Generally speaking, there are three types of volleys on the pickleball court: (1) a block volley; (2) a punch volley; and (3) a swing volley. A block volley is a shot you will use when you do not have much reaction time and you are trying to absorb the speed or power of the pickleball. A punch volley is a shot where you may have more time or room to attack a pickleball, but you probably should not be too aggressive and overplay the pickleball. A swing volley is your put-away volley when the pickleball is clearly attackable.

Let’s go into some more details on each of these types of volleys.

Key Takeaways:

1. Generally speaking, there are three types of volleys:

a. A block volley;
b. A punch volley; and
c. A swing volley.