KNES 31M

About this course

This course covers advanced pickleball strategies and strokes with an emphasis on competitive singles and doubles match play. Instruction will include advanced pickleball skills including tactics in poaching, varying the service, anticipating shots, adjusting tactics, and tournament play. Concepts of warm-up, fitness, nutrition, injury prevention, and the mental game are explored for the competitive player.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• KNES 31LPickleball Level 3
• orKNES 31LXPickleball Level 3

Catalog wording: “KNES D031L or KNES D31LX”

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use KNES 31M

ASSIST maps KNES 31M to a requirement in 6 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Kinesiology B.A. - Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Exercise PhysiologyDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Kinesiology, BS, Concentration in Physical Activity LeadershipDe Anza → CSU Bakersfield
• Kinesiology, BS, Concentration in Applied Exercise ScienceDe Anza → CSU Bakersfield
• Kinesiology, BS, Concentration in Allied HealthDe Anza → CSU Bakersfield