Introduction to Pickleball

These sessions are for people who have either never played Pickleball before and want to give it a try, or people who have only played a handful of times with very little coaching or advice! These sessions are led by a qualified Pickleball coach and will give you an excellent grounding in the basic shots, rules and scoring of Pickleball.

30:30 sessions

These sessions are for people who have attended three of our intro sessions or have played a handful of times elsewhere with very little coaching or guidance, or those who have been playing a little while but are still relatively new to the game and want to improve! These sessions are led by our Head Coach Chris Beaumont, who is a Level 1 Pickleball England coach who plays regular tournaments at a competitive level (and sometimes gets a medal!). Our 30:30 sessions will move you towards having reliable groundstrokes and volleys, control at the non-volley zone, basic tactics and court positioning.
 

Intermediate play

These sessions are for players who have now mastered the basics, are comfortable playing with players who compete in tournaments - you will probably have a DUPR (and know what that is!) of 3.5 and above or regularly play against players at that level.

Open play + Happy hours

These one-hour sessions are open play for all abilities to come and have a coach-free game of pickleball against other people. We will organise the courts so that you are getting the best experience and developing your game but, it's playtime so no coaching or drills! You can book on your own, or even get a group of you to come along together, and we can dedicate a court so you can all play together for that hour - totally flexible (maximum of 12 players in the venue for the hour)

60:60 sessions (two hours)

This is our weekly two-hour session where we drill for the first hour and sharpen those skills, and then move into an hour of matchplay and rotate players around so you are challenging yourself against different players of different levels throughout the second hour.

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Competitive sessions (two hours)

At Pure, we run three competitive matchplay evenings a week. The first is our Singles Series, where players who love a bit of singles play sign up to a league that lasts one month. We have nine players who play each other every week, and at the end of the month, someone is the champ! Then there are our Doubles Leagues - the Pure Premier League and the Pure Championship. The Premier League takes place on a Wednesday night and is aimed at players who are 3.5 and above (vetted by our Head Coach), and the Championship runs on a Friday night and sits below the Premier League. There is promotion and relegation between the two - the Singles Series and the Premier League offer a £100 cash prize each month for the winning player or pair!