Learn to Play Pickeball
韦德买球网站 launching Saturday pickleball clinics starting Feb. 11
从2月开始. 11, Holyoke Community College will begin a series of Saturday pickleball clinics for beginners and those who want to improve their game all the way up to tournament-level play.
“这是一种新的狂热, it's good for the community, and we're a community-based organization,汤姆·斯图尔特说, 韦德买球网站's director of 体育运动. "Our goal is to offer something for all abilities, all ages, and all levels. Whether you're a beginner or more advanced player, there are other people we can place you with."
The group classes will be led by pickleball coach and racquet sports instructor Kelly Canniff, who has 25 years' experience educating children, 青少年, 和成人.
All sessions run on Saturdays from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on the new indoor pickleball courts at Bartley中心 for 体育运动 and Recreation on the main 韦德买球网站 campus, 宅基地大道303号. The cost for each three-session series is $75.
初学者Pickleball will run on three consecutive Saturdays starting Feb. 11 and covers the rules of play, court layout, equipment, basic game play, and strategy.
Advanced 初学者Pickleball 将于3月4日举行, 18, and April 1 and is designed for players who have taken the beginner classes or already have some familiarity and experience with the game and want to advance their play by improving their groundstrokes, 头顶球, 截击和发球, 加上方向, 控制, 和准确性.
'Intermediate Pickleball 4月8日, 15, and 22 and will help players better understand court positioning, sustain longer rallies, 提高中风, 凌空抽射, and drop shots; and focus on moving to the NVZ line, which marks the "non-凌空抽射 zone," also known as the "kitchen."
先进Pickleball ——5月13日, 20, and 27 - is designed to prepare players for tournament-level play, with practice to help them improve shot variety 和准确性 and develop better strategies for playing doubles.
To register, please go to: 韦德买球网站.edu/health-and-fitness
PHOTO: Area pickleball players make use of the new indoor courts at 韦德买球网站.
