Description: Learn to control the ball in pickleball. Many new players find it difficult to learn the rules for pickleball when they are still learning how to control the ball. This is why I have divided Intro to Pickleball into three parts. A101 is Part One. First we learn to control the ball. Then we learn how to keep score (A102). Then we learn how to play full games (A103)
Intended audience: Raw beginners with very little, if any, racquet sports experience.
Technical objective: Teach participants how to control the ball well enough that they are not overwhelmed when trying to learn the rules in 102.
Teaching method: I use an Active Coaching method for this course. I get people on the court hitting balls and then I drip in the content a little bit at a time.
Equipment: Players may bring their own paddles or use loaners that I always have available.
Differential coaching: Not all groups who book this lesson will have the same composition. Not all students who participate in this lesson will have the same experience or abilities. Therefore the coach will make adjustments on the fly to tweak the lesson plan to best fit the group. The coach will also attempt to give each participant at least one thing to work on in order to improve moving forward.
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