PICKLEBALL INSTRUCTORS
2.5 - 3.0 Mentored Play
Come practice your pickleball skills with mentors guiding your play. A fun and relaxing atmosphere.
Lead Instructors, TBD – for ball machine and TBD for skills (Level 2 IPTPA Instructors)
No refunds 48 hours prior to class
For further information please contact Peter Llewellyn
Cost:
$40
16 particpants (adults 18 and up)
(Get your CPC membership for $125, starting Sept 1 2025, valid until December 31, 2026)
Date
Wednesdays December 17th
3 – 5 pm
Thorncliffe Greenview Community
5600 Centre St N, Calgary, AB T2K 0T3
Ball Machine and
Drills Level 3.5 - 4
***Come and try our two new high end TITAN ball machines***
One instructor will lead a session with ball machines so you can practise particular shots with great consistency. The second instructor will lead a drills session to learn a series of drills with a partner and practise games. Each participant will spend a total of 30 min with the ball machine and 1.5 hours playing drills. Lead Instructors, TBD – for ball machine and TBD for skills (Level 2 IPTPA Instructors) Work on each of the most important pickleball skills. Please ensure you sign up for the correct session. $40 per person per session No refunds 48 hours prior to class.
For further information please contact Peter Llewellyn
Cost:
$40
8 particpants (adults 18 and up)
(Get your CPC membership for $125, starting Sept 1 2025, valid until December 31, 2026)
Date
Wednesdays December 10th
3 – 5 pm
Thorncliffe Greenview Community
5600 Centre St N, Calgary, AB T2K 0T3
Ball Machine and
Drills Level 3 - 3.4
***Come and try our two new high end TITAN ball machines***
One instructor will lead a session with ball machines so you can practise particular shots with great consistency. The second instructor will lead a drills session to learn a series of drills with a partner and practise games. Each participant will spend approximately 1 hour with the ball machine and 1 hour playing drills.
Please ensure you have a minimum of a 3.5 rating DUPR or Club rating. Self rating does not apply.
Lead Instructors, TBD – for ball machine and TBD for skills (Level 2 IPTPA Instructors)
No refunds 48 hours prior to class.
For further information please contact Peter Llewellyn
Cost:
$40
8 particpants (adults 18 and up)
(Get your CPC membership for $125, starting Sept 1 2025, valid until December 31, 2026)
Date:
Wednesdays December 3rd
3 – 5 pm
Thorncliffe Greenview Community
5600 Centre St N, Calgary, AB T2K 0T3
Ball Machine & Drills
Thorncfille Com. Centre
Dates
Lead Instructor TBD – for ball machine and TBD for skills (Level 2 IPTPA Instructor)
December 4,11, 18 (pick one or all!)
Wednesdays
1-3 PM (2.5 – 3.5 playing level)
3 – 5 PM (3.5 players and above)
About this course:
One instructor will lead a session with ball machines so you can practise particular shots with great consistency.
The second instructor will lead a drills session to learn a series of drills with a partner and practise games. Each participant will spend one hour with the ball machines and one hour playing drills
Work on each of the most important pickleball skills.
Please ensure you sign up for the correct session.
Cost:
$40 members / session
16 participants
(Get your CPC membership for $65, valid until December 31, 2025)
No refunds 48 hours prior to start.
To register for a lesson, please use the PicklePlay App or website.
Find Pickleball games, courts, events.
For further information please contact Peter Llewellyn:
Lesson Programs
Club Rating sessions
Summer is coming and that means outdoor play. Get ready to join level play sessions by taking a club rating session.
If you would like to get an IPTPA rating, please contact Peter for pricing and availability. The rating will enable you to achieve a rating without having to go through the DUPR system. We will of course, still accept DUPR ratings for all players.
Our Club rating will be based on a combination of Pickleball Canada ratings, USPA ratings and the IPTPA ratings. If you require an official IPTPA rating for play in USA or Mexico please contact Peter Llewellyn
Each ratings challenge is based on two components
1 – A skills based test where you will demonstrate your level of competence on a variety of different strokes
2 – A series of three games where you will play with and against players who are already rated at the level you are challenging
Skills test:
For every skill you should have a complete understanding of the rules of pickleball and be able to demonstrate a level of consistency in each of the strokes appropriate to the level being challenged. Players should understand and demonstrate good hand/eye co-ordination and correct footwork when moving around the court
2.5 level:
Dinks – 6/10 forehand and backhand down the line, forehand and backhand cross court
Resets – 4/10 – play a drop shot from the middle of the court to land in the no-volley zone (kitchen)
Volleys – 5/10 – Forehand and backhand punch volley (punch volleys should land in the back half of the court)
Overheads – 2/5
Serves 3/5 – From both right and left sides of the court. (serves should land in back half of court)
Serve returns – 3/5 – From both right and left sides of the court. (returns should land in back half of court)
During the games players should demonstrate that they understand the scoring and basic positioning around the court during rallies.
3.0 level:
Dinks – 7/10 forehand and backhand down the line, forehand and backhand cross court
Resets – 5/10: – play a drop shot from the middle of the court to land in the no-volley zone (kitchen)
Drop shots (played from baseline) – 2/5 – play a drop shot from the middle of the court to land in the no-volley zone (kitchen)
Volleys – 6/10 – Forehand and backhand volleys demonstrating 10 each of a punch volley landing in back half of court and a block volley to land in the no volley zone or up to one foot beyond the no volley line.
Overheads – 3/5
Serves 3/5 – From both right and left sides of the court. (serves should land in back half of court)
Serve returns – 3/5 – From both right and left sides of the court. (returns should land in back half of court)
Offensive lobs – 3/5 – Lobs played from the no volley zone line.
During the games players should demonstrate that they can keep the ball in play during short rallies, have good mobility and speed around the court, does not back away from the NVZ unnecessarily, and moves together with partner as a team
3.5 level:
Dinks – 16/20 windshield wiper dinks (dinking while moving laterally across the court)
Resets – 8/10 – resets (drop shots) shot from the middle of the court to land in the no-volley zone (kitchen) in each of – forehand down the line, forehand cross court, backhand down the line, backhand cross court
Drop shots (played from baseline) – 3/5 – drop shots from the middle of the court to land in the no-volley zone (kitchen) forehand down the line and backhand down the line
Volleys – 7/10 – Forehand and backhand volleys demonstrating 10 each of a punch volley landing in back third of court. 3/5 block volleys forehand and backhand to land in NVZ
Overheads – 3/5
Serves 4/5 – From both right and left sides of the court. (serves should land in back third of court)
Serve returns – 4/5 – From both right and left sides of the court. (returns should land in back third of court)
Offensive lobs – 3/5 Lobs played from the no volley zone line.
During the games players should demonstrate that they can dink while changing the ball direction from cross-court to down the line and dinks with purpose, can sustain a volley exchange, moves with partner as a team. The team should be demonstrating a level of communication to utilize strategy and identify opponent weaknesses.
4.0 level:
The difference between a 3.5 and a 4.0 pickleball player is that a 4.0 has improved consistency, control of shots, and strategic ability. They more consistently land serves, returns, dinks, etc. with control of pace and placement. They’re also acutely aware of an opponent’s strengths and weaknesses
Dinks – 16/20 windshield wiper dinks (dinking while moving laterally across the court)
Resets – 4/5 – resets (drop shots) shot from the middle of the court to land in the no-volley zone (kitchen) in each of – forehand down the line, forehand cross court, backhand down the line, backhand cross court. Shots must land in a target zone consisting 1/4 the width of the kitchen
Drop shots (played from baseline) – 7/10 – drop shots from the middle of the court to land in the no-volley zone (kitchen) forehand down the line and backhand down the line. Shots must land in a target zone consisting 1/4 the width of the kitchen
Volleys – 4/5 – Forehand and backhand volleys demonstrating 5 each of a punch volley landing in back half of court (5 down the line an 5 cross court) and a 3/5 block volley to land in the no volley zone or up to one foot beyond the no volley line.
Overheads – 4/5
Serves 4/5 – From both right and left sides of the court. (serves should land in back half of court)
Serve returns – 4/5 – From both right and left sides of the court. (returns should land in back half of court)
Offensive lobs – 4/5 Lobs played from the no volley zone line.
During the games players should demonstrate that they can dink while changing the ball direction from cross-court to down the line and dinks with purpose, can sustain a volley exchange, moves with partner as a team. The team should be demonstrating a level of communication to utilize strategy and identify opponent weaknesses.
