Clinics
Intro to Pickleball Series
Learn all about Pickleball! We highly recommend taking these classes before joining any other programs here at Pints & Paddle. Take these classes back to back, or split them in between multiple Saturdays. All classes are taught on Saturday mornings & afternoons and are 1 hour long.
| Classes | |
| 1 | Rules and Scoring |
| 2 | Serves, Returns and Volleys |
| 3 | Dinks and Drops |
Weekday Skill Clinics
12:00 – 2:00pm
We all need to work on these basic skills, even if we are a professional! Take these classes (10 different options) as often as you’d like to keep improving at specific skills.
| Week 1 | |
| M | If You Can’t Handle the Heat, Stay out of the Kitchen! How to Win Hand Battles |
| Tu | Speed Ups and Making Your Attack Count |
| W | The Most Annoying Shot in Pickleball. The Lob |
| Th | Never Miss a Serve! |
| F | 1 Handed Backhand. Reliable Dink, Drop and Block |
| Week 2 | |
| M | Stay Out of My Kitchen! Keeping Your Opponents Back |
| Tu | Where Am I? Why Am I Standing Here? Court Positioning and Strategy |
| W | Forehand Topspin Roll. You Need this Shot! |
| Th | 2 Handed Backhand. The Tool Every Modern Pickleball Player Needs |
| F | Move It or Lose It. Getting to the Kitchen Line |
Ladies Lessons
Ladies only! This class is taught by Jennifer Tavernier, a top professional player in the state. Ladies Lessons this summer will be offered as BUY 4 GET 1 FREE in 2 Sessions.
- Session 1 (5 classes) Week of June 4, 18, 25, July 2, 16
- Session 2 (5 classes) Week of July 23, 30, Aug 13, 20, 27
| Level | Skills |
| Beginner (Been playing less than 2 months) | Serves, returns, volleys, rule and scoring review, dinking and drops! |
| Intermediate (Not a beginner, but still gaining consistency) | Serves, returns, volleys, dinking, drops, overall consistency, court positioning, strategy! |
| Advanced 3.0+ (DUPR rating required, or approved by Jen) | Court positioning and strategy, 2 handed backhand attacks, forehand rolls, resets and blocks, sharper volleys, speed ups |
Pickleball Fitness
8:00 – 8:50am
Want to get faster? How about more stable? Get more power on your shots? Avoid Injury? Get an amazing workout? Come train with Jennifer Tavernier who has a distinguished background in personal training and even won Season 1 of Team Ninja Warrior! In this fun and upbeat group fitness class, she will lead you through exercises to join your whole body to become a more powerful and quicker player! This class is every Friday morning.
