CLINIC WITH KRISTINA LIDSTER & MATT STODOLA
CLINIC 2024
Saturday, June 1 & Sunday, June 2nd
At West Fraser Timber Park Courts
(Alternate location - Quesnel Junior School)
We are proud to bring Kristina Lidster and her partner Matt Stodola back to Quesnel for another clinic weekend. Kristina and Matt are certified IPTPA Level 2 instructors as well as IPTPA certified ratings specialists. They are active tournament players, and members and sponsors of the Kamloops Pickleball Club. Their company is Mak Racquet Sports http://makracquetsports.ca/ Matt was drafted to a team for Canadian National Pickleball League for the second year so is officially a professional pickleball player. Kristina is involved with the team as the team coach and manager.
PLEASE CHOOSE ONLY ONE SESSION PER DAY
To find the best session to match your skills, read the skill descriptors below each lesson
9:30-12 Recreational and Novice Group Lesson
Limit 20 players - Saturday & Sunday
- First Timers, Beginners
- Can hit simple shots
- Basic understanding of rules
- Sustains short rally
- Basic ability to keep score
- Developing techniques and fundamental skills
12:30-3:00 Intermediate Group Lesson
Limit 20 players- - Saturday & Sunday
- Understands rules, strategy & court position
- Regularly uses dinks & lobs
- Can hit a mix of shots
- Sustains medium length rallies
- Consistently gets serve/return in play
- Plays at Non-volley zone (Kitchen)
COST FOR GROUP LESSONS
$45 for 2.5 hour lesson
1 coach per 10 players
Advanced Players Private or Small Group Lessons
(Up to 4 players per session)
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the rules
- Get a high majority of serves in, are able to serve and return serves deep,
- Hit to the weak side of the opponent often, and demonstrate more strategies during games.
- Advanced players work better with partners in communicating, covering court, and moving to the net.
- Can execute: lobs, forehand/backhand groundstrokes, overheads, net volleys, and sustained dinking
- Uses drop shots or drives & drop shots to get to the net,
- Hit fewer balls out of bounds or in the net and are able to sustain dinking in the game
TWO OPTIONS
PLEASE SIGN UP FOR ONE TIME SLOT PER DAY
More sessions may be added if there is interest
#1 Play with a Pro - “3 Plus Me” 3:30-4:30 OR 5:00-6:00
Matt Stodola (rated 5.5) 2nd year playing on a Canadian National Pickleball Team. Matt will play with 3 players at a time for one hour. Players will have a 'playing' lesson. They will have a chance to play with him and against him. During this game/lesson, Matt will discuss shot selection, court positioning as well as execution. "Play with our CNPL Pro!" 3 people max per hour. COST $35 per person
#2 Private or Semi-Private Lessons with Kristina 3:30-4:30 OR 5:00-6:00
Kristina will tailor a one hour lesson on specific skills that the person or group would like to work on. Once you are signed up you can email Kristina with particulars once you have registered to give her more information about what you would like her to cover in your lesson. kristina@makracquetsports.ca
COST for ONE HOUR LESSON
1 person - $80
2 people - $50 per person
3 people - $40 per person
4 people - $35 per person
To Register:
All Club members will be sent an invitation on SUG to sign up if you are interested.
Registration opens Friday, April 26th
Registration closes Friday, May 24th
Please send your e-transfer to quesnelpickleball@gmail.com with the note “Clinic”
Your name will be added to the list once you have transferred your payment
Cancellation fee $10 before May 24th
After May 24th - no refund available
NON-MEMBERS MAY SIGN UP FOR THE CLINIC AFTER MAY 15TH
COST $65 PER GROUP LESSON
Must sign a waiver
Kristina will once again bring paddles to demo and purchase, if there are specific paddles people are interested in please email kristina@makracquetsports.ca