Pickleball in Reading

A Fine Pickleball Evening in Reading

Rich and Terri take on Hari and Bob on the left

and

Kevin and Christine vs. Jack and Ric

Pickleball Updates

Newton Pickleball is up and running on Tuesday nights (see the attached link for the TV segment).

http://www.newtv.org/video/NewtonNews/july-23-2014/pickleball/

Brenda Sepanek (Malden) is relocating to North Carolina. A pickleball gathering is scheduled tentatively for August 12th at the Beverly Sterling YMCA. Stay Tuned.

Sue Carnevale and Debbie Chan walked away with the Bronze at the most recent tournament in Plaistow NH.

Kathy Pierce (Beverly) and Pam Kelley (Hamilton) also won medals however the photographer took the day off.

NH and MA Senior Tournaments upcoming in August (see calendar blog for dates)

Reading is open play on Monday evenings/Saturdays mornings in Malden



www.bostonpickleball.blogspot.com

Pickleball Channel

Did you know there is an online Pickleball Channel available to you?  See below.

What do you do if you are injured and can’t wait to play pickleball again?
This week on Pickleball Channel our guest is Jeff Shank, a popular pickleball instructor and player who lives at The Villages in central Florida.  Pickleball Channel met up with Jeff so he could share with all of us somegreat tips on how to make the most of your recovery time.
And for SUBSCRIBERS ONLY we have MORE…
*Please keep in mind these are general comments.  Please check with your doctor while you are recovering from any injury as to what is safe and best for you.
CLICK HERE for some great information from fitness guru Barbara Wintroub on how to NOT get injured playing pickleball.
CLICK HERE for a great article from Active.com about injury, diet and recovery guidelines.
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Pickleball Channel

Pickleball Newton

Pickleball Newton

Mitch and Fred take on Debbie and Eddie all Newton residents

Tuesday Nights

Albemarle Park Newton

6-8 PM

Pickleball Billerica

Pickleball Arrives in Billerica

Fear the Women from the North
Beyond the Wall

Special Thanks to Donna, Sheila, Joan, Carol, Sharon and Sandy

All interested in playing, contact the Billerica Recreation Department at

978 671 0921

Strategy Tips

Here are some basic strategy tips from Dave Brower, the Ambassador in Metrowest. He is looking for volunteers to help with the Senior Games in August in Shrewsbury. Let me know if you can help or interested in playing.

Serve – make your serve count!  Tricky serves that miss the service court or don’t clear the net can cost you more points than you win with them.  Serve deep to your opponent’s backhand to force a defensive return.

Service return - soft and deep, so that you and your partner have time to get to the NVZ.  Keep both opponents waiting to hit the ball at the baseline while you get in position to control the court.  If they pound it back, drop the ball into the kitchen and make them run up and get it.  If they lob, whoever is in the other half of the court from where the ball will land should go back diagonally to return it - lobbing the ball back deep to get time to get back to the NVZ.

Third shot soft - hit their service return softly into the NVZ to force them to play a defensive shot.  Avoid hitting a hard shot at opponents who are already at the NVZ, it is too easy for them to slam it back or drop it into the NVZ, where you will have to run up to play it.

Hit the ball down the middle most of the time.  Avoid the sidelines unless the shot is an easy one or the opponent is out of position.

Hit the ball hard when it is above the height of the net, soft when below.  Use dink shots to draw your opponents out of position, then if you get a return above the net, place it into the vacated area. 

Don't sacrifice accuracy for power.

Forget the last shot, concentrate on a good next shot. Mistakes will be made, if the same one is made over and over, change strategy.  If it was a good shot choice, but poorly executed, forgive the error and move on.

Dave Brower

USAPA Metrowest MA Ambassador

Reading Courts Open

The Reading Courts are Open 

Denise takes on the doubles team of Linda and Kathleen while the other players eat calzone and sip on soft drinks

Monday Nights 6-8 PM
Reading High School