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Wednesday sessions update

  • From the 5th March the Wednesday session from 1-3pm will revert to an integrated open club session
  • An additional 12-1pm slot will be added for advanced play on 4 courts. This shall be on an invitational basis. If necessary it will be managed through booking on a first come first served basis to ensure the appropriate number of attendees each week for the courts available. Cost will be £2 per person, collected at the end of the session (£6 for those staying on for the 1-3pm session) 

Pickleball Drills/Coaching Sessions

Following the success of the drills sessions last year we are, depending upon interest, considering offering a slightly different format of drills sessions for the forthcoming winter season.

We are proposing a course comprising three 2 hourly sessions. We will attempt to have one 2 hourly session per month so the course will last for 3 months. Attendees will have to commit and pay for the whole course of three sessions as the development will progress from session 1 through to session 3. Each two hourly session will consist of one hour of drills followed by one hour of coached play. Due to the increased coaching element we will only be using two courts, i.e. sessions will be restricted to 8 players. However we are looking to run two separate courses, with the stronger players allocated to one course where possible. Sessions will be from 11am to 1pm on a Friday.

As last year the drills/coaching will be provided by Mike Varney with assistance from volunteers. 

The cost will continue to be subsidised by the Club and maintained at the same amount as last year, i.e. £8 per two hourly sessions; or £24 for the course of three two hourly sessions.

If you are interested in attending please respond to  Neil via his email neil.trantum@ntlworld.com or via last year’s Drills WhatsApp Group (if you were a member of that Group). Neil will be setting up a new WhatApps Group for those who express an interest in these sessions. 

* Please also note that All BaD Members are welcome to attend the Wednesday graded sessions (starting on the 20th November).  It is a trial and it is intended to be quite a fluid process, we don’t expect that we got the initial allocation to groups right the first time and players  will be able to move groups if  appropriate. 

Bits and bobs

  • The 2  outside Pickleball courts at Wodson have now been marked out and are available to hire from Thursday 19th September.  The weather is likely to be ok for a little while so try them out !!
  • The pickleball sessions on Sunday will remain at the Old School (Boys High) until further notice.  It is hoped we will be able to move to the new school at the beginning of January. 

You’re never too young…..

I thought I’d share this picture of Jessica, my six-year-old granddaughter with you. She had to give a two-minute talk to her school class on any subject and she choose Pickleball after coming to watch me play in the county match.

Hopefully she has inspired some youngsters to pay Pickleball one day!!

Colin Walker