Programs

Drills & Skills
with On Court Coaching

This 4 week clinic will review and practice fundamental skills utilized to play more competitive points.   We will spend each session drilling different skills at the four areas of the court: the kitchen, the “hot zone,” the transition zone and the base line.  We will briefly review serve, return of serve, and then focus on strategy getting through the transition zone and up to the net to play out the point.  We will review and practice the volley, the block, the drop shot, back hand shots, improving dink shots, dealing with fast balls, communication with partners, as well as court positioning.  Near the end of each session, you will have the opportunity to play out points while receiving on-court instruction.

Sue Carnevale's Pickleball Biography:

Sue Carnevale is an IPTPA Certified Pickleball Teaching Professional, Level 1 and Level 2. She is also certified as a Pickleball Coach with the PPR. She has taught hundreds of players the game of pickleball over the last seven years. She is a licensed psychologist and uses learning theory to help reinforce pickleball skills with her students. She has been teaching for the Beverly Y as well as for several towns/cities including Beverly, Hamilton, Salem, Peabody, and Hampton, NH. In addition, Sue is also a Certified Ratings Specialist, CRS -4.

Personally, Sue has been playing pickleball for over twelve years. Once being introduced to pickleball, she was so hooked that she put a court at her home. Sue has won many tournaments, including a silver medal in doubles at the US Open in 2019. Since that time, she has won multiple gold medals in the Massachusetts Senior Games, New Hampshire Senior Games, the Atlantic Regional, as well as the Bay State Games. She has won several medals in smaller local tournaments. Sue also has been coordinating pickleball leagues for several years. Over the last ten years, has also been very active as a USA Pickleball ambassador. Currently, she is the Atlantic Regional Director for USA Pickleball.