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2.0 – 3.0 (Lite) Pickleball Course

2.0 – 3.0 (Lite) Pickleball Course

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  • 17 Lessons
  • 2+ Hours of Video Content
  • w/ Joe/Pro Film Analysis
  • Quizzes
  • Q&A
  • Course Discussion Channel
  • Community
  • And more…
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17 Lessons, 2+ Hours of Video Content

Here’s the 2.0 – 3.0 (Lite) Lessons:

  • Introduction
  • Pickleball Basics
  • How to Hold The Paddle in Pickleball
  • Introduction to The 4 Phases of Pickleball
  • The 4 Phases of Pickleball
  • Serve
  • Return
  • Transition – Definition
  • Transition – The Golden Rule of Pickleball
  • Transition – Serve Side – Strategy
  • Transition – Serve Side – Drop Shot
  • Transition – Serve Side – Drive Shot
  • Transition – Return Side – Strategy
  • Confusion in Transition (Serve Side vs Return Side)
  • Dinking
  • Volleying
  • Conclusion
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Your Instructor

A former basketball junky turned pickleball player, Josh has tackled going professional in pickleball with an unmatched ferocity. Having improved from 3.5 to 5.0 in less than a year, his approach to getting better at the game speaks for itself. So much so that he started getting asked to give lessons, which led him to start The Pickleball Lab, seeing a deep need locally for professional coaching that helps players actually get better.

Now, he’s taking that same skillset into online courses, setting the standard for what online pickleball courses should be.

  • DUPR: 4.9
  • Years playing: 2.5
  • Started coaching: in 2023
  • Tournament results: medals in 3.5/4.0/4.5/5.0


Josh feels like he knows how to help players get better, no matter the level, no matter the type of player. He attacks getting better at the game with high level methods for improvement and he brings those same methods to the court for his students, helping them progress in their pickleball game at an uncommon rates.

Josh is also an accomplished pickleball tournament player having won multiple gold medals in 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 divisions. He has taken a step up recently to 5.0+ level tournaments where he continues to improve his standings each tournament, and recently medaled in a 5.0+ cash tournament.

“Hi, I’m Josh Mackens.

And I help players at all levels get measurably better at pickleball — through The Pickleball Lab Community.

I went from 3.5 to 5.0 in a year by drilling hard, studying the game relentlessly, and targeting the exact weaknesses that were holding me back. I now coach with the same mindset — strategic, intentional, and focused on results.

I’ve medaled at numerous tournaments, previously coached professionally at a pickleball club in Indianapolis, and now run my own full-time pickleball coaching business — with a local waitlist in Phoenix and a growing online program.

I’m also training to go pro, and everything I teach comes from experience at the edge of performance and the grind of progress. If you’re serious about getting better, I know what it takes. You’re in the right place.”

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