Parks Department Now Hosting Pickleball Camps

Now Kearney area youth can get in on the pickleball mania. The Kearney Parks and Recreation Department is now offering pickleball camps this summer.

Kearney Parks and Recreation is offering youth pickleball camps this summer. The camps are designed to teach the fundamentals of pickleball, including the rules of the game, the different parts of the court, serving, scoring and basic shots used in a game.

Participants will need to supply their own paddle, a water bottle, and proper court shoes. Water will be available at the courts to fill bottles as needed and there is also a restroom onsite. For paddle and shoe recommendations along with other questions, contact Joe Landewee at KearneyPickleball@gmail.com

There will be two daily sessions per age group and daily sessions will run 1 hour in length for 5 days. The cost for the camp is $125 per participant.

Camp 1: (6-8yrs): Monday, July 22 - Friday, July 26

Camp 2: (9-11yrs): Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 2

Camp 3: (12-14yrs): Monday, August 5 - Friday, August 9

Camp 4: (15-18yrs): Monday, August 12 - Friday, August 16

Daily Sessions:

8:00 am - 9:00 am

9:30 am - 10:30 am

To register for youth pickleball camp, visit KearneyParks.com.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.