Lessons/Instruction

Lessons Offered: Each lesson is 2 hours and includes time for practice of skills and games

Beginner Lesson 101

Equipment/Attire, Safety, how the game is played.

Basic skills - dinking, serve, return and service rules, etc

Beginner Lesson 102

Review of dinking, serve, return and volleys

Ready Position, basic footwork and court positioning

Reset shots (block shots)  at the NVZ

Intermediate Lessons 201

1. Review of basic strategy - dinking, serve, return, achieving the NVZ

2. Third shot, long dink (drop shot), hybrid drop, lobs, split step

3. Resets/blocks, punch volley

4. Lobs  - offensive/defensive, introduction to retrieving lobs

Intermediate Lessons 202

1. Review of basic strategy

2. Shot accuracy, pace and targeting (fast, fast, slow), out balls

3. Overhead smash - techniques, targeting and pace, accuracy, mechanics

4. Partner play - communication and coordination strategies, court coverage, respect the “X”

Intermediate Lesson 203

1. Review of achieving the NVZ, pace and targeting, overhead

2. Topspin on serves, volleys, ground strokes and dink returns

3. Resets - how to beat the banger with blocks & punch volleys

4. Techniques to keep opponents back, kill shot placement

5. Tournament strategies - rules review

Private Lessons available:

Custom designed for individual players or groups

Top Spin Pro device available for mastering spin techniques

Pricing:

All scheduled 2 hour group lessons at the Gorilla House Gym priced @ $15/pp including court fees

$40/hour Private Lesson - players determine lesson 

$60/2 hours 4 players max  above lesson plans or custom lesson  (additional fees for courts may apply)

Instructors: Donna Reese Kim Reese

IPTPA Level II Certified Instructors

For questions or more information contact us at pickeballvisions@gmail.com or 814-312-2068

PBV 03/04/25