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Students will be grouped based on level of experience. This clinic is for people who already know the rules and the basics of pickleball. Students looking to learn the game or who are newer to the game should check out the Beginner and Novice Clinics.
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Notes
  • May 9th 3:00 – 4:30 Skills Clinic: “Winning Game Strategies, Part 1”: part 1 of a 2-part series (Part 2 June 13th) focusing on tips and techniques key to winning on the court through consistency and mind-set. Students will learn and practice the first half of the “Winning Game Strategies” for 60 minutes and implement through play in the last 30 minutes of the lesson. Your game will benefit from signing up for one or both lessons in the series. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” and with “Winning Game Strategies, Part 2” on June 13th (to be posted with the summer schedule).
  • May 9th 4:45 – 6:15 Skills Clinic: “Serve to Win Points”: the game of pickleball continues to evolve. The serve has more purpose now than “just get it in.” Appropriate for intermediate and advanced students, this 90-minute lesson will teach you to set up winning points by challenging your opponent with serve variation, specific targets, and top spin. The first 60 minutes will cover technique and practice with the last 30 minutes spent on implementing through play. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” to continue working on implementation.
  • May 16th 3:00 – 4:30: Skills Clinic: “Tracking with Your Paddle”: this lesson will focus on tracking with your paddle to improve shot consistency, increase put-away percentages, and set-up effective positioning. Reduce errors and set your team up for winning points! Appropriate for intermediate and advanced students. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” to continue working on implementation.
  • May 16th 4:45 – 6:15 Skills Clinic: “Winning Strategies for the Return Team”: keep them back, keep them back, and keep them back again! This lesson will focus on the 2nd, 4th, and 6th (or more!) shots of the game as the return team, winning rallies by keeping your opponents deep with the implementation of correct positioning and several specific shots. Appropriate for intermediate and advanced students, the first 60 minutes will focus on technique while the last 30 minutes will be practice with implementation through game play. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” to continue working on implementation.
  • June 13th 4:45 – 6:15 Resets, How & When to Use Them: your team has lost control of a rally…what should you do? Reset! Several types of resets are used to neutralize play on the court and put your team in the position to gain control and set up a winning rally. The type of reset to use depends on the shot you received and where you are on the court. Learn the ins and outs of resets in this game-changing skills clinic! The kicker: successful resets feel great! Appropriate for intermediate and advanced students, the first 60 minutes will focus on technique while the last 30 minutes will be practice with implementation through game play. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” to continue working on implementation.
  • June 13th 3:00 – 4:30 “Winning Game Strategies, Part 2”: part 2 of a 2-part series (Part 1 May 9th) focusing on tips and techniques key to winning on the court through consistency and mind-set. Students will learn and practice the second half of the “Winning Game Strategies” for 60 minutes and implement through play in the last 30 minutes of the lesson. Part 1 attendance is not a prerequisite to attend Part 2. Appropriate for intermediate and advanced students. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” to continue working on implementation.
  • July 11th 3:00 – 4:30- Working the Transition Zone: the serving team’s proper movement to the net through the transition zone is game changing and challenging. Doing so allows your team to neutralize the return team’s advantage, giving your team the opportunity to set up winning rallies. This clinic will teach transition zone strategy, movement, and shot selection. There is nothing like the feeling of neutralization when your team makes it smoothly to the non-volley zone! Appropriate for intermediate and advanced students, the first 60 minutes will focus on technique while the last 30 minutes will be practice with implementation through game play. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” to continue working on implementation.
  • July 11th 4:45 – 6:15 Footwork, Movement, and Court Positioning: when done correctly, these three skills will impact every aspect of your game in all locations on the court. Questions to ask yourself…what am I doing with my feet after a shot? How do I move appropriately to set myself up for a shot in front of my body? Where do I go after my shot? Where should I be in relation to my partner? Your coaches will address these questions with the goal of you developing new neuro-pathways in your brain, so proper footwork, movement, and court positioning become second nature over time. Appropriate for intermediate and advanced students, the first 60 minutes will focus on technique while the last 30 minutes will be practice with implementation through game play. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” to continue working on implementation.
  • Aug 15th 3:00 – 4:30 Dinking with Purpose: your team made it to the non-volley zone; now is time to capitalize and win the point! Manipulate the positioning and footwork of your opponent to create an attack opportunity or to force an error into the net. This clinic will teach how to use dinking as an offensive weapon. The theme will be on dinking strategy with a focus on mechanics such as paddle position, dink height/location, grip, and more. Appropriate for intermediate and advanced students, the first 60 minutes will focus on technique while the last 30 minutes will be practice with implementation through game play. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” to continue working on implementation.
  • Aug 15th 4:45 – 6:15 Strategic Reasons to Leave the Kitchen: many of us were told to get to the kitchen line and never leave it, but times are changing. Yes, your team should get to the kitchen line, but under what circumstances should you leave it? This clinic will cover the strategic reasons to leave the kitchen line. Interestingly, some of the reasons to leave create offense while others are to respond defensively to neutralize your opponent’s advantage. Such an interesting and fun topic! Appropriate for intermediate and advanced students, the first 60 minutes will focus on technique while the last 30 minutes will be practice with implementation through game play. Option: follow-up with “Play with the Coaches” to continue working on implementation.

Register Activity Ages Grades Days Date/Time Fees
 
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Skills Clinic: Winning Game Strategies (Pt 1) 
16y and up N/A Th  05/09/2024
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
1 seat(s) available
Rain Date May 23rd
 
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Skills Clinic: Serve to win points 
16y and up N/A Th  05/09/2024
04:45 PM - 06:15 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
6 seat(s) available
Rain Date May 23rd
 
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Skills Clinic: Tracking with your Paddle 
16y and up N/A Th  05/16/2024
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
1 seat(s) available
Rain Date May 23rd
 
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Skills Clinic: Winning Strategies for the Return Team 
16y and up N/A Th  05/16/2024
04:45 PM - 06:15 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
0 seat(s) available
Rain Date May 23rd
 
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Skills Clinic: Winning Game Strategies (Pt 2) 
16y and up N/A Th  06/13/2024
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
9 seat(s) available
Rain Date June 27th
 
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Skills Clinic: Resets, How & When to Use Them 
16y and up N/A Th  06/13/2024
04:45 PM - 06:15 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
11 seat(s) available
Rain Date June 27th
 
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Skills Clinic: Working the Transition Zone 
16y and up N/A Th  07/11/2024
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
8 seat(s) available
Rain Date July 25th
 
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Skills Clinic: Footwork, Movement & Court Positioning 
16y and up N/A Th  07/11/2024
04:45 PM - 06:15 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
7 seat(s) available
Rain Date July 25th
 
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Skills Clinic: Dinking with a Purpose 
16y and up N/A Th  08/15/2024
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
9 seat(s) available
Rain Date August 29th
 
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Skills Clinic: Strategic Reasons to Leave the Kitchen 
16y and up N/A Th  08/15/2024
04:45 PM - 06:15 PM
Mashpee Pickleball Courts 		$40.00 R, $50.00 NR
11 seat(s) available
Rain Date August 29th
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