Lacombe Pickleball Peeps

Lacombe, Alberta
ADHÉSION

Events - Clinics, Tournaments

Interested in Lessons?

If there are no current lessons scheduled, but you are interested in taking lessons, please leave your contact information with the club, so that we can plan additional lessons, and contact you with details.

Please click this link to fill in the lessons contact form.

Beginner – Let’s Play Lessons

February 24 & March 3, 2025

Looking to be active and play the fun sport of Pickleball. Over the two evenings you will learn the basic rules and mechanics of the sport. Learn about transition zones and adding more shot variety.
Recommended for Beginners, New Players, Unrated Players.

Time: 6:45 - 8:45 pm.

Place: JS McCormick School.

Fee: $35.00 per session plus admin fees ** Non Refundable.

Maximum: 12 participants.

Instructor: Joel Nichols, Lacombe Pickleball Club. Joel is a NCCP Level I Instructor.

Please click this link to register.

Advanced Clinics

Players must be familiar with rules and gameplay as well as have fundamentals skills of third shot drop and kitchen play. Clinic will include 2 sessions.

Session 1 - Learning Roll and Cut Shots

  • Eliminating dead dinks from your game (dinks with no spin).
  • Learning the mechanics of creating topspin as well as backspin.
  • Learning the footwork that allows for both shots.

Session 2 - Getting to the Kitchen

  • Third shot drops - building off previous session to apply backspin and topspin to drops.
  • Drive technique as well as drive-to-drop strategy.
  • Resets from midcourt - working into the kitchen.
  • The mindset at midcourt - rushed vs patient

Group 1: January 20 & 27, 2025

Group 2: February 3 & 10, 2025

Time: 6:45 - 8:45 pm.

Place: JS McCormick School.

Fee: $60.00 per session plus admin fees ** Non Refundable.

Maximum: 12 participants.

Instructor: Joel Pelletier, Red Deer Pickleball Club. Joel is a 5.0 rated player, ranked nationally. He has been instructing for several years and is an IPTPA level 1 instructor.

Please click this link to register in Group 1 (Jan 20 & 27).

Please click this link to register in Group 2 (Feb 3 & 10).

NOTE: You must be a member of Lacombe Pickleball Club. The Registration process will require your pickleball Canada number. Non-members can register with the club while registering for these lessons.