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Get fun daily training with certified instructors
Together with a small group of other players of similar skill level you will improve your mental game, execution, shot selection, and learn new strategies to become a better Pickleball player.
Play as often as you like and make it what you want in a holiday.
Join some classes and not others if you like or play in the afternoon and sleep in for the morning sessions.This camp is meant to suit your own needs and degree of involvement.
Here is what is available:
Pickleball Clinics each morning where you will be learning new techniques and proper form, and discover what you need to work on.
Afternoon is Play Time!! Observed round robin format games, where the coaches will give their input on your play.
Last day is Tournament Day. Apply your newly learned skills and strategies in a round robin format mini Tourney.
Last evening will be the highlight of the Camp: Gala dinner and awards.
Play with new players and go home with forever friends and better skills.
CAMP CHOICES
December 3rd - December 10th, 2023
Intermediate 3.0-3.5 and Learn to Play
COMPLETED
Instructors:
Cheryl Young & Catalin Costea
Skill development for intermediate players and "Learn to Play" for beginners and early players
24 spots
$ 2,806
Includes accommodation, air fare and pb camp
Price subject to change based on availibility
* price in CAD for double occupancy room
* single occupancy and upgrades available per request
March 9th - March 16th, 2024
Book soon as the prices go up the closer to the date and the seats sell out.
Intermediate 3.0-3.5 and Learn to Play
Instructors:
Cheryl Young & Catalin Costea
Skill development for intermediate players and "Learn to Play" for beginners and early players
24 spots
$2,868
Includes accommodation, air fare and pb camp
Price subject to change based on availibilty (This price $2868 quoted on Dec 8th, 2023 )
* price in CAD for double occupancy room
* single occupancy and upgrades available per request
CAMP DETAILS
Intermediate 3.0-3.5
This camp is designed for players who have been playing for a while and who have a solid foundation of the game.
This 5 day progressive daily Clinics is intended for those looking to take their game to the next level. The Instructors will watch and analyze your pickleball play, and will provide real-time feedback about positioning, movement, shot selection and general strategy. This is a great way to learn about, and quickly implement, more effective approaches to the game. In this way you are more likely to correct your technique and overall performance.
Beginner/Learn to play
The camp also welcomes new players to the courts. Who doesn’t want to learn how to play pickleball in a tropical paradise?!
The 5 day progressive daily clinics will have you confidently playing proper games of pickleball in no time. You will learn how to serve, return serve, score, and move on the court. Team communication and strategy will be introduced, and you will be amazed at how much fun you are having!
Cheryl's message to Getaway Players
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What Does the Schedule for the Week Look Like?
Here is a more detailed description of what to expect
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Day 1
Get to know your coaches
8:00 am
Meet the coaches and others in the theatre and receive name tags and T-shirts. Learn about the resort and what to expect from the camps.
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Head to the courts for casual play. Catalin and Cheryl will be looking to see each person’s individual skill level. (all levels welcome)
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Serve and Return with drills, strategy and game play.
Day 2
All you can Dink
8:00 am - 9:30am
Drills, strategy and technique
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Dinking games …all in the kitchen
Day 3
Re-sets From the Transition Zone and Third Shot Drops
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Drills, strategy and technique
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Observed game play where points are pulled apart by the coaches to learn where good shot selection or “could be better” shot selection was executed. All games MUST have a third shot drop only.
Day 4
Third Shot Drives
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Warm up with co-operative volleys then third shot drive drills, strategy and technique
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Observed game play where points are pulled apart by the coaches to learn where good shot selection or “could be better” shot selection was executed. All games MUST have a third shot drive followed by slow and low re-setting into the kitchen.
Group Play Watching
Learn & Play
Cheryl & Catalin
Your Coaching Staff
Breakfast
at the Las Brisas Resort
"Dink, Drop, Serve, Return - The sessions are great and you can go to the beach in between. It does not get any better than that"
Day 5
Overhead Smashes and Putting It All Together
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Taking the lessons from the first four days and seeing it change the way to play.
Now you will have more know-how. You will understand “why” you are selecting a certain shot or placing it in a certain place.
You will feel more confident and have much more strategy in your shot selection, partner communication and overall play. You will be playing the slow games at the kitchen rather than the hard hitting “mini tennis” game.
Day 6
The Big Fun Finale
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Round Robin Tournament (Fun and not super competitive)
Afternoon
No afternoon class…day off. Players can choose to go and play on their own if they wish to. Courts are reserved for camp registrants.
6:30 pm
Group Dinner and Awards
Everybody is a Winner
Day 7
Departure Day
Morning
Optional morning play on the reserved courts with no coaching
Video Reviews
Joy
Nazma and Shellina
Rob
Alison and Bruce
Coach Catalin
COACHES
Cheryl Young
Holding the highest pickleball coaching certification in Canada, Cheryl is a sponsored Paddletek athlete and the former Head Pickleball Pro for the Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver.
As such, she wants to share her personal passion for pickleball with you. With an outstanding background as a volleyball coach for over a decade, Cheryl turned her attention to pickleball coaching in 2021.
Catalin Costea
As a certified instructor for over 15 years, Catalin has developed a keep eye to detect players' errors and then corrects them. He understands the proper technique of each stroke, quickly detects the problem and then immediately initiates an effective plan to correct the errors making him an effective instructor. He believes that successful coaching requires a myriad of techniques and motivation to be the best. His killer sense of humour makes training with him fun and stress free.