Winter/Spring 2026/2027
Leads: John & Linda Sear, Judy Peoples
Registration for this clinic is open to SCW Pickleball Members only. This is a 3-day clinic. We ask all registrants who sign up for this series to commit to attend all three clinic dates. If they can’t make all three of the dates, we ask them not to sign up. Cost is $10 per participant and pre-registration is required. There are no refunds.
Beginner 1.0-2.0 PickleSkills covers:
- Pickleball fundamentals including rules, scoring and sportsmanship
- Basic court movement and positioning
- Basic forehand and backhand groundstrokes
- Serve and return of serve
- Support growth, confidence and enjoyment of the game
It is recommended that registrants have taken Introduction to Pickleball.
Clinic size is 16 students.
90-minute clinic, 11am-12:30pm
Bring a water bottle, arrive early to stretch and warm up
Court reserved 11-1pm
Liberty courts 15-18
Session 1 Nov 11, Nov 18, Nov 25
Session 2 Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 16
Session 3 Jan 6, Jan 13, Jan 20
Session 4 Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24
Sessions 1 & 2
Leads: John and Linda Sears
The lead instructors for these clinics are John and Linda Sears. John loves playing pickleball after years of playing tennis and racquetball. He has given racquetball, water skiing and horseback riding lessons. Linda has been very active in tennis and racquetball and now pickleball. She gave racquetball lessons to home schooled children and was in Big Brothers/Big Sisters for years. She is excited seeing people learn something new.
Sessions 3 & 4
Lead: Judy Peoples
The lead instructor for these clinics is Judy Peoples. After taking a 10-year hiatus, Judy started playing pickleball in earnest in 2017. She describes herself as “addicted” to the joy it brings her and is grateful for the many friends she has met through the sport.
She and her husband owned two small businesses and Judy says her favorite part was working with and training new employees.
She is excited to share her enthusiasm and laughter with you on the courts.