Winter/Spring 2026/2027
Lead: John Costa
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.
These clinics focus on improving technique by demonstrating best-practices (grip, footwork, swing). The clinics are built around three fundamental tenants of successful pickleball: Patience, Position, and Timing.
Through on-court drills and play, each of these fundamental tenants will be applied to dinking, volleys, drop shots, overheads, ground strokes, serves, and return of serves.
Court position, at the kitchen line, mid-court and baseline play. Strategy to transition to the kitchen line and when to hit what shot will be integrated into game-time instructor coaching for you and your partner.
The lead instructor for this class is John Costa, whose tennis background includes the Oregon State 55 doubles champion. He’s currently a certified International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association Level II instructor. John has taught hundreds of students in 3.0 and 3.5 PickleSkills classes in the Sun City West Pickleball Club.
Clinic size is 16 students.
90-minute clinic, 3-4:30pm
Bring a water bottle, come early to stretch and warm up
Court reserved 3-5pm
Liberty courts 3-6
Session 1: Nov 3, Nov 10, Nov 17
Session 2: Nov 24, Dec 1, Dec 8
Session 3: Jan 12, Jan 19, Jan 26
Session 4: Feb 9, Feb 16, Feb 23