The Sun City Hilton Head Pickleball Club is offering four classes to help improve your pickleball game. These classes are:
IMPROVING BEGINNER - PB SHOTS and TACTICS: One 75 minute session.
Requirements to Enroll in the Class - 1. Have played PB for at least three months, 2. Know the basic rules and where to stand to start a rally, and 3. Not have previously taken any of these classes. (Attending one or more PB Orientation sessions prior to taking this class is strongly recommended.)
Shots Practiced - Serves, Return of Serves, Forehands, Backhands, and Volleys
Other Topics - Ready Position, Court Positioning, and Ball Placement Tactics
INTERMEDIATE - PB SHOTS and TACTICS: One 75 minute session.
Requirements to Enroll in the Class - 1. Have played PB for at least a year, 2. Play at the 3.0 level or above, 3. Not have taken the BEGINNER Class within six months, and 4. Not have taken the INTERMEDIATE Class previously.
Shots Practiced - Return of Serves, Forehands, Backhands, Volleys, Dinks, and Drop Shots
Other Topics - Review of the Tactics covered in the BEGINNER Class plus more Court Positioning and Ball Placement Tactics plus Tactics on Playing with a Partner
ADVANCED - PB SHOTS and TACTICS: One 75 minute session.
Requirements to Enroll in the Class - 1. Play at the 3.5 level or above, 2. Not have taken the BEGINNER or INTERMEDIATE Class within six months, and 3. Not have taken the ADVANCED Class previously.
Shots Practiced - Quick review of Return of Serves, Forehands, Backhands, and Volleys. More extensive review of Dinks, Drop Shots, Soft Third Shots, Cut Shots, and Overheads.
Other Topics - Review of the Tactics covered in the INTERMEDIATE Class with an emphasis on "soft" game tactics.
DRILLS ONLY: One 75 minute session with limited instruction.
Requirements to Enroll in the Class - 1. Have taken at least one of the above classes, and 2. Not have taken any of the above classes within six months.
Drills: The entire 75 minute session will consist of dinking, drop shot, serving, serve return, and other drills that can improve your game. Some of the drills will will be made into games by awarding points for doing certain things. All of the drills were used at either the Pickleball Summit in Charlotte or at the Scott and Daniel Moore Pickleball Bootcamp in Casa Grande.
The classes are taught by Doug Findlay (dougfindlay@yahoo.com). Doug is a Professional Pickleball Registry Certified Pickleball Coach.
There is no cost for the instruction but you must be a member of the SCHH Pickleball Club.
SCHEDULED CLASSES: January classes have been scheduled. Sign up below.
Class 127 - IMPROVING BEGINNER - Jan 2 -- 1:05 to 2:20 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Constance Ulrich
Player 2 - George Ulrich
Player 3 - Mary Moriarty
Player 4 - Nancy Frank
Wait List - Nancy Shiansky, Kathy Leonard, Barbara Chaloux, Sheri Bye
Class 128 - INTERMEDIATE - Jan 2 -- 2:30 to 3:45 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Bill Martin
Player 2 - Tony Guadagnino
Player 3 - Connie Becker
Player 4 - Doreen Scott
Wait List - Ruth Dexter, Bob Clary, Ellen Demeritt, Ruth Dexter, Joe Sudomir, Barb Holman, Patti Raines, Annie Fagan
Class 129 - DRILLS ONLY - 2.5 & 3.0 Players - Jan 9 -- 1:05 to 2:20 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Robert Gatens
Player 2 - Krys Cortese
Player 3 - Steve Dexter
Player 4 - Laura Wenban
Wait List - Barbara Murphy, Rob Kleinhans
Class 130 - DRILLS ONLY - 3.0 & 3.5 Players - Jan 9 -- 2:30 to 3:45 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Dave Bricker
Player 2 - Sheri Gatens
Player 3 - Dudley Kay
Player 4 - Joyce Addams, James Brennan
Wait List - Ken Simonsen, Patricia Martin, Vivian Day, Annie Fagan, Kelly Walsh, Vivian Garside
Class 131 - IMPROVING BEGINNER - Jan 16 -- 1:05 to 2:20 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Susan Mastrapa
Player 2 - Brenda Krakowiak
Player 3 - Roseanne Melucci
Player 4 - Dave Bernstein
Wait List - Nancy Shiansky, Sheri Bye,
Class 132 - INTERMEDIATE - Jan 16 -- 2:30 to 3:45 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Bill Halstead
Player 2 - Deborah Dick
Player 3 - Howard Chapman
Player 4 - Jules Burzacki
Wait List - Ranier Melucci, Joan LaSpina, Ellen Demeritt, Robert Berghash, Rob Kleinhans
Class size is a minimum of three and a maximum of four.
All classes will be on Court 12 on the North Courts.
If the weather radar shows that rain is likely during the class, the class will be rescheduled via email approximately one hour before the scheduled start time.
Sign up for a class by selecting a class below. Check back later to see if you were enrolled in one of the classes. You will NOT receive a confirmation of enrollment or a reminder for the class. If your name is listed under the class you requested, you are enrolled in the class and should show up at Court 12 five minutes before the scheduled class time.
If the class you requested is full and you are not listed as one of the participants, you will need to submit another form for a class that shows an OPEN slot. Or you may sign up to be on the Wait List to be notified if there is a cancellation. Being on the Wait List will also give you early notification when the following month's
classes are scheduled.
The site is updated manually so it may take up to 48 hours to see if you are enrolled or not.
Please "Submit" the form only once and register for only one class.
All classes will be on Court 12 on the North Courts.
If the weather radar shows that rain is likely during the class, the class will be rescheduled via email approximately one hour before the scheduled start time.
Sign up for a class by selecting a class below. Check back later to see if you were enrolled in one of the classes. You will NOT receive a confirmation of enrollment or a reminder for the class. If your name is listed under the class you requested, you are enrolled in the class and should show up at Court 12 five minutes before the scheduled class time.
If the class you requested is full and you are not listed as one of the participants, you will need to submit another form for a class that shows an OPEN slot. Or you may sign up to be on the Wait List to be notified if there is a cancellation. Being on the Wait List will also give you early notification when the following month's
classes are scheduled.
The site is updated manually so it may take up to 48 hours to see if you are enrolled or not.
Please "Submit" the form only once and register for only one class.