"We've had Performance Paddle Camp in Winnetka for several years, and it has been enormously successful. First year campers are excited about using what they've just learned and repeat campers are excited about both the review and the new elements. For everyone, it's a great transition into the season. Many of our teams have incorporated "2 dots" and other Performance Paddle techniques into their play. The focus on positioning alone has improved our teamwork tremendously. From beginner to advanced, the camp is well worth it. Keep up the good work, and see you next year."

Isabel Cabanne
WPTC Winnetka, IL

Just a quick thank you for an awesome and "overwhelming" two days at Waynesborough. I am so excited to take my game to the next level and although I did not attend last year's camp, I feel as though I now have my own foundation from which to build. You both, as well as Jay and Christi, did a fantastic job of sharing "so much" in so "little time", that is quite a challenge in itself...thanks for your expertise and your enthusiasm...It was great to meet you...I will tell my sister (Carol Weir) that I finally had the pleasure...I look forward to a great season...best of luck to you as well.

Regards,
Allison Miller

"Performance Paddle Camp was the best decision our club has made for their paddle members. It helped all the teams improve because together we were learning the same technique while learning the best strategies of the game. Everyone improved from beginner to advanced. Beginners learned the foundation of the game the proper way and the advanced players were able to take their skills to a new level by learning from the best! Gerri, Mike and Christi were excellent teachers -- organized, logical, patient, fun and brilliant in their approach. We are all looking forward to the fall when we can do it again!"

Diana Holden
Port Washington Yacht Club
Port Washington, NY

"Mike, Gerri, and the team of pros use their years of tournament and teaching experience to provide exciting group instruction and personalized attention. Each year brings new drills, skills, and strategies. I have found it a valuable and fun event that has improved my understanding of the game and disciplined my play. I look forward to this event every year for the fall weather, great camaraderie, and wonderful instruction."

Paul Fowler
Platform Tennis Chairman, New Canaan Filed Club
President Fairfield County Platform Tennis League


"Gerri and Mike taught me that the transition from tennis to paddle can be so easy. I wish I had taken the camp the first year instead of the third! Learning the positioning defines who takes each shot, so my partner and I can focus on our execution (spins, etc.) and not worry about being in each other's way. I told my husband we shouldn't play together until he took the camp. Now we play tournaments together and have a great time."

Judy Arden

Dear Gerri and Mike,

I wanted to thank you and your Performance Paddle Camp staff for making a much needed trip to Philadelphia, and more importantly Aronimink Golf Club. I've felt privileged to be involved in your paddle camps the last two seasons, and always leave feeling more enlightened than the last season.

I would first like to explain to you what the camps have meant to my staff and me. I have been teaching paddle for the past eight years...or so I thought! What I now realize is that for all but the last two seasons I was teaching my players how to "play better tennis" on the paddle court. I can say with great confidence that all of my student’s strokes have improved dramatically over the years. Only one problem, although they were "hitting" the ball better, they were not really playing better paddle. I'm probably not alone in this style of instruction. Your camps made it perfectly clear that the execution of the "strategy of paddle" was really where the matches are being won and lost, not by the best hits. My staff and I with your help have found a standardized method of teaching both the important strategies and techniques unique to paddle alone.

The impression you have made on my students has been even more dramatic than on the staff. For the first time my members have a plan that they can utilize at every level of competition, from beginner to tournament players. It is so encouraging to hear our players reinforcing the strategies that the instructors have been preaching in practices and lessons. I can assure you that Aronimink has bought into "the system" for which the strategy is affectionately named. Every week at interclub practices my students are explaining the reason for winning was "our opponents didn't know the system."

Having the camp at Aronimink in October has made us better, more credible paddle instructors and has raised the level of play, and more importantly the level of awareness at every level. Thanks again, we all can't wait to see you again next year.

Sincerely,

Andrew Sorrentino
Director of Racquet Sports

Fees:
*prices may vary according to travel distance
All fees include a camp T-shirt, players' manual, and prizes.