Advanced Skills Mini Clinics

Advanced Skills and Technique Mini Clinics- Thursdays starting TBA.  Prerequisites Apply.  Clinic Location Courts 7 & 8. Lead by coach Tom Latshaw.  Participants should be comfortable at playing intermediate level pickleball.  For details on class description, use the Team Reach group code SSVClinics2026???

KITCHEN SKILLS & FUNDAMENTALS – Advance Novice to Intermediates (Rating 3.0+) 

·         Program goals – review of kitchen foot work, ready position and introduction to “Push”, “Top-Spin” and “Slice” Dinks

·         Develop a solid technique for “Push”, “Top-Spin” and “Slice” dinks – comprehensive work on paddle positioning, wrist positioning, arm movement and leg usage.  Work on both front and backhand push dinks.  This provides the basis for more advanced dink shots.

·         Footwork and positioning – comprehensive work on proper foot work and movement along the kitchen line.  Positioning fundamentals and movement with your partner.

·         Drills – cooperative drilling on push dinks and movement followed by competitive drills to build confidence and skill level.

TRANSITION SKILLS & FUNDAMENTALS – Adv. Novice to Interm. (Rating 3.0+)

·         Program goals – review of transition goals and movement, ready position and introduction to “Push” and “Top-Spin” drops.  Work on defensive blocks between the baseline and kitchen.

·         Develop correct technique for “Push” and “Top-spin” drops – comprehensive work on paddle positioning, arm movement, spacing and leg usage.

·         Discussion on when to use “Drop” and “Drip” shots.

·         Drills – cooperative drilling to build technique and confidence to drop shots from any place within the court.

·         Demonstrate slinky drills for drops and warm-ups.

·         Demonstrate defensive blocks using the ball machine. 

COACH PLAY: Three and a Coach (60 minutes)

·         Items that may be covered:

o   Transition

o   Resets

o   Speed-Ups

o   Team Play

o   Other items