Evergreen Parks & Recreation Pickleball Classes

The Evergreen Parks and Recreation District (EPRD) offers courses for Beginners to learn the basics of the sport, and for Intermediates to polish skills and improve their game.

These classes are a great opportunity to get involved and up to speed in the fastest-growing and most popular sport in America.

In the Beginner classes, EPC members Corinne Jackson and David Smith will lead participants through the pickleball basics: Serve, Return, Dink, and Volley and give instruction on rules and beginning strategy.

Intermediate classes will focus on Strategy, Lobbing, Soft Game skills and more.

Classes are offered several times a year.

Class Levels, Dates, and Fees are listed on the EPRD Web site.

Playing at Wulf & Marshdale

Guidelines for Play

To play a game, place your paddle on the floor in the line of paddles waiting to play. The last one down places their paddle at the end of the line nearest the entrance. When a court opens, the first four paddles in line take the court.

Games are to 11 (win by two) unless there are 13 or more paddles down with four courts of open play (or nine or more paddles down with two courts); then the game score is to 9 points (win by one).

Competitive Play

Ladder Every Thursday

Ladder is competitive play open to all pickleball players. Players are ranked by skill level and play in a four or five-player round robin. You move up or down the ladder based on your scores for those games. If you’d like to try friendly, local competition before signing up for an EPC or regional tournament, email the ladder director to sign up. Be sure to check the Wulf Gym Schedule for updates for Indoor Ladder play!

EPC Round Robin, Dinkeroo, Geezer Games, and Singles & Doubles Tournaments

Competitive events are held several times a year for EPC members. (Non-members may be invited to play is some events.) Players are placed into groups, based on skill level, for each of these tournaments. Awards given to winners of each group, based on total points scored. All outdoor events will held on the Marshdale Courts, at Mount Vernon Canyon Club, or 3rd Shot Pickleball. Check out Events page for dates and locations.

Performance Clinics

Clinics for individuals and teams will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February at 3rd Shot Pickleball in Wheat Ridge. Chris Weeks, Head Pro from the Mount Vernon Canyon Club,will be the instructor. Contact Chris to reserve date/time at: 

cwks1993@gmail.com

Tournament Play

Competitive play is challenging and can improve your game. It’s a great way to see how you stack up against other players at your skill level. Tournaments are usually structured for men’s, women’s and mixed doubles, and often for men’s and women’s singles. Players compete at their skill level, whether rated – 1.0 (Newbie) to 5.0 (Expert) – or general skill-level – novice, intermediate, advanced.

Click here for upcoming regional and Colorado tournaments and here for national and regional tournaments.