great website!

The most precious gift of all? Your time. Drill or play socially with friends who are perhaps not at your skill level. They will love it!

Have a playing companion who is always correcting you and telling you the rules? Buy them a USA Pickleball Official Rules booklet for 2026.

Okay, we did the gift thing. How about Coach Mary's Tip of the Week.

Tip of the week: A Short backswing is ke

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