I learn a lot from your Pick-Aparts. I'm at the 3.0 level and these videos are very helpful. Thanks!

Rory can be brutal sometimes. :)

Extremely helpful video, Thank you very much 🙏

Excellent break down Thank you,.

Rory - where did your latest video go? I went back to watch it and it seems to have disappeared. Did you take it down?

Rory, At 10:40, you say the guy in blue shouldn't be standing at the sideline when the serve is going to his partner and that he should be at the NVZ line, in the ready position. That is what most players do but I don't see the disadvantage as long as you are in the ready position when the ball comes to you.. By the time the third ball is hit, he is at the NVZ line, in the ready position. Some players do that for better situational awareness. You want to watch where your partner's return of serve is going as early as possible. Some players stand as you suggest, looking back. Some initially stand sideways to facilitate looking back. Some, including some pros stand off to the side.

I wonder if the kid in red is the son of the lady in blue top. If so, so nice to see mom and son playing together.

Part of the problem the lady in the far court was having is due to the "fryingpan grip" on her paddle. it would be impossible to hit backhand shots with that grip. A continental grip would be preferred.

At 6:43 in the video, the guy in blue attempts a 3rd shot drive from the baseline which resulted in going into the net. You mentioned that he should have hit a 3rd shot drop. However, you also mentioned that 3rd shots at the 3.0 level are missed 60% of the time. SO, if a 3.0 player is not confident on hitting a 3rd shot from the baseline, and you also suggest to avoid a lob, isn’t a drive all that is left??

Maybe the reason the team in the far court stays back on all their 3rd shots is that they already know that they are going to pop up all their 3rd shots , and pretty much all their shots . And , on balance , recognizing your own pop- ups, and then staying back to defend is actually a better strategy than running toward the NVZ ( otherwise known as running into a " Firing Squad " )after popping the ball up . Ofcourse , either way , they are unnecessarily imposing a desperate situation upon themselves & I also have no idea how they got to the Gold Metal Match .

It looks like the reason for the age range might be it is parents playing with their kids. On each side of the court is a young person and an older person.

It's hard for me to see how either team, but especially the team in blue is even 3.0...my mixed doubles partner and I (over 50) would beat them 11-0, I'm sure, and yet we're getting creamed by 4.0+ players...is the gulf really that wide between say 3.0 and 3.5??

8:38 ouch!

If this is the gold medal matcb, I dont feel so bad 😂

Seems like the weird age grouping is for parent/child pairs.

They are playing in the 3.0 level and that is what the video says. I don't know why you are so critical when they are playing at their level. I understand correcting to assist in making them better players, but I don't understand continuing to talk down to them when they are playing at the proper level.

Rory, I find it disheartening to hear you say “return it to the lady in blue” saying she is the weaker player, yet if you count unforced errors, it is the man on near court who has more. Quit dissing the ladies, bro!