# LCA Pickleball Lessons for Beginers ## Schedule | Week ID | Date | Topic | | ------- | --------- | -------------------------- | | Week 1 | 9/9/2023 | Introduction to Pickleball | | Week 2 | 9/16/2023 | Basic Skills | | Week 3 | 9/23/2023 | Enhancing Basic Skills | | Week 4 | 9/30/2023 | Strategy and Competition | ## Instruction Details **Intruduction to Pickleball** Cover the basics of Pickleball including equipment, court layout, scoring rules, and basic gameplay. Introduce essential techniques such as the serve, the return, and the groundstroke. **Basic Skills** Reinforce understanding of the basic strokes (serve, return, groundstroke) and introduce the concept of the 'kitchen' or non-volley zone. Practice game with focus on staying out of the 'kitchen'. **Enhanced Basic Skills** Deepen practice of basic skills and introduce more advanced techniques such as the lob, the dink, and the slam. Practice these new skills in gameplay. **Strategy and Competition** Discuss common strategies used in Pickleball, positioning, communication with partner in doubles, and competitive play. End the course with a mini-tournament or round-robin play ## Google Form for registration