Strengthen and develop techniques and skills in one of three new pickleball clinics offered at the Meridian Community Centre. Designed to work with your skill level, from beginner to experienced. Michael Robinson will be hosting the clinics, and has over 45 years of experience. Advance registration is required, please visit:www.pelham.ca/pickleballclinic

Beginner Clinic | January 24, 2023 1-3pm & February 1, 2-4pm | Cost: $15.00

Level of Play: Beginner – 2.5 (new to 3 months of experience)

This clinic will cover: Intro and History of the Sport; Basic Doubles positioning and strategy; Basic servicing and return of serve; Basic dinking, volley, half volley and smash techniques with footwork; Basic forehand and backhand ground stroke techniques (one and Two Handed).

Intermediate Clinic | January 31, 2023 | 1-3pm | Cost: $15.00

Level of Play: Intermediate (3.0-3.5)

This clinic will focus on consistence and Topspin techniques by covering: Intro to grip changes and technique for use of topspin; Serving: Intro to spin, power and depth; Court positioning and doubles strategy; Return of serve with spin and depth; Third shot/fifth shot strategy; Volley techniques with use of spin and depth strategy; Power smash technique and footwork; Recovery mid court skills; Ground stroke development through spin and power.

Experienced Clinic | February 2, 2023 | 1-3pm | Cost: $15.00

Level of Play: Experienced (4.0+)

This clinic will focus on power, depth and placement strategy by covering: Serving with power and depth; Return of serve with spin and depth; Volley with power, topspin and depth; Intro to doubles positioning/stacking strategies; singles skills for competitive players.