Kingsport offering Beginner Pickleball Classes

Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports to sweep the nation with plenty of competitors, teams and leagues playing throughout the Tri-Cities. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to play this fast-paced game, the Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department can serve you up.

The department plans to offer a beginner’s course in pickleball later this month at the V.O. Dobbins Sr. Complex (301 Louis Street). Classes will take place in Gymnasium #2 from 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays from February 19 through March 8.

The course is for participants ages 10 and up and the cost is $30 for city residents and $35 for non-city residents.

Students will enjoy an instructor-led course covering aspects of basic pickleball, including the rules of the game, serving, the return serve and dinking. All equipment will be provided.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/485BIuq. You can also click on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or go to www.kingsporttn.gov and click on the “CivicRec” link, then search for “pickleball” in the search bar.

For information about other programs, activities and classes offered by the Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department, please visit www.kingsportparksandrecreation.org.