Pickleball
Fastest growing sport for three years
Nathan Evans
Nathan has an extensive sports background playing basketball, soccer, tennis and golf in high school, as well as four years experience coaching basketball at a Junior Varsity and Varsity level. However, no sport has satisfied his competitive drive quite like pickleball. He loves the opportunity for constant improvement that pickleball provides and the sense of community it fosters. It is the competitiveness and the community that makes pickleball great and why he fell in love with it in the first place. He competes at a 5.0+ level and has over two years of teaching experience. He trains players of all skill levels and loves helping players reach their pickleball goals.
Contact Nathan by e-mail to set up a private lesson.
Pickleball
Please read through the Pickleball Rules.
Tracey Taylor
Tracey Taylor is Bull City born and bred. A staple on the pickleball scene since 2018 facilitating pickleball events for Durham Parks and Recreation. She is a sponsored player medaling at the Senior Pro level and a USAP Ambassador, hosting tournaments all over the East Coast, a certified ratings specialist, and works for NC Amateur Sports & Pin Point.
Married to her childhood sweetheart, Jimmy with a grown daughter, Christen and a brand new grand “fur baby” named Boone.
Contact Tracey by e-mail to set up a private lesson.
Pickleball Clinics
You must be a Hollow Rock member to participate in any clinics at the club.
Skill and Drills: Novice and Intermediate players this clinic is for you. Every week you will work on one skill and then practice with drills and games.
Open play opportunities:
(available to members only)
Beginner Players: For learning the basics of pickleball. (Members only)
Starts July 13
Pickleball Etiquette
1) Call out the score loudly before you serve - there are 3 different numbers to keep track of and everyone from beginners to advanced players can get confused. This is why having a constant update at the beginning of each serve is so helpful (and mandatory in tournaments). So, call out the score loudly so that things don’t get off track.
2) Wait until everyone is ready before you serve - the server should not serve until the receiver of the serve is ready. It is against the rules to serve if the receiver isn’t ready. If someone says they weren’t ready, re-serve the point.
3) Meet at the net after a game - meeting at the net is how you conclude every game. When people meet at the net they typically stick their paddle handles out to sort of “high five” in our own pickleball way.
Intermediate Players: For players with a 3.5+ rating who want to refine your skills, sign up for this clinic. (Members only)
Starts July 13
4) Ball management - If a ball gets caught on your side of the net, but it needs to go to your opponent, don’t weakly throw the ball back over. Make sure it reaches your opponent. The same is true if a ball lands in your court from another court; find out which court the ball belongs to and return it to the other court, without smashing it back.
If a ball is going towards another court, do NOT chase it ONTO the other court. Stop, yell “Ball on Court”, and let the other people stop play and retrieve the ball.
Try to have a few balls in your pocket. This keeps people from having to hunt down balls all the time. If someone goes out of their way to get a ball for you, say thanks for going through the trouble.
5) Don’t give people lessons on the court - most people who come to play recreational pickleball are just there for fun. They don’t care if they win or lose and they probably don’t even care if they improve or not. Trying to give them lessons on the court can make their experience annoying and frustrating no matter how well intentioned. Make sure you ask players if they want tips while they play.