JW
Jessica Williams
- 4.9/5 rating
- 134 events attended
- 574 events organized
Groups
Avalon Beach Pickleball Association
340 members
Welcome to our Avalon Beach Pickleball community! Our group is for all pickleball enthusiasts in and around Sydney, NSW Australia. Whether you’re a beginner who just wants to learn a new sport for fun, or you’re a seasoned player who craves the thrill of more competitive play, pickleball offers something for everyone (subect to our Club's Health and Safety policy).
If you have never played before, our club requires newbies to attend an introductory lesson to learn the basic rules and how to score. We also expect most newbies to attend a Supervised Beginner session before being allowed to join in the regular sessions. Please go to https://avalonbeachpickleball.org.au/first-timers/ for more information.
Pickleball combines elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong using a paddle and plastic ball with holes. It is an intergenerational game which requires reasonable agility and hand-eye coordination. The rules for pickleball are simple, making it a great introductory sport. It can also be quite a challenging, fast-paced, and competitive game when people become more experienced at playing. Above all, pickleball is a lot of fun!
If you have any questions, please email mail@avalonbeachpickleball.org.au.
We look forward to having you play with us!
Bondi Pickleball Club
204 members
Bondi Pickleball Club invite players of all levels, encouraging everyone to play within their skill range, to maximise enjoyment, competition and strive toward the next level together.
We offer tournaments, social play for all levels, as well as inhouse coaching.
WELCOME!
Northern Beaches Pickleball
2594 members
Welcome to Northern Beaches Pickleball, bringing pickleball to Sydney's northern beaches region. We run sessions of competitive play, social play and skills improvement for players of all levels from absolute beginners to advanced dinkers every day, at several venues. We welcome new players and visitors from overseas, interstate and all of NSW.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR please follow the instructions on our website https://northernbeachespickleball.org.au/temporary-visitor-membership/
Please read the following thoroughly. More complete information about pickleball and playing with our Club is on our website northernbeachespickleball.org.au.
After you create an OpenSports account, use your original login details when you access your account from a new device. For example, if you create an account using your email address as your login ID, do not then use your Apple or Facebook ID when you login from a different device. If you forgot your password, request a reset.
If you have not played pickleball previously, or if you have only played a few times, you must first attend "Pickleball - Come and Try" or "Pickleball for New Players". At your first session, we will provide information about joining NBP and your next steps towards attending general sessions.
If you already have experience with pickleball and are familiar with the rules, including scoring, you may be able to attend general sessions straight away. This includes visitors to our region. Please refer to our website under Played Before and Want to Join NBPA.
We look forward to seeing you on the court!
Sutherland Shire Pickleball Group
600 members
To come and play Pickleball with Sutherland Shire Pickleball Club (SSPC), you will need to
• download the OpenSports app
• create an account
All SSPC events (sessions) and bookings are managed under the OpenSports app.
NEW PLAYERS
For players who are NEW to Pickleball you will need to “Request to join’ the GROUP SSP on OpenSports.
Once approved you can register for an INTRODUCTION to PICKLEBALL event (you won't need a number or club yet) where the rules will be outlined, and the fundamentals of the game will be explained so as to enable you to play a game. After you request to join please check your email inbox and spam email for a response.
All NEW players can only attend one (1) INTRODUCTION to PICKLEBALL event.
Then, depending on your skill level you will be able to participate in up to 3 NEXT STEP LEVEL 1-2 SKILLS PRACTICE events, to see if Pickleball is for you, before joining our Club.
After which, if you wish to continue to play in SSP regular weekly events, at an appropriate skill level, you will be required to become a registered member with the national governing organisation Pickleball Australia Association (PAA), & its affiliate state governing body Pickleball Association of NSW (PANSW), & nominating SSPC as your preferred Club.
Please inform us of your PAA/PANSW registration number, so that we can enable you access to SSP (the GROUP) regular weekly events, listed on OpenSports.
EXPERIENCED PLAYERS
SSPC members get preference to register & play at SSP regular weekly events.
Provided there are spots available, non SSPC members are welcome to register within 24 hrs before the event starting time.
Non SSPC members may be removed, when SSPC members are placed on the Waitlist – even within the 24hrs before the event starting time.
It is strongly recommended that experienced Pickleball Player to join SSPC the Club. Please inform us of your PAA/PANSW registration number, other affiliated Clubs and grade level, so that we can enable you access to SSP (the GROUP) regular weekly events, listed on OpenSports.
SSPC was formed in August 2020. The GROUP caters for players new to Pickleball to advance tournament level players. The GROUP has a broad range of events, which are essentially social, while still being competitive.
For more details you may email: sspcmembership1@gmail.com
Sydney inner west pickleball club
728 members
Welcome to the Sydney Inner West Pickleball Club (SIWPC). Our club was founded in 2022 and is run as a not for profit venture with funds being utilised to help promote the sport for the benefit of our members (tournaments, competitions, subsidised coaching and entry fees, new venues / sessions, social events etc).
WilloBees Pickleball
1148 members
Welcome to the WilloBees Pickleball Club.
We are a non-profit club affiliated with both Pickleball NSW & Pickleball Australia in Sydney that is run by VOLUNTEERS.
Our ethos is Fun, Fitness & Friendship, to also promote the game of pickleball on the Lower North Shore Region in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
We run sessions of social play, player improvement & competitive play for all level of players from absolute beginners to more advanced players.
We welcome all visitors and ask if you have any questions please email them to play@willobees.au
We also ask after playing with us you once you join our club before attending another play.
Click link below to join
Guideline to Player Levels for booking into our events.
Player levels are not meant to box anyone into one level, this is simply a guideline. A more detailed explanation can be found in the "Announcements" section below.
– First Timers: Never played pickleball before.
– Beginners: If you are just learning the fundamentals of the game, you are a beginner!
– Recreational players: You know how to serve and keep score, and you understand the two bounce and non volley zone rules. You can hit the ball if it comes to you, but with little strategy or control. You may have some mobility problems that keep you from playing in the optimal position.
– Lower Intermediate players: You are beginning to learn the soft game, but you have more success hitting it hard, so that’s what you usually do. Your serving goal is simply to get it in. You have longer rallies due to your athletic ability, but you often choose power over control.
– Upper intermediate players: You have a better ability to see the “whole” court and are placing your shots.
– Advanced Competitive players: You are able to use a variety of shots including lobs, spin, dinks and drive shots with a purpose and at the right time.