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  • Children
    • After School Program
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    • Youth Night
  • Adults
    • Art Programming
    • Badminton
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    • Dodgeball
    • Fitness
    • Line Dancing
    • Pickleball
    • Weight Room
  • Pool
    • Schedule and Fees
  • Rentals
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Summer Pickleball

Important Info

  1. All summer pickleball sessions will take place outside on the tennis court adjacent to the Jack Purcell field 
  2. All sessions will include instruction and matches
  3. Players are responsible for bringing their own paddles
  4. An email will be sent by 3:15 pm the same afternoon if the classes are postponed due to rain. If you do not hear from us by then, the classes are still on.

Beginner #1 - Session 1 (Wednesday)

This session is for players who are new to pickleball. 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Wednesdays: June 4 - July 2 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register

Beginner #2 - Session 1 (Thursday)

This session is for players who are new to pickleball. 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Thursdays: June 5 - July 3 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register

Beginner #3 - Session 2 (Wednesday)

This session is for players who are new to pickleball. 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Wednesdays: July 23 - August 20 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register​

Beginner #4 - Session 2 (Thursday)

This session is for players who are new to pickleball. 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Thursdays: July 24 - August 21 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register

Lower Intermediate #1 - Session 1 (Wednesday)

This session is for players at the lower intermediate level (see below for more details). 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Wednesdays: June 4 - July 2 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register​

Lower Intermediate #2 - Session 1 (Thursday)

This session is for players at the lower intermediate level (see below for more details). 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Thursdays: June 5 - July 3 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register​

Lower Intermediate #3 - Session 2 (Wednesday)

This session is for players at the lower intermediate level (see below for more details). 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Wednesdays: July 23 - August 20 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register

Lower Intermediate #4 - Session 2 (Thursday)

This session is for players at the lower intermediate level (see below for more details). 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Thursdays: July 24 - August 21 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register

Middle Intermediate #1 - Session 1 (Wednesday)

This program is for players at the middle intermediate level (see below for more details). 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Wednesdays: June 4 - July 2 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register

Middle Intermediate #2 - Session 1 (Thursday)

This program is for players at the middle intermediate level (see below for more details).
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Thursdays: July 24 - August 21 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register

Middle Intermediate #3 - Session 2 (Wednesday)

This program is for players at the middle intermediate level (see below for more details). 
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Wednesdays: July 23 - August 20 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register

Middle Intermediate #4 - Session 2 (Thursday)

This program is for players at the middle intermediate level (see below for more details).
  • Instructor: Shawn Cosby
  • Dates: Thursdays: June 5 - July 3 (5 weeks total)
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (1 hour)
  • Price: $115
  • Register

Skill levels

Low Intermediate
Have taken Beginner course OR know rules/scoring AND
I serve the ball in the court 50% of the time.
I maintain a rally of 3 shots in a row.
I know the rules of pickleball and how to keep score.

Mid Intermediate
Have taken Low Intermediate And
I serve the ball in the court 60% of the time.
I maintain a rally of 5 shots in a row.
I almost never swing and miss.
I use both my forehand and backhand appropriately.
I handle moderately paced shots.
I move to the net whenever I get the chance.
I use the third shot drop on easy returns.
​I try to dink as much as possible until the ball pops up high.

Registration

To register: 
  1. Online registration: links under each session
  2. ​Registration at the front desk of the Community Centre (320 Jack Purcell Lane)

Email Shawn at [email protected] if you have any questions about this program! ​

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