Overview

Prior experience playing Pickleball is encouraged for this program. We encourage players to sign up for Beginner Pickleball if you are just getting started learning to play.

These are the skills you will learn to become at 2.5+ player:

• Knows the basic rules including two bounce rules, scoring and player position relative to scoring
• Demonstrates basic pendulum swing on the forehand & backhand side
• Demonstrates dinks down the line forehand & backhand
• Demonstrates dinks cross court forehand & backhand
• Demonstrates proper ready position
• Demonstrates punch volley
• Demonstrates proper sideways turn, arm positioning and backward movement for overhead
• Demonstrates an overhead
• Knows where to stand as the serve team and the return team
• Demonstrates proper side step movement while being balanced
• Has good mobility and can move forward in a safe and balanced manner
• Developing eye-hand coordination
• Demonstrates a forehand ground stroke swing low to high and striking the ball off front foot
• Demonstrates a backhand ground stroke swing low to high and striking the ball off front foot
• Demonstrates a serve
• Demonstrates return of serve