The Milford Recreation Department is offering Pickleball Lessons for the 2024 season! Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the country and we are pleased to offer lessons from our certified instructor, Rudy Meredith.
We will be offering multiple types of lessons. We will be offering a beginner lessons, and advanced beginner supervised play. Each lesson will be 1 hour long with a max of 16 people per group. Lessons will last 4 weeks for a total of 8 lessons per session.
For the first time, we will also be offering an Intermediate and Advanced Beginner Practice and Play. The intermediate Practice and Play will be on Monday, Wednesday, and Tuesday. The advanced beginner practice and play will be on Thursday. The practice and play will be once a week for 4 weeks.
*The instructor reserves the right to move you if you are not at the skill level for the class you signed up for.
*You must bring your own Pickleball Paddle
Instructor
Rudy Meredith has certification in IPTPA International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association Levels 1 + 2.
He also has an extremely decorated Pickleball Playing career which includes:
-2019 USAPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Mixed Doubles and Singles Championship
-2019 USAPA Atlantic Regional Mixed Doubles and Singles Championship
-2020 Pictona Fall Open Mixed Doubles and Men's Doubles Bronze Medalist
-2020 USA Pickleball Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion- Singles Gold Medalist, Men's Doubles Silver Medalist
-2021 Atlanta Pickleball Open Singles Champion
-2021 National Senior Game Qualifier
-2021 Minto US Open Singles Champion
Along with many other accomplishments.
Lesson Description
Beginners- (New to the Game, have not really played before)
The beginners lesson will focus on basic fundamentals of Pickleball. The instructor will focus on such things as the rules, how to keep score, how to serve, how to return a serve and other basic strokes. After the session, the participant should have a good basic understanding of how to play Pickleball!
Advanced Beginner Supervised Play (Less than 1 year of playing experience)
You will play with individuals of the same skill level. Rudy will monitor matches and set up schedules along with rankings for players. He will also coach during matches as well.
Intermediate Supervised Play ( 1+ year of playing experience )
You will play with individuals of the same skill level. Rudy will monitor matches and set up schedules along with rankings for players. He will also coach during matches as well.
Practice and Play
Practice and Play is a new program we are offering where Rudy will practice/run drills with you for the first 30 minutes and then you will apply what you have learned in a match setting for the final hour.
Here are the Practice and Play Sessions:
Intermediate Monday Night Practice and Play- 7:00pm-8:30pm (Max 24 People)
Intermediate Wednesday Night Practice and Play- 7:00pm-8:30pm (Max 24 people)
Intermediate Tuesday Night Practice and Play- 7:00pm-8:30pm (Max 12 people)
Advanced Beginner Thursday Night Practice and Play- 7:00pm-8:30pm (Max 12 people).
Registration Information
Session I April 22nd-May 16th (May 20th-May 23rd MAKE UP WEEK)
Session II May 28th-June 24th
For more information, please call Mike Dooling at 203-783-3386 or email at
mdooling@milfordct.gov
Cancellation Information & Make-Ups
Cancellation information will be posted on at
MilfordRecreation.com and a notification will be sent out via email. Please make sure you are opted in to emails on your account.
Make ups will be made at the end of the session. The Recreation Department reserves the right to schedule a make-up time that is best for the department.
Make-up sessions are for classes cancelled by the Recreation Department not classes missed by the participant.