{"id":4381,"date":"2026-07-04T23:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/?post_type=news&p=4381"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:49:01","slug":"pickleball-first-book","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/pickleball-first-book\/","title":{"rendered":"\u65e5\u672c\u521d\u306e\u7d19\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u5165\u9580\u66f8\u30017\u670813\u65e5\u9803\u767a\u58f2\u2014\u2014\u72ec\u5b66\u3068\u4f53\u9a13\u4f1a\u306e\u6a4b\u6e21\u3057\u3078"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you first want to take up pickleball, the reliable sources of information in Japan have so far centered on YouTube, blogs, and word of mouth at trial sessions. Now a new option is joining that mix: a book. Around July 13, 2026, Kojinsha will release the introductory title \"Hajimete Miyou! Pickleball\" (Let's Try Pickleball). It's an A5-size, 152-page volume priced at 1,800 yen (before tax). Covering everything from illustrated rules to how to hit a dink and eight practice drills in a single book, it finally gives beginners who have taught themselves by following videos a \"textbook\" they can keep at hand.<\/p>\n

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Why a print introductory book now?<\/h2>\n

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Video has the strength of being able to show \"movement,\" but it isn't well suited to covering the necessary items systematically and in order. Which shot to learn first, and which drills to lock it in with \u2014 laying out that learning path as a single line is the role of a book. Someone who has tried a rally once at a trial session reviews the rules and etiquette at home the next day. A print manual fits neatly into that \"before and after the video\" use.<\/p>\n

The techniques and drills it covers<\/h2>\n

Organizing the elements the book covers brings the full picture of the learning into view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Domain<\/th>\nHow the book treats it<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rules<\/td>\nIllustrated diagrams of the two-bounce rule, the non-volley zone, and more<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Getting Started<\/td>\nHow to find trial sessions, points for choosing gear, and on-court etiquette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shot technique<\/td>\nThe knack for seven types of shots including serve, return, groundstroke, volley, and dink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Practice methods<\/td>\nEight drills including serve target drills, dink games, and skinny singles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Health side<\/td>\nThe sport's characteristics that make it enjoyable regardless of age or fitness, and how easy it is to keep up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The way \"getting started\" even includes how to find trial sessions and how to choose gear is especially practical. Paddles vary widely in both price and feel, and many beginners struggle to pick their first one. Combined with a place to demo paddles, this creates a flow where you learn the criteria from the book, then compare grips in person at the store.A specialty shop in Shibuya where you can demo 300 kinds of paddles<\/a>The growing number of places like this also encourages the move to \"study up with a book before choosing.\"<\/p>\n

How players and instructors are receiving it<\/h2>\n

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As the base of the sport widens, YouTube-originated learning content is also lively.A YouTube project pairing a comedian with a player<\/a>\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u52d5\u753b\u5074\u306e\u5165\u53e3\u304c\u5897\u3048\u308b\u307b\u3069\u3001\u6b21\u306b\u300c\u4f53\u7cfb\u7684\u306b\u307e\u3068\u3081\u3066\u5b66\u3073\u305f\u3044\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u9700\u8981\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u3001\u7d19\u306e\u6559\u672c\u306e\u5c45\u5834\u6240\u3082\u5e83\u304c\u308b\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n

How players in Japan can use it<\/h2>\n

The book's practical value lies with both self-learners and beginner communities. Someone starting on their own can read through the rules and etiquette before heading to a trial session and jump into a rally from the first time without inconveniencing those around them. Someone launching a circle or a workplace club can use it as a \"shared text\" to hand out to participants, cutting down on the effort of explaining while getting everyone on the same page.<\/p>\n

If you're unsure of the order to learn things, first nail down the rules in Chapter 2 and how to get started in Chapter 3, then, once you're on the court, come back to the 10 points in Chapter 4 and the drills in Chapter 5 \u2014 this back-and-forth boosts the efficiency of self-study. Subtle techniques that decide wins and losses, like the dink and the third shot, tend to stick better if you understand the theory from a book first and then try it out with your body, rather than mimicking a video cold.<\/p>\n

What it means to have an introductory book, and its ripple into the market<\/h2>\n

As the playing population grows, it's a natural flow for the learning infrastructure to diversify from a video-heavy layout into books, trial sessions, and specialty shops. Once a single print manual is out, there's room for a second and third book, and instructor-oriented texts, to follow on its foundation. As Japan's grassroots infrastructure comes together,The Japan federation's JSPO approval<\/a>Progress on the institutional side like this, advancing at the same time as a richer learning side in the form of books, thickens the foundation that lets beginners enter the sport with confidence.<\/p>\n

The very fact that a pickleball book sits on the general shelves of a bookstore is itself a step in shifting the sport's image from a \"passing boom\" to a \"sport you can keep learning.\" If a path forms that leads readers to trial sessions and stores, publishing works as a gateway to wider adoption.<\/p>\n

Practical Information and Related Links<\/h2>\n

\"Hajimete Miyou! Pickleball\" is published by Kojinsha, A5 size, 152 pages, 1,800 yen (before tax). The ISBN is 978-4-7709-0081-4, and it is expected to be available at bookstores and online retailers nationwide from around July 13, 2026. It suits not only those about to start, but also those who have tried it once at a trial session and reached the point of wanting to know more.<\/p>\n

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