Classes for parents and children aged birth to five.
Epic Connection is an after school opportunity for middle school students. It is a place for students to build a “life resume” by building friendships, building community connections, building knowledge, and building student leadership.
F.L.I.G.H.T. will provide students with a wide variety of enrichment clubs, academic support, leadership opportunities and culturally affirming clubs.
Adults with Disabilities Program
Semi-private lessons offer you the opportunity to have a student-instructor ratio of 2:1. This is a great lesson structure for tournament partners, friends, and couples!
Have you already taken Beginner Lessons and want to hone a skill? Do you and your partner need some help ahead of a tournament? Do you need to develop your forehand? Do you need help with partner communication? Do you need help with footwork? Semi-private lessons give you the opportunity to drill particular skills and enhance your game. Choose your focus for the lesson from a list of skills.
Skills:
Serving / Returning the Serve
Forehand / Backhand
Dinks / Crosscourt Dinks
Drop Shots
Court Positioning / Footwork
Lobs / Overheads
Punch Volley / Block Volley
3 session package is $90 per person, must register 2 people.
After registering for this course, you will be notified by your instructor to set up a time for your lessons. Please allow at least one week to be contacted. Lessons will be held in the gym at Gladstone Community Education Center or Outdoors at John Glenn Middle School Pickleball courts.
Bringing over a decade of experience as a YMCA Specialty Instructor, following a fulfilling career spanning 27 years with ISD 625 and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
I am a certified Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) coach. PPR is the official education and certification partner of USA Pickleball, which is the national governing body for pickleball in the U.S. I have a current DUPR rating of 4.34 and it continues to go up. I routinely play in tournaments at the 4.0+ level and have won gold medals in both men's doubles and mixed doubles. Previously, I was a tennis coach for the men's and women's teams at a Division 3 university. My passion is to help players of all ages from kids to adults to seniors, and all levels from beginner to intermediate to advanced, to increase their skills in playing the fastest growing sport in America.
Peter Yost , Richard Milles
