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Professional Training , Food , Fun and Friendship !
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CanadaThe latest news , tournaments and upcoming clinics
Pickleball Boot Camp
Professional Training , Food , Fun and Friendship !
BY KELLI McROBERT , MARKETING DIRECTOR ,
PICKLEBALL CANADA
Saturday morning and the parking lot slowly fills with blurry-eyed players heading into the Royal Kingston Curling Club ( RKCC ). Instead of brooms and sweaters , we ’ re donning shorts and packing paddles . It ’ s time for Pickleball Boot Camp ! Two full days of professional training , food , fun and friendship . For a nominal $ 250 fee , we were granted access to three coaches and hours of training , strategies and one-on-one feedback to take our game to the next level .
As we entered the large , six-court complex , we were introduced to our coaches for the camp :
Ryan Hanes is a sanctioned 4.5 player and a Certified Pickleball Teaching Professional with the International Professional Teaching Pickleball Association ( IPTPA ). He experienced a great deal of tournament success in 2017 in and around Ontario , including Eastern Canadian Championships-Gold Men ’ s 4.5 + open age , Gold Mixed 35 + open skill , Ontario Provincials-Bronze Men ’ s 19 + 4.5 +, Quebec Regional Repentigny-Gold Men ’ s 40 + 4.5 , and Plattsburgh-Silver Men ’ s 4.5 + open age . He has a passion for pickleball , which is evident during his lessons and clinics . He can be contacted at kingstonsold @ gmail . com .
Matthew ( Matt ) Kawamoto started playing pickleball about two years ago and immediately developed a passion for the game . He currently resides in Hamilton , Ontario , where he is a “ pro ” for the summer . During the school year , he relocates to Ottawa , Ontario , where he plays and instructs at local clubs and events . Matt has been successful in many tournaments in the Ontario region and has competed outside of the area — most recently at the US Open in Naples , FL . During this event he received his Pickleball Canada 5.0 rating . Last summer he earned his IPTPA certification and has run numerous lessons and clinics in southern Ontario and Ottawa . He can be contacted at m . kawamoto @ live . ca .
Cameron Taylor has been playing pickleball for the past seven years and competing at the 4.5 + level across Canada and the USA for the past five years . He has been successful playing in both men ’ s and mixed double categories . Cam has been coaching pickleball for over two years now and is an IPTPA-certified coach . Currently , he ’ s employed as the Club Pro for the Georgian Triangle Pickleball Club based out of Collingwood , Ontario . His background in coaching volleyball has translated into coaching pickleball for both adults and children . He can be contacted at georgiantrianglepc @ gmail . com .
Once the warm-up was complete , we moved into a fast-paced schedule of strokes , shot selection , strategy and demonstrations . For two hours we drilled and finetuned our skills until a buffet lunch was served . After lunch we moved into the soft game , with third-shot drops and dinking exercises that kept us on our toes and squatting until our glutes burned .
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