Battleground Pickleball Camp
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Event Description
Battleground Pickleball Camp
Learn and play pickleball in a college environment at a first-class facility. Pickleball is growing incredibly fast and is a fantastic game for the whole family. It is relatively easy to learn and play at beginner levels but gets super fun as your skills progress and tactics come into play.
| June 2nd - 5th |
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Ages: 8 - 14 |
Location: UMW Indoor Tennis Center, 1200 Hanover St., Air Conditioned INDOORS.
What to Bring: Paddle. There will be a concession stand or you may bring your own snacks. If you do not select the lunch at the university cafeteria, bring your own lunch to take with you.
What to expect:
- Expect to hit a lot of balls and play a lot of games!
- Technique work on all shots....dinks, drops, drives, blocks, serves, overheads.
- Drills that are fun and teach the game.
- Campers will be put into groups by ability and those can change throughout the week.
- Match play to help players with strategy and decision making on shot selection.
- FUN! It has to be fun...thankfully pickleball is really fun.
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Typical Daily schedule |
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| 8:30am | Doors open, check in, set up upstairs or warm up on court | ||
| 9:00am | Camp begins. Warm up and motor skills training. | ||
| 9:15am | Drilling | ||
| 10:30am - 11:40am | Games and match play | ||
| 11:40am |
Cleanup and prepare to walk to lunch Half day stay and play until pickup at 12:00pm |
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| 12:00pm |
Lunch for full day campers Pick up for half day campers |
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| 1:15pm | Drills/games | ||
| 2:00pm | Match Play | ||
Contact Information: Camp Director is Todd Helbling - thelblin@umw.edu