Coach profile
Tanner Tomassi
The short-form coach in our citation set. Tanner posts 60-to-90-second videos that compress one decision rule or technique cue into the time it takes to walk back to the courts. We embed his clips when the topic is "how do I make this call in real time" rather than "how do I groove the mechanics over months."
- Subscribers
- 138K
- Videos
- 1,030
- Format
- Shorts
Stats verified 2026-05-02 via the YouTube Data API. The channel link is @tanner.pickleball.
By Valentin · 5 min read · Last reviewed 2026-05-02
Why we cite Tanner
Two reasons:
- The format respects rec players\' time. A 60-to-90-second short with one cue is what most players actually watch on the phone before a session. Tanner\'s 1,030 videos are mostly that format. We embed his shorts when the goal is "make this call in real time," not "groove these mechanics over months."
- Decision-rule emphasis. Other channels teach the how. Tanner teaches the when. The drive-vs-drop short is the cleanest example: a single rule, demonstrated, in 78 seconds. That style is hard to compete with for in-game decisions.
The frameworks Tanner teaches
The 60-second clip
Tanner's structural strength is the short. Most of his shorts are under 90 seconds and teach exactly one decision rule or one technique cue. That format respects the way rec players actually consume coaching: between rec games, on the phone, in the parking lot.
Decision rules over fundamentals
Other channels teach the mechanics; Tanner teaches the call. When to drop versus drive, when to disguise, when to hit a body shot. That bias toward decisions makes his shorts the best "show me what you mean" companions to the longer fundamentals videos.
Shot disguise
Same setup, last-second wrist flick. Tanner is one of the few channels we cite that covers disguise as a discrete topic, with the head-and-shoulders cue clear enough that rec players can copy it.
Featured shorts
The Tanner Tomassi shorts we cite or embed across this site.
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0:43This Shot Screams You're a Beginner
Sixty seconds on the rec-level habit that costs the most points. Tanner's short-form best, on the /watch/ page beginner section.
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1:18Exactly when to hit a 3rd shot drop or drive
A 78-second decision rule for the third shot. Embedded in our drive-vs-drop decision tree guide.
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0:54Deceptive shot to dominate the kitchen line
The disguise principle in 60 seconds. Same setup, last-second wrist flick, ball comes off the paddle in a different direction than the read.
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0:51A Mixed Doubles Strategy From Top Pros
Pattern reading and the targeted-attack call. The most common pattern Tanner repeats in his shorts.
Best for which player
Tanner fits any level. The shorts are scoped tightly enough that a 2.5 player gets value from the beginner-shot diagnostic, a 3.5 from the drive-vs-drop call, and a 4.0+ from the disguise mechanics. The format is the universal value.
How we cite Tanner
Across this site, Tanner Tomassi is cited or embedded in:
- Drive vs drop decision tree (the third-shot call clip)
- Shot disguise guide (the kitchen-line deception clip)
- Mixed doubles guide (top-pro pattern reading)
- /watch/ across multiple sections (four shorts in beginner essentials, third-shot, kitchen-line, and pro patterns)
Subscribe
The channel link is @tanner.pickleball on YouTube. Tanner uploads several shorts a week. Treat his channel as the in-rotation feed, not the deep study.
Other coaches we cite
For the longer-form coaches we cite alongside Tanner, see Briones, CJ Johnson, or PrimeTime Pickleball. The full coaches index lists every channel we learn from.
