Junior programme
Four stages, one club.
Bursaries available — please ask Rosa or fill in the membership enquiry form. We turn no junior away on cost.
Ages 4–7
First Dinks
Foam-ball mini-pickleball on a small court. Co-ordination, throwing and catching, basic rallying.
Mon 4–5pm · Sat 9–10am
Ages 7–9
Mini Court
Soft-ball mini-pickleball on a 3/4-court. First serves, real scoring, simple kitchen-line tactics.
Mon 5–6pm · Sat 10–11am
Ages 9–11
Full Court
Standard pickleball on a full court. Real rallies, real strokes, third-shot drops and tournament prep.
Wed 5–6:30pm · Sat 11–12:30
Ages 11+
Performance
Standard ball on a full court. Match-play, league entry, DUPR-rated county pathway.
Wed 6:30–8pm · Sat 12:30–2pm
Squad schedule
The week at a glance.
Mon
- First Dinks 4–5pm
- Mini Court 5–6pm
- Performance Squad 6–7:30pm
Tue
- Mini Pickleball Club 4–5pm (drop-in)
Wed
- Full Court 5–6:30pm
- Performance 6:30–8pm
Thu
- Performance Squad 5–7pm
Fri
- Match-play Friday 5–6:30pm (juniors)
Sat
- First Dinks 9–10am
- Mini Court 10–11am
- Full Court 11–12:30
- Performance 12:30–2pm
Sun
- Inter-club fixtures (selected weekends)
Junior tournaments
Five tournaments a season.
11 May
Cotswold Spring Open
10U, 12U, 14U
8 Jun
Mini-Dink Festival
First Dinks only · Round-robin
13 Jul
Junior Box League finals
All grades
10 Aug
Stow Cup
12U, 14U, 16U · PPA-style draw
21 Sep
Autumn Match-play Day
All grades · informal
Pickleball camps
Three weeks of August.
9am–3pm Monday to Friday. Lunch and snacks included. Booking opens 1 May.
Week 1
11–15 Aug
Mini-pickleball & beginners (ages 5–8)
Week 2
18–22 Aug
Improvers (ages 8–11)
Week 3
25–29 Aug
Performance camp (ages 10–14, by invitation or trial)