The spirit of Open Play is that everyone gets to play with different players in a recreational and fun setting. The objective of Open Play is to have people learn from playing with others and a variety of styles.
Beginner/Intermediate
-Mon, Wed, Fri, 2-4pm
-Tue, Thu 5-7pm
-Sat, Sun 10am-12pm
Intermediate/Advanced
-Mon, Wed, 10am-12pm & 6pm-8pm
-Fri 10am-12pm
-Sat, Sun 2-4pm
Pickleball Members: Free with active membership
Tennis Members: $6
Guests: $20
(Guest passes not valid for open play
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Skill Level
NEWBIE
(Not ready for open play yet, keep taking lessons and drills)
-Has never played organized pickleball before.
-Does not know how to score and/or rules of the NVZ.
-Struggles making contact and hitting balls back and forth over the net.
– Has limited racquet sport background.
Contact John Reed to set up an introduction to Pickleball Lesson, 608-444-6478.
BEGINNER
-Has played complete games to 11 before
-Is comfortable keeping score and knows all of the rules of the NVZ
-Can make contact on forehand and backhand and hit over the net consistently.
-Knows how to serve, return and volley
INTERMEDIATE
-Has extensive experience in organized play and/or drills/lessons
-Can TEACH all rules and scoring of the game
-Can sustain a bounce dink rally
-Can serve, return, transition, volley, dink, smash
ADVANCED/COMPETITIVE
-Has extensive experience in organized play and/or tournaments
-Knows how to TEACH rules and tactics of the game
-Can sustain a volley dink rally
-Always moves in after return
-Is comfortable sending and receiving different spins on all shots
-Can execute 3rd shot drop and drive on forehand and backhand
-Is not afraid of getting hit with the ball or hitting others
