Pickleball
Express Pickleball with Karin Franco, PPR Certified Coach: Designed for those who would like a quick introduction to pickleball. Karin will teach basics such as scoring, serving, dinking and volleying. Join us and be part of this fantastic community of social pickleball players.
Pickleball 101 with Karin Franco, PPR Certified Coach: Pickleball is a paddle sport that provides exercise and socialization! Pickleball is easy to learn and can be played for fun or as a fast-paced, competitive game. The sport is wildly popular - easy to start, but hard to stop! Learn the basics in this 4-week introductory course and get started with you new obsession! Course will cover: dinking, volleys, drop shots, blocking shots, forehands, backhands, serves, returns, how to keep score and more! Game play is incorporated. All equipment provided.
Pickleball 201 with Karin Franco, PPR Certified Coach: For advanced beginner/low intermediate players who have completed Pickleball 101 or who need a refresher. Participants should have a good understanding of scoring, positioning on the court during a game, basic strokes, dinking, drop shots, volleys, serves and returns. This 4-week clinic will focus on development of strokes, fine tuning of dinking and drop shots as well as other tactical strategies.
Pickleball "Crisis in the Transition Zone" with Karin Franco, PPR Certified Coach: Must be level 3.25 - 3.5 to attend.
Beginner Pickleball with Donald Van Dyne, PPR Certified PRO:
This clinic is for individuals ages 18+, that have never picked up a Pickleball paddle or that have limited playing court time. This program will give a student the opportunity to build their game from the ground up before developing bad habits or poor stroke mechanics. You will learn the rules, how to keep score, how to grip a paddle, the difference between a drive, drop and dink. Also how to hit a ground stroke, serve, volley, soft shot, overhead, lob and the 3rd shot drop. This clinic is essential for all new players that want more fun learning and playing Pickleball. All equipment provided. Tennis shoes recommended.
Minimum 4, maximum 8 per session
Location: Dillon McAnespie Park
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