If your kids have Friday and Monday off for the Presidents Day holiday; make the most of your extended holiday weekend with visit to the Wembley Club.
We are excited to announce special presidents’ day weekend hours for the Wembley Club pool! The pool will be open from 7AM to 8PM on Friday and 11AM – 8PM on Monday!
Bring the kids, bring a friend (guest charges apply) and make some time to also check out some group fitness classes or book a court for a round of tennis or pickleball while you are here!
The Wembley Club has taken extensive measures to ensure the comfort and safety of our members. Please take a moment to read through the COVID-19 guidelines and precautions the club is taking.
Colleen is the Fitness Director at The Wembley Club. Having been in fitness for over 19 years her passion is to help individuals find a love for fitness and their bodies and benefits beyond the physical aspect of working out. She loves music, new workouts, and pushing people to their own personal limits- whatever they may be that day. Cycling, Bootcamp, Strength Classes, HIIT, Boxing, you name it, she loves to teach it!
Colleen has a degree from John Carroll University in Physical Education with a concentration in Fitness Specialist. She developed the Group Fitness Program at John Carroll, providing a stress outlet and community for college students and faculty. Her passion did not stop at college, she continued on to instruct classes, personal train, coach youth sports teams, and challenge herself with friends in marathons and 1/2 marathons.
As a busy mother of four and wife she recognizes the importance of self-love and self-care starting with fitness and health. She believes that everyone has time to make in their day for themselves in order to be great for others…let fitness be a part of your day and week at The Wembley Club.
Did you know Wembley has, not only a tennis ball machine, but also a pickleball ball machine? That’s right! Members can book a pickleball court at any time, and rent the ball machine! This unlike any other club in the area!
There are many benefits to hitting with a ball machine.
Firstly, the ball machine will always work into your schedule. You never have to scramble to find people to play with, and you never have to worry about how the other person is playing.
Another good reason is, even the very best pros cannot feed you the same ball every single time. Ball machines can help you find your grove when hitting the ball. With the same ball being fed over, and over, you can create muscle memory.
Along those lines, ball machines are great because they let you progress at your own pace. You can take as much or as little time working on a certain stroke as you would like.
Don’t know how to use the Lobster? Here is a helpful video explaining everything you’ll need to know!
Want to use the ball machine, but don’t know what drills to do? Check out this video!
Come out sometime and try our new pickleball ball machine!
Just log in to your account and book a pickleball court, then when you arrive at the club, ask for the extension cord!
Check out out our Pickleball page, as well as our other posts to stay updated on everything pickleball here at Wembley!
Wembley’s Club Coordinator. Passionate about pickleball, tennis, horses, fitness, along with many other things! Loves working for the club, and seeing the growth! Go Cavs!
Sunday February 23, Wembley is hosting another pickleball tournament!
Interested in signing up? Wondering what events we are having?
This will be a Round Robin format tournament. All of the divisions will be doubles. You can be matched with the same gender or opposite, as long as you are the same level. We will have 2.0-2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 brackets.
Wembley’s Club Coordinator. Passionate about pickleball, tennis, horses, fitness, along with many other things! Loves working for the club, and seeing the growth! Go Cavs!
This Sunday, January 19, Wembley is hosting another pickleball tournament!
Interested in signing up? Wondering what events we are having?
This will be a Round Robin format tournament. All of the divisions will be doubles. You can be matched with the same gender or opposite, as long as you are the same level. We will have 2.0-2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 brackets.
Sign up here!
Even if you are a beginner, sign up, it will be a fun day full of pickleball!
Wembley’s Club Coordinator. Passionate about pickleball, tennis, horses, fitness, along with many other things! Loves working for the club, and seeing the growth! Go Cavs!
Wanting to get a basic understanding of the fastest growing sport in America? In this blog, we will have material that can help guide you into the Pickleball world!
In one of our earlier posts, we completely outlined the game. Here is some further information to continue on.
Firstly, here is a 3 part video series to help explain the basics of the game of pickleball.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Want to know everything from the history of pickleball, what to expect, all the way to strategy? We have attached a booklet that can give you all of that, and more! The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Pickleball
One of the hardest thing for new players to adjust to is the non-volley zone/kitchen. Even some advanced players struggle with some of the specifics of the rules as well. We have found an awesome video that thoroughly explains everything you need to know about the kitchen!
After achieving the basics of the game, you’ll want to learn the art of “dinking.” Although there are times you will hit the ball hard, learning how to hit softly will take your game to another level. Here is a great video on dinking to refer to:
What’s next? Here at Wembley, and all over the country, there are always tournaments to play in. Going into the tournaments, and regular play in general, you will want to know the official rules used. Here is a the entire rule book: USA Pickleball Association Rulebook
When you are registering for a tournament for the first time, you will have to give yourself a rating, or “self-rate.” Don’t panic! Here is a simple chart that can help guide you through the process! Self-Rating Guide
Don’t forget! Here at Wembley we offer private lessons, group lesson, and have TONS of group play! Check out our pickleball page for more info!
Wembley’s Club Coordinator. Passionate about pickleball, tennis, horses, fitness, along with many other things! Loves working for the club, and seeing the growth! Go Cavs!
So it is your first time playing Pickleball? Maybe you are a beginner still wanting to learn more? Or even someone who played a while ago, and needs a refresher on the game? Well you came to the right spot! Here, we will give you a general understanding of the rules to further your knowledge!
Let’s start with the general dimensions of the court:
The court is 20 feet wide, and 44 feet long for both singles and doubles
The net is 36 inches at each net post, and 34 inches in the center
On each side of the net there is a line 7 feet from the net, this is called the “No Volley Line,” commonly referred to as the “Kitchen.”
It is exactly what it entails, you cannot take a volley out of the air if you are inside the Kitchen. If you do so, you lose the point automatically.
There is a Right and Left Service area on each side of the net that is 15 feet, by 10 feet.
Now that you have an understanding of what the court looks like, let’s dive into the rules, and how to play.
The Basics
Pickleball is played with small paddles that are made of either wood, composite, or graphite (wood=heaviest, graphite=lightest). The ball is a polymer ball that is very similar to a wiffle ball.
You can only score when your team is serving.
Serving/Scoring
Each player (in doubles, singles is by yourself) only has one serve, if you miss, it either goes to your partner, or back to your opponent.
The serve must be underhanded.
If the serve goes out of the correct service box, you lose that point.
NOTE: If you serve and the ball bounces in the kitchen, this is also considered out.
What happens if the ball hits the net?
While serving:
If the ball hits the net, then falls over into the service box, this is considered a “let,” and you receive another attempt at a serve. If the ball bounces in the “Kitchen,” this does not count as a let, so the point is over.
During the point:
The ball is allowed to hit the net and come over into play. As difficult as it often is, you must get the ball, and put it back into play.
NOTE: if the ball hits the net and goes out, then the point is over.
If you win the point, you continue serving until you lose a point.
The serve always starts in the right service box, no matter who is on that side. The serve must always be served to the opposite service box, and must not land in the kitchen for it to count.
That person serving is “server one.”
They call the score in their favor, for example, 3-0, 1. (the score, then their server number)
NOTE: If the scorer is losing, the score is still called in their favor, so it would be 0-3, 1 (score of serving team losing 0-3, and server 1)
Once a point is lost, the next person serves (in doubles, this is server two)
Score would then be announced 3-0, 2
IMPORTANT: the serving side has to remember that the ball MUST bounce twice before they can volley (hit a ball out of the air). This means, their serve must bounce in, then the return must bounce in before they can take anything out of the air.
After the 2 ball bounces in, anything can be hit, with the exception of hitting a volley in the kitchen
NOTE: you are allowed to step into the kitchen if the ball bounces first. It must be remembered though, after striking the ball, immediately get out of the kitchen
When a game is started, only one person on the team gets to serve, then your opponent starts the rotation of both players serving.
NOTE: the first team to serve can win as many points as possible, but only the one person is serving. For example, the team could go on a 7-0 run, then lose the next point, so their opponents begin their serve. On the other hand, if the serving team loses that first point, then the other team serves.
Unlike tennis, the scoring is in intervals of 1. To win the game you must win 11 points, and you have to win by two points.
Although this may seem like a lot of information, and maybe it is, the game is easy to catch onto, and is really fun. If you have heard that this is only an older person’s game, do not let that deter you from playing because that is only partially true. Yes, it draws an older crowd because of the low impact it has on your body, but it is a game for everyone!
See attached link for a quick explanation of the game!
