Unsure about the best pickleball lesson for you? Discover the differences between private, semi-private, and group pickleball lessons to help you choose the right option based on your preferences and objectives. Compare pickleball lesson types below.
Certain elements are different in each pickleball lesson, and some aspects are common in the training.
Let's start with what is shared.
Objectives
All pickleball lessons should have objectives, both short-term and long-term. These can be focused on improving your pickleball technique, working on your fitness and correct footwork, learning pickleball strategy and tactics, and other subtle but important game elements, such as mental strength and playing under pressure.
Training structure
The structure of each pickleball lesson is similar. The training should start with a warm-up of all your muscles and joints, followed by core pickleball drills, and finished with cool-down activities and stretching. This structure follows some standard rules that guarantee you take full advantage of your pickleball workout.
Pickleball level
Any pickleball lesson is adaptable to players of all levels, from beginners to intermediate to advanced and competitive pickleball players. It means that, regardless of your level, you should always continue training because there is always a detail you can improve and later practice when playing matches, or else you wish to eliminate a bad habit that makes you lose confidence. DUPR is the official rating system of BYC Pickleball Club! DUPR serves as the official pickleball rating for leagues, tournaments, and clubs worldwide, including UPA, PPA, MLP, Pickleball.com, Life Time, The Picklr, National Team Pickleball League, National Pickleball League, Pickleball England, and Asian Pickleball Association, among others. Players can visit www.dupr.com to sign up and learn more.
Private pickleball lesson
Semi-private lesson
Group pickleball lesson
Group pickleball lesson
Now that we know what similar components we can expect from each pickelball lesson, let’s look at differences.
Number of Players
A private lesson is a one-on-one pickleball training session for one player. You might be able to ask for a sparring partner, but all the instructions will only focus on you. In a semi-private pickleball lesson, two players share training. Two pickleball friends of the same level can take a lesson together without anyone else. We also match similar players to do semi-private training. In a group lesson, there are up to 5, and in cardio pickleball, up to 8 students with one coach, so it is a great way to make friends with similar players.