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CAMPS
Join Cheryl and a fellow level 2 certified coach or 4.8-5.0 level player for a fun 3 or 4 hour clinic of pickleball drills, skills and games throughout the Lower Mainland. Try out some Paddletek demonstration paddles. New paddles and paddle covers will be available for purchase at each camp.
"Level Up 1" Intermediate Camps
Saturdays 9am-1pm
Dates: July 8th, August 12th, September 2nd
Mondays 2pm-6pm
Dates: June 5th, June 19th
Max 16 players
Serve, return of serve, and third shot choices will be reviewed and more strategy to each shot added.
Topics that will be covered are;
-slowing the "mini tennis/ banger ball" game down through third shot drops, re-sets, and dinking.
- how to keep the ball low to avoid getting crushed.
-when to advance to the net or stay back.
-better communication with your partner.
Location: BCIT gym 3700 Willingdon Ave. Burnaby
or Creekside Community Center 1 Athletes Way Vancouver
Cost $140.00 plus GST = $147.00 (each camp)
"Learn to Play/
Early Player 1" Camps
Saturdays 1:15 pm-4:15 pm
Dates: July 8th, August 12th, September 2nd
Saturday July 15th noon - 3pm
Sundays 9am-12pm
Dates: September 17th, September 24th
Location: BCIT gym 3700 Willingdon Ave. Burnaby
Max 16 players each camp
If 12 players or less, Cheryl may coach solo
Beginner and early camp players will walk away knowing how to play the game from start to finish. This includes serving and returning serves with purpose, scoring, court positioning and understand some basic tactics to be able to walk on to any pickleball court with confidence. This camp is suited for brand new or players with less than 20 games under their belt.
All equipment provided.
Cost $105 plus GST = $110.25
"Level Up 2" Intermediate Camps
Thursday 4pm-8pm
Date: August 31st
Location: 1 Athletes Way Vancouver, BC (Creekside Community Center)
Max 16 players each camp
This camp is designed for players who have been playing for a while and who have a solid foundation of the game. More challenging material and drills will be covered than in Level Up 1 Camps including more advanced third shot drills (drops, lobs, drives) and re-sets from mid court, speeding up the ball at the NVL (speed-ups), overhead smashes, and partner communication. (When to advance together or remain back. ) In addition, Cheryl and her co-coach will spend time “playing in” with you and dissecting the points as they happen. Strategy will be top of the list.
Cost $140.00 plus GST = $147.00 (each camp)
What her assistant coaches say
I helped Cheryl run her "Learn to Play" and "Level Up 1 Intermediate" Camps. She has a great progression strategy in her teaching approach. Even with learning how to keep score it was a step be step transition. After about four demos followed by play everyone was to the point of playing short games. It was impressive to see in just 3 hours how people went from knowing nothing to actually playing games! With her Intermediate group Cheryl could recognize the difficulties people were having with certain aspects of their game and tailor drills to directly target the problems. There were drills I had not seen before which I will be incorporating in my own training sessions. I personally like the clear, concise manner in which she articulates her demos. She knows the right amount of words to say to get the information across. I would highly recommend her courses for not only people who are new to the game but also for those that are trying to get to the next level.
Peter MacLaren