About Pickleball

Pickleball combines elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong on a 44' × 20' court. It’s accessible for beginners and scales to fast, competitive play for experienced athletes. Sudbury Parks & Recreation offers instructional clinics that blend technique, strategy, and guided play.

Clinic Descriptions

Beginner Clinic
Learn the fundamentals: court setup, grip, ground strokes, serve/return, dinks, scoring, and basic strategy. Etiquette and safety included. Loaner paddles available.

Advanced Beginner Clinic
For players who’ve taken a clinic or have been playing and understand basic rules and skills. Emphasis on continued skill development, footwork, positioning, and winning strategies through drills and game play.

Up the River / Down the River Playing Clinic
Competitive game format with on-court coaching. After each 12-minute game, winners move up a court and others move down. For players who know the rules/scoring or have prior clinic experience.

Specialty Clinic: Dinks
Focus on non-volley zone play (the kitchen): dinking mechanics, control, patterns, and setups—then apply concepts in full games.

Specialty Clinic: Third Shots — Drops & Drives
Build reliable third-shot drops and purposeful drives. Technique progressions move into situational drills and coached points.

Early registration helps ensure clinics meet minimums and run as scheduled.