Session 1: Introduction to Pickleball
• Objective: Familiarize players with the game, basic rules, and court layout.
• Warm-up: Light jogging, stretches.
• Discussion: Overview of pickleball, equipment, and court dimensions.
• Skills: Gripping the paddle, positioning on the court.
• Rules: Basic rules (serving, faults, court boundaries).
• Activity: Mini rally (no score, just trying to hit the ball back and forth).
• Wrap-up: Q&A on the game’s basics.
Session 11: Final Game Play and Strategy
Objective: Reinforce and apply all learned skills in competitive game scenarios.
• Warm-up: Light stretching and brief drills to refresh groundstrokes, volleys, and serves.
• Skill Review: Quick recap of key concepts (serving, dinking, positioning, volleys).
• Advanced Play: Introduce strategies like stacking, poaching, and exploiting weaknesses.
• Game Play: Structured short matches with real-time coaching, focusing on strategy and shot selection.
• Wrap-Up: Reflect on progress and discuss next steps for continued improvement.
Goal: Players will apply everything learned to feel confident competing at an intermediate level.
Session 2: Scoring & Serving Fundamentals
• Objective: Teach scoring system and serve technique.
• Warm-up: Dynamic stretches, footwork drills.
• Review: Quick recap of rules.
• Skill Focus:
• How to serve (underhand, hitting cross-court).
• Scoring in singles and doubles.
• Activity: Practice serving (students alternate between practicing serves and keeping score).
• Wrap-up: Practice game focused on serves and scoring.
Session 3: Rallying and Consistency
• Objective: Improve rallying ability and consistency of hits.
• Warm-up: Paddle-ball bouncing, lateral movement drills.
• Skill Focus:
• Forehand and backhand groundstrokes.
• Proper foot positioning during rallies.
• Activity: Pair students up for controlled rallies with focus on hitting consistent shots.
• Wrap-up: Group rally competition (counting consecutive hits).
Session 2: Scoring & Serving Fundamentals
• Objective: Teach scoring system and serve technique.
• Warm-up: Dynamic stretches, footwork drills.
• Review: Quick recap of rules.
• Skill Focus:
• How to serve (underhand, hitting cross-court).
• Scoring in singles and doubles.
• Activity: Practice serving (students alternate between practicing serves and keeping score).
• Wrap-up: Practice game focused on serves and scoring.
Session 3: Rallying and Consistency
• Objective: Improve rallying ability and consistency of hits.
• Warm-up: Paddle-ball bouncing, lateral movement drills.
• Skill Focus:
• Forehand and backhand groundstrokes.
• Proper foot positioning during rallies.
• Activity: Pair students up for controlled rallies with focus on hitting consistent shots.
• Wrap-up: Group rally competition (counting consecutive hits).