ADULT TRAINING

At the Ridge Club, our mission is to provide adults of all ages a welcoming environment to learn, train, and play pickleball. Clinics and private lessons offered are geared for all levels of play ranging from beginner through advanced! Whether you are looking for social play or are interested in competing locally/regionally, the Ridge Club has a Team of Instructors to help meet your Pickleball Goals!

TRY PICKLEBALL PROGRAM (TPP)

Ridge Club Try Pickleball Program is designed for players NEW to the Sport. This 1.5 hour hybrid program is 1 hour of skills and 30 minutes of play. Players are taught the fundamentals of the game, scoring, and as your level improves, coaches help guide you to our OPEN PLAY sessions for independent play.

TRY PICKLEBALL PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP: $50/year (renews April 1)
TRY PICKLEBALL CLINICS: $40 (*90 minutes)

Graduating to OPEN PLAY
Per the Director of Try Pickleball Programs Approval and Guidance, you graduate to independent OPEN PLAY sessions. This requires a Ridge Club Membership – Single, Couple, Senior, or Family. From here you are off and playing!

ONE SHOT

$25 per player, 60 minutes, 4 players

Learn and drill a shot in pickleball to make your game better and have more fun on the court.

One-Shot Clinic examples are:

• The 3rd SHOT– Drop or Drive?
• Which way to GO- TRANSITION.
• When a Dink goes bad it becomes a VOLLEY.
• How to hit a 2nd shot (Return a Serve) and where to go from there.
• A winning SERVE – earn more points with your first shot.
• The when and how of LOBBING.
• SHOT 3, 4, and 5– what to do with the ball.
• DINKING is an art form. Make your opponent your “Pickleball Puppet”
• Control the tempo. Learn to RESET and BLOCK.

DOUBLES CHAMP

$40 per player, 90 minutes, 4 players

Learn the tactics of pickleball, court positioning, communications, shot selection, strategy, ball placement and so forth. There will be playtime, and the coach may play too.

COACHED PLAY

$40 per player, 90 minutes, 3 players

The coach will play with each player and discuss the technical and tactical issue of pickleball. The aim is to refine skills, enhance consistency, explore shot selection and build confidence. A combination of drills and game play will be employed.

DUPR ASSESSEMENT

$25 per player, 60 minutes, 4 to 8 players

Only for players that do not already have a DUPR rating. This is your opportunity to earn your first rating without playing a tournament. Your rating will open doors to different play groups. Contact Michael or Donald on the TEAM page . They are both DUPR certified coaches.

DRILLS, SKILLS & PLAY

$40 per player, 90 minutes, 3 players

Forty-five minutes of this clinic is set aside to discuss and drill the technical aspects of playing doubles. The other forty-five minutes is game play emphasizing the tactical goals of playing doubles. The PRO will play with each player for 1:1 attention.

CREATE A CLINIC

Create-a-Clinics are private sessions with the coach of your choice! Do you have a private group and a coach in mind? Contact any of our coaches to find a time that is mutually convenient and discuss training/pricing options.

REGISTERING FOR CLINICS

1. Login to your Ridge Club Account
2. Select Activities then Clinics
3. Select the clinic type, day, and time you would like to play
4. That’s it, click Submit!
If the clinic is full, you are added to the waitlist.

For more information or if you have any questions, contact Priscilla Mazzeo; pmazzeo@ridgeptc.com