Randall Bedwell, Pickleball Kids USA

Looking for a local summer sports camp for your child that is fun, great exercise, and leads to a mastery of the fastest growing sport in the country?

Then consider Youth Pickleball Camps at Memorial Park in Paris this summer. Choose from three weekly camp dates and get your child involved in the fun and excitement of pickleball.

Paris native, Randall Bedwell, who founded Pickleball Kids USA three years ago in Nashville, will run the camps. He got his start playing tennis at Ogburn Park, played college tennis, and has spent the last 40 years as a certified tennis—and now pickleball-- teaching professional. His previous summer camps include Maryland Farms YMCA and the Dolphin Swim and Tennis Club in Brentwood and Franklin Road Academy in Nashville, where he was also the boy’s tennis coach.

Each weekly camp covers the range of pickleball development, from detailed instruction to supervised play. Sound strokes, proper movement, and play strategies are covered in a logical progression of instruction, drill, and fun.

Beyond the summer camps, we are planning workshops, tournaments, and get-togethers to help each child learn and enjoy the game of pickleball.

Camp dates are May 22-26, June 12-16, and July 17-21, Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 11:30 am at the upper courts at Memorial Park. The cost is $150 for the week. A number of makeup days are available to ensure your child gets 15 hours of group instruction.

For more information, contact Randall Bedwell at 615.714.0139 or RandallBedwell@gmail.com or visit www.PickleballKidsUSA.org.