Another round of pickleball lessons to be held in the Hodag Dome

The School District of Rhinelander Community Education Program will offer another round of pickleball lessons in the Hodag Dome, beginning next week. Level 1 and Level 2 sessions will be held Mondays and Wednesdays Oct. 23 through Nov. 15.

“Pickleball Lessons: Level 1” is for players who never played pickleball before or have played very little (hit balls for less than 10 outings in the last year). No prior skills are required. Participants will learn fundamentals of the serve, return of serve, basic volley and overhead, dinking and the no volley Zone, third shot drop, basic strategy and positions, rules, faults, court geometry, and scoring.

“Pickleball Lessons: Level 2” is for those who have already mastered the fundamentals of pickleball. Requirements to enroll are: Must know how to keep score; be able to serve and return successfully seven out of 10 times sequentially; must understand the no volley zone; can dink unattackable balls successfully at least 5 sequential shots; can volley more than three times in a sequence; have basic overhead skills; must understand the lob, third shot drop, and other reset shots; can usually be in the right court position and understand court geometry.

Level 1 sessions will take place from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. There will be two offerings for Level 2 sessions, from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m..

Local pickleball players Darrell Schmidt, Larry McKitrick, and Jon Koch will serve as the instructors. Registration is $60 per person. 

Pre-registration is required for all classes. Space is limited. To register, please visit the “Community’ section of the School District of Rhinelander website: https://www.rhinelander.k12.

wi.us/activities/community-education-classes.cfm. Online registration is available with a credit or debit card. Paper registration is available by mail or drop off. For more information, contact Community Education Coordinator Mike Cheslock at 715-365-9745.