September 2024 Pickleball Clinic
Drills are still being held this Thursday (26-Jul-2018) at Max Luther.
Even though Sherry will not be present, drills will still be held at Max Luther this Thursday.
The next New Beginners Pickleball training class will start on August 7th, 2018.
Our next four day evening training class for New Beginners is scheduled at Fern Bell for August 7th, 9th, 14th & 16th from 6-8 PM. Open play will not be available at Fern Bell during these times.
Is that ball in or out?
New players sometimes have difficulty determining if the ball is in bounds or out of bounds, especially players who have played tennis for many years. The rules for tennis are different than the rules for pickleball. Here is the verbiage and an image from the 2018 official rulebook.
6.C. A ball contacting the playing surface outside of the
baseline or sideline, even though the edge of the ball
overlaps the line, is considered out of bounds (see the
Figure below).
Hopefully this guideline will clarify the rules.
Click Here to view a video about line calls.
Is your serve legal?
View the videos below to see if your serve is legal:
Pickleball Serving and Safety Clinic to be held on Friday, April 28th.
Pickleball Clinic
Topic: Pickleball Serving and Safety
Where: Optimist Recreation Center
Date: Friday, April 28, 2017
Time: 12:30 pm-2:00pm
Instructors: Beverly Scherer and Dee Scott
All are welcome. Please attend, If you want to know if your serve is legal or want to improve your serve.
Two courts will be used for the clinic. One court will still be available for regular Friday play.
Mini paddles.
Players work on eye/hand coordination with “mini” paddles and balls.
Pickleball Spin Clinic.
The clinic on how to spin the pickleball, held at Brahan Spring Recreation Center, on Wednesday, September 14, was well attended and quite informative.
Thank you Dan Graham for coaching the clinic.
Clinic for true beginners.
What: Clinic for true beginners
Where: Max Luther Recreation Center
When: Mondays and Wednesdays until further notice (beginning September 12)
Time: 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Instructors: Al Yancey and Tony Horn
Who can attend: Anyone who is a true beginner. Those who attend do not have to be pickleball club members.
if you are not a true beginner but know someone who is please encourage him or her to attend.
There is no charge.
Successful July Clinics.
The Pickleball Clinics that were held at Brahan Spring Recreation Center each Wednesday in July, were well attended and quite successful. Thank you Pat McInnis and Sherry Barnes for Planning and teaching the clinics.