Pickleball Vacations to host instruction clinics in New City
Two $60 clinics are set for June 19 at New City’s nine-court indoor club, led by Ken Henderson and Dave Blickstein and grouped by skill level.
Pickleball Vacations is bringing two All Star Pickleball Clinics to the New York Pickleball Club in New City, and the draw is as much about the setting as the instruction. The June 19 sessions land in a 28,000-square-foot indoor space built for year-round play, with nine cushioned courts, private party rooms and social areas that make the club feel more like a destination than a drop-in gym.
The teaching duo gives the lineup its weight. Ken Henderson, billed by Pickleball Vacations as a US Open 5.0 Gold Medalist and an IPTPA Master Teaching Pro, will headline alongside Dave Blickstein, an IPTPA Certified Instructor. Henderson’s Traveling Pickleball Pros materials say he has run clinics, workshops and boot camps in multiple states since 2012, while Blickstein’s background adds sports coaching and event-based instruction to the mix.
The structure is built to pull in more than just advanced players. The event listing says players will be grouped with others of similar skill level, and the posted sessions include a low-intermediate clinic at 3:00 p.m. and an intermediate clinic later in the day. Both are priced at $60 per player, which puts the focus squarely on a concentrated skill-building session rather than a full-day camp.
That fits the New York Pickleball Club’s pitch. The club opened this spring at 182 North Main St., next to the Stop & Shop, with owners Dave and Laura Rose saying they wanted a place that would welcome players of all experience levels. Its mission statement says it aims to provide a welcoming, state-of-the-art indoor home where learning, competition and community thrive year-round.
For New City and the broader Rockland County pickleball scene, the clinics show how the sport’s travel-and-instruction side is taking root in established local facilities. A visiting pro event like this works because the venue already has the courts, the indoor comfort and the social space to turn a one-off lesson into a mini pickleball getaway. On June 19, that is exactly what New City gets: a tightly packaged shot at better reps, better coaching and a club that is already trying to become the area’s year-round home for serious play.
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