The Sun City Hilton Head Pickleball Club is offering four classes to help improve your pickleball game. These classes are:
BEGINNER - PB SHOTS and TACTICS: One 90 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 90 minute session.
Requirements to Enroll in the Class - 1. Have played PB for at least a year, 2. Play at the 2.5 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 90 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 to 90 minute session.
Drills: The entire 75 to 90 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 in July or at the Scott and Daniel Moore Pickleball Bootcamp in Casa Grande in November.
Except for the DRILLS ONLY class all classes will include instruction and drills and will use the Tutor Pickleball machine. The classes are taught by Doug Findlay (dougfindlay@yahoo.com).
There is no cost for the instruction but you must be a member of the SCHH Pickleball Club.
SCHEDULED CLASSES:
Class 73 - DRILLS ONLY - 2.5 & 3.0 Players - May 31 -- 6:15 to 7:45 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Gail Gagne
Player 2 - Robert Stewart
Player 3 - Laura Wenban
Player 4 - Jerri Hanna
Class 74 A - DRILLS ONLY - 3.5 & 4.0 Players - June 12-- 6:05 to 7:25 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Anne McCarl
Player 2 - Donald McCarl
Player 3 - John Loverage
Player 4 -
Class 74 B - DRILLS ONLY - 3.5 & 4.0 Players - June 12 -- 7:30 to 8:50 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Walt Martens
Player 2 - Tom Abruzzo
Player 3 - Mike McDonough
Player 4 - Gayla Miller
Class 75 - Intermediate - June 14 -- 6:15 to 7:45 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Walker Hamilton
Player 2 - Diane Hamilton
Player 3 - Ellen Demeritt
Player 4 - Vivian Day
Class 76 A - INTERMEDIATE - June 21 -- 6:05 to 7:25 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Allan Neamond
Player 2 - Mary Schmalz
Player 3 - Terri Stone
Player 4 - Paul Mast
Class 76 B - INTERMEDIATE - June 21 -- 7:30 to 8:50 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Floss Messick
Player 2 - Earl Messick
Player 3 - Gail Moyers
Player 4 - Mike Bunamo
Class 77 - BEGINNER - June 28 -- 6:15 to 7:45 PM
Enrolled:
Player 1 - Ross Flugrath
Player 2 - Tim Pucko
Player 3 - Laurie Gwiazdowski
Player 4 - Mary Henschel
Class size is a minimum of three and a maximum of four.
All classes will be on Court 7 on the North Courts.
If the weather radar shows that rain is likely during the class, the class will be rescheduled. Check your email after 5:00 PM on the day of the class to see if that evening's class has been postponed.
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 7 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.
All classes will be on Court 7 on the North Courts.
If the weather radar shows that rain is likely during the class, the class will be rescheduled. Check your email after 5:00 PM on the day of the class to see if that evening's class has been postponed.
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 7 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.
