Pickleball Johnny

We are excited to announce that we will be offering leagues at Chipickle on Tuesday nights starting in September! Women can join a ladies only league from 6-7:15 PM and Men have a 7:15-8:30 PM league. Both are for Intermediate level players (must have a min 3.0 DUPR) and all games are recorded into DUPR via the Pickleball Johnny DUPR Club to help you verify/improve your DUPR rating. Grab your pickleball pals and email [email protected] to register!💪🙌

Let your friends and family know about our upcoming Learn To Play clinic on Sunday, August 30th! We will teach them how to play your favorite sport in just 2 hours!! Balls and paddles provided. We cover all the strokes, basic court positioning and how to score. Everything comes together when they play a game at the end of the clinic. Have them email [email protected] with their name, cell number and emergency contact name/number to register.

Join us for DUPR Day! Come out to establish or solidify your rating. Email [email protected] to learn more or to register.

Join us for our next DUPR DAY Saturday September 12th 8 AM - 10 AM @ ChiPickle - 1900 S. Wabash, Chicago - rotating partners round robin DUPR rated games. This event is designed for players seeking to get a DUPR rating or to improve their existing rating. All match scores will be submitted to DUPR via the Pickleball Johnny DUPR club for maximum weighting in the DUPR algorithm.

Format & Scoring:

Players sign up for DUPR DAY using their existing DUPR rating. If you do not have a DUPR rating (NR), please sign up for the NR bracket. Courts/games will be assigned based on current DUPR levels.

DUPR Levels:

NR
< 2.9
3.0 - 3.4
3.5 - 3.9
4.0+

Round robin (min 6 games guaranteed) - new partners and opponents are assigned for each round - rally scoring to 15, win by 1

Email [email protected] to register.

Please include the following in your email:
- your first, last name
- your cell number
- your emergency contact name and their cell number
- sign waiver formswift.com/self-serve-recipient-builder?documentType=ct-xKpD3DT3emF05iwdbLl6jpYi7Jd021nt

Payment due at time of registration:
Please send $30 via Venmo to or Zelle 773-251-4598. Reminder: payments are non refundable and cannot be applied to other clinics, leagues, open plays, private lessons or drills if you cancel/are a no show. Please send the Venmo as a payment between family & friends and NOT for goods & services - otherwise we incur a fee- if this happens, we will ask you for a 2nd transaction to cover the difference. If you need the last four digits of his cell #, it’s 4598. If you prefer to use Zelle, please use 773-251-4598 John McKerr to send. Let me know when you have sent and we will confirm that we received.

Free parking in lot adjacent to the building or street parking

Happy National Pickleball Day! To celebrate & as a token of our appreciation for all your support and friendship, we are giving away 8 general admission tickets to the APP Tournament : Championship Sunday - go to Highland Park tomorrow and watch your favorite pros and amateurs compete. DM us if you would like 2 tickets - we only have 8, so first come first served. We will notify you by 6 PM if you are a lucky winner and arrange for the transfer of your tickets to your cell phone.

Looking for south loop picklers that want to drill Tuesday mornings 9-10 AM …come out every week to build your muscle memory, work on your shot technique, get a lot of hits and personalized coaching in a small group setting. Email [email protected] to sign up or to learn more!

Join us for DUPR DAY - rotating partners round robin DUPR rated games. This event is designed for players seeking to get a DUPR rating or to improve their existing rating. All match scores will be submitted to DUPR via the Pickleball Johnny DUPR club for maximum weighting in the DUPR algorithm.

Format & Scoring:

Players sign up for DUPR DAY using their existing DUPR rating. If you do not have a DUPR rating (NR), please sign up based on your own skill level assessment. Courts/games will be assigned based on DUPR levels.

DUPR Levels:
< 2.9
3.0 - 3.9
4.0

Round robin (min 6 games guaranteed) - new partners and opponents are assigned for each round - rally scoring to 15, win by 1

Email [email protected] to register.

Top spin gets it in! This clinic will teach you how to incorporate top spin into your serves, drop shots, d***s and volleys for more effective & winning shots. Higher level players use top spin and so should you. Email [email protected] to register for this 2 hr clinic 7/26 2:00-4:00 pm at St Philip Lutheran Church & School, 2500 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60659 See less

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! This clinic focuses on proper court posItioning during different scenarios of play. Learn how to cover the court with your partner and to adapt your position based on your opponent’s shots. You’ll better understand court coverage based on ball direction, how to use partner communication and strategic movement to control the court. We’ll teach you defensive positioning and offensive positioning to up your game. Sign up for this 7/12 clinic at St Philip Lutheran Church & School, 2500 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60659 from 2:30-4:30 pm by emailing [email protected]

Want to work on your pickleball game? You and 2 of your friends can join a 3+ME session to get real time coaching - we'll play out points and you'll get immediate feedback on what you are doing well and what you could be doing better to improve your game. This is a great 1.5 hour session that will give you video footage and critiqued play. Join me on 7/12 at St Philip Lutheran Church & School, 2500 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60659 from 10 AM - 11:30 AM for $65/person. If you don't have a group, we can help you form one. Email [email protected] to register - include your name, cell, emergency name/number and your skill level (advanced beginner, intermediate or advanced).