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Event Series: 🏓 Pickleball PlayLab: Games, Strategy & Competition

🏓 Pickleball PlayLab: Games, Strategy & Competition

August 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

🏓 Pickleball PlayLab: Games, Strategy & Competition

When: Thursdays at 6:00 PM
Cost: $12 Members | $15 Non-Members

💡 What It Is

A high-energy, game-based clinic designed to improve your skills without feeling like a traditional drill session. Each week features creative challenges, situational play, and competitive mini-games that help players think, react, and play smarter on the court.

🔥 What to Expect
🎯 Skill-Based Games (King/Queen, skinny singles, target challenges)
🧠 Live Strategy Coaching during play—not just drills
⚡ Situational Points (serve + 1, kitchen battles, defensive resets)
🏆 Mini Competitions with fun weekly winners
👥 Who It’s For

Perfect for advanced beginners to intermediate players who:

Know the basics but want to improve game play
Want more real play vs. drilling
Enjoy a social, competitive, and fun atmosphere

🏓 Pickleball PlayLab: 8-Week Rotation (New Series)

🪤 Week 1: Set the Trap (July 23)

Learn how to create attacking opportunities instead of forcing them.

  • Patient point construction
  • Baiting opponents into mistakes
  • Dink-to-speed-up patterns
  • Live strategy games
  • Competitive trap-building challenges

👉 Learn to create offense instead of waiting for it.

🚀 Week 2: Return & Roll (July 30)

Build better points by dominating the return and getting to the kitchen.

  • Deep return placement
  • Transition after the return
  • Return + 3rd ball scenarios
  • Kitchen race games
  • Team competitions

👉 Take control of rallies from the second shot.

🎲 Week 3: Random Bounce Rally (August 6)

Expect the unexpected and improve adaptability.

  • Unpredictable feeds
  • Reaction-based drills
  • Odd-ball scenarios
  • Communication under pressure
  • Fun challenge games

👉 Develop confidence when points don’t go as planned.

🎯 Week 4: Finish the Point (August 13)

Too many rallies end with missed opportunities. Learn to close them out.

  • Recognizing attackable balls
  • Put-away volleys
  • Overhead positioning
  • Angle creation
  • Winner-takes-all games

👉 Turn good rallies into winning rallies.

🛡️ Week 5: The Reset Challenge (August 20)

Practice neutralizing pressure and extending points.

  • Soft resets from difficult positions
  • Kitchen resets under speed
  • Defensive dinking
  • Reset-only games
  • Survival competitions

👉 Stay in points longer and frustrate aggressive opponents.

🔄 Week 6: Partner Sync (Augsut 27)

Improve doubles teamwork and movement.

  • Who takes the middle?
  • Shadow movement drills
  • Staggered positioning
  • Communication exercises
  • Partner-based mini games

👉 Play as a team instead of two individuals.

💥 Week 7: Pressure Points (September 3)

Train for the biggest moments in a match.

  • Playing from behind
  • Protecting a lead
  • Side-out pressure
  • Win-by-two scenarios
  • Clutch-point competitions

👉 Build confidence when the score gets tight.

🎉 Week 8: PlayLab Games Night (September 10)

A high-energy finale featuring rotating games and friendly competition.

  • King/Queen courts
  • Skinny singles
  • Around-the-world doubles
  • Accuracy challenges
  • Team relay races
  • Bonus point contests with prizes

👉 Put everything together in a fun, game-focused night that rewards strategy, teamwork, and smart decision-making.

 

Book your spot here: https://pickleandpong.gymmasteronline.com/portal/book/class/195598

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