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Come and join us

Weekly Sessions

Below is an overview of when and where you can play pickleball as a DCSPC club member. All sessions are currently managed via Spond, so if you would like to join a session, please book in via the Spond App.

The Spring/Summer playing schedule at Pickle@Port may be varied to include twilight/night Pickleball.

DCSPC weekly sessions

Session Times

Day Start End Description Location
Monday 7pm 9pm Open Play Drysdale Community Hall
Tuesday 8pm 10pm Advanced/Intermediate Coaching Drysdale Community Hall
Wednesday 10am 12 noon Open Play Pickle@Port Portarlington
7pm 9pm Open Play Drysdale Community Hall
Thursday 10am 12 noon Intermediate 2-3/Advanced Coaching Pickle@Port Portarlington
8pm 10pm Intermediate 2-3/Advanced Drysdale Community Hall
Friday 10am 12 noon Open Play Pickle@Port Portarlington
7pm 9pm Open Play Drysdale Community Hall
Saturday 8.30am 11am Intermediate 3/Advanced Drysdale Community Hall
11am 1pm Intermediate 2-3 Drysdale Community Hall
1pm 3pm Intermediate 1-2/Beginners Coaching Drysdale Community Hall
Sunday 9am 10.30am Junior Development Session Pickle@Port Portarlington
9am 11am Intermediate 1-2 Drysdale Community Hall
11am 1pm Advanced/Intermediate Drysdale Community Hall
If you are not a member of our club and would like to come and play as a visitor or have never played and would like to try Pickleball then please go to our contact page and send us a message ("come & try")

Locations

Drysdale Community Hall

For indoor play we use the Drysdale Community Hall attached to the Primary School in Drysdale, next to the Tennis Courts.

Turn towards the tennis courts from Collins St, there is ample parking available.

Drysdale Community Hall

Pickle@Port Outdoor Courts

Pickle@Port logo

Our outdoor court facility is at the Portarlington Tennis Club which is located at the Portarlington Recreation Reserve. Here you'll find fourteen pickleball courts and ample parking around the venue.

Portarlington Outdoor Courts

What is my grading ?

Some of the sessions are recommended for players with a skill level in a certain range - you can find instructions on how to assess your own playing level in the Self Rating Guide from Pickleball Victoria (PV).

Session Types

Introductory Session
For those people who are participating in the first three come and try sessions before joining as Members.
Open Play
Players (of all skill levels) rotate through the courts with the aim that all players have had the opportunity to play everyone at least once.
Intermediate 1 & 2
This session is for those members who have ‘self-graded’ their skill level as:
  1. Intermediate 1 (PV 2.0-2.5)
  2. Intermediate 2 (PV 3.0)
Intermediate 2 & 3/Advanced
This is for members who have ‘self-graded’ their skill level as:
  1. Intermediate 2 (PV 3.0)
  2. Intermediate 3 (PV 3.0-3.5)
  3. Advanced (PV 3.5-4.5)
Intermediate 3/Advanced
This is a session for those members who have ‘self-graded’ their skill level as:
  1. Intermediate 3 (PV 3.0-3.5)
  2. Advanced (PV 3.5-4.5)