Pickleball tennis continues to grow at Wargrave, with a third weekly club session now being run every Friday at 5.45pm. This is in addition to two weekly sessions that we have been running since last September, every Monday evening from 7pm to 9pm, and on Thursday mornings from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
We now have over 30 players signed up to a regular pickleball Whatsapp group, and a band of 12 players has just completed our first coaching session at the Club. The session was run by pickleball expert Russel Trayling, who taught us some of the key fundamentals, from the serve to the volley to the perfect “dink” shot.
The pickleball sessions are available to club members, either full tennis members or people who can join as “pickleball only,” which is priced at £131 for a full year. From mid-May we will have three pickleball courts with permanent lines, together with provision for a further two courts with temporary lines for times when we might be running a tournament. All courts have free LED floodlighting, with bats and balls provided by the Club.
Pickleball tennis is one of the fastest growing sports in America. The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners, but it can develop into a fast-paced, competitive game for more advanced players as shown in this amazing pickleball video from the USA.
