Opportunity for Women and Girls wanting to improve their pickleball game

Noosa Pickleball Club is hosting Building Skills for female pickleball players. Sponsored by the Qld Active Women and Girls Program for which we were successful in gaining funding.

Location: Noosaville State School Hall, 75 Beckmans Rd, Noosaville QLD 4566

Number per group: Maximum 8 players.

Cost: How much - $45 for three weeks – Pay up front. No refunds, if you can’t attend all three weeks there will be an opportunity to transfer to another Group.

Saturday Group 1: Morning 10.30am-12pm for two weeks starting Saturday 10 August 2024
Saturday Group 2: Afternoon 1-3pm for three weeks starting Saturday 3 August 2024
Saturday Group 3:  Morning 10.30am-12pm for three weeks starting Saturday 24 August 2024
Saturday Group 4: Afternoon 1-3pm for three weeks starting Saturday 24 August 2024

Who is this aimed at: Female Noosa Club Members and local female pickleball players are all welcome (if you are not a club member you will be asked to sign an Insurance Waiver.)

What to bring: Your paddle, a drink bottle, and your best attitude for learning.

We will supply the courts, the balls and fruit. 

Trainers: Keith and Sharon Bing

Course covers:

Day 1

·       Footwork & Movement

·       Serve & Return

·       The Dink Family 

·       Video Taping - 3 Games

DAY 2

·       Drill Games

·       Smash Pickleball

·       Overhead, Lobs & Lob Returns

·       Coaching Yourself

·       Video Observations & Comments

DAY 3

·       Smash Pickleball

·       Playing With A Partner

·       Strategies

·       The Hitting Wall 

·       Culture, Etiquette & Giving Back

These events are designed for those female club players or prospective club members, who have foundation pickleball skills or intermediate skills. 

Advance Beginners <3.0     Intermediate <3.5  

Use The Simple Rating Below To Decide Which Group You Belong In:

Advanced Beginner <3.0     

1. Working On The 4 Basic Shots Of Pickleball

2. Learning To Deal With Smashers

3. Learning Footwork 

4. Learning Dinking And How To Have A Rally

5. Learning To Let The Out Balls Fly.

5. Keeps Serves And Returns In Play

6. Gets To The NVL

Intermediate Player 3.0 - 3.5 

1. Working On Ball Placement 

2. Has A Basic Soft Game For Longer Rallies

3. Learning When To Reset The Point

4. Has All The Shots Of Pickleball

5. Has A Useable Drop Shot

6. Gets To The NVL

7. Can Drop Volley

8. Understands And Can Use The Split Step

9. Can Dink And Have Rallies

Your Coaches’ experience:

·       11 years professional pickleball coach (IPTPA Level 2 and IFP Coaching Certification Instructor).

·       Sharon has been a PB coach (IFP) since 2015 and has worked with me re pickleball since 2013.

·       Keith & Sharon Bing will have introduced over 2000 players to pickleball in Australia by the end of the 2024.

• Keith was the first professional coach in Australia starting at the Noosa Tennis Club in June 2016, and formed the first professional pickleball coaching academy in Australia (The Noosa Pickleball Academy)