Pickleball is an amazing game open to all ages to play, young and older alike.

Pickleball is often described as an “easy” game—and at first glance it does look simple. Many people think, “I could do that.” Then they step onto the court and quickly realise how challenging and tactical it can be. That’s completely normal. My role as a coach is to help you learn pickleball in a way that suits your body, your experience, and your goals—whether that’s relaxed social play or competitive matches.

You don’t need an expensive gym membership. Pickleball provides excellent cardiovascular exercise, improves balance and coordination, builds strength, and—most importantly—offers fun, social connection, and new friendships.

In my sessions, I teach the rules of pickleball and the basic shots and movement patterns, but we place particular emphasis on injury prevention, especially for those players who might be a bit older.

Pickleball should feel enjoyable, relaxed, and empowering. You’ll be encouraged to play to your maximum ability—whether that’s for fun or competition. AND, you’ll be amazed how quickly you can play a game and enjoy it, even if it takes a while longer to become an expert player!

For those who become passionate about Pickleball, I always recommend that you also join DINK Brighton Pickleball Club - this will give you a wide range of playing opportunities.

4 WEEK PICKLEBALL FOR BEGINNERS COURSE

Get In Touch

If you're interested in building up your skills and fitness whilst learning a new sport and making new friends just drop Pip an email to:

info@southdownspickleballcoach.com

Week

Week 1

Getting started

Week 2

Serving, returning &
scoring

Week 3

The kitchen & playing at the Net

Week 4

Putting it all together

Main theme

“I can play pickleball!”

Starting the point properly and getting the learning framework right

Moving towards proper pickleball

Becoming an independent player & playing as a team

Skills & Knowledge

Safety, court layout, paddle grip, ready position, forehand & backhand, basic serve, where to stand

Legal serve, return of serve, two-bounce rule, scoring, serving positions, basic court positioning

Non-volley zone rules, volleys, controlled shots, moving forward together, introduction to the dink

Review of serve, return, groundstrokes, volleys, dinks, scoring, positioning, communication and basic strategy

Playing activities

Simple rallies, serving practice, mini-games and a basic doubles game

Serve-and-return drills followed by coached doubles games

Dinking games, volley exercises and coached doubles focusing on court position

Skills challenge followed by plenty of proper doubles games

16, 23, 30 OCTOBER & 6 NOVEMBER, FRIDAYS 5.00PM - 6.30PM