Current

Beginners pickleball sessions every Wednesday from 5.30pm – 7.00pm

Registration not required.

Wednesdays 4.00pm – 5.00pm

Youth orientated pickleball sessions that will teach junior players the fundamental skills, confidence, and help develop a passion for the game.

Age/skill appropriate instruction from our competent team of highly skilled club mentors will make learning fun while developing coordination and competitive spirit, all the while reinforcing the need to enjoy your time on court and to respect other players.

Coaching can be expensive. Joining these sessions is a very cheap way to help your kids develop a new skill in an exciting game.

Pickleball is widely regarded as the world’s fastest growing sport, suitable for older adults right down to kids. Juniors are very quickly turning to pickleball and learning vital eye-hand coordination skills and is an ideal family pastime. By learning young, kids will develop skills that last a lifetime. They will eventually become the leaders of clubs as they mature, and who knows, even future champions. 

Whether your child already has some type of paddle sport experience or they have never played a paddle/racquet sport, Hervey Bay Pickleball Club’s team of tournament/medal winning volunteers will help your child on a fun-based pathway to build skills, confidence, and a love for the game of pickleball.

Key Dates:

Term 1: Feb 4th – Apr 1st 2026 | 9 Sessions

Term 2: Apr 22nd – Jun 24th 2026 | 10 Sessions

Term 3: Jul 15th – Sep 16th 2026 | 10 Sessions

Term 4: Oct 7th – Dec 9th 2026 | 10 Sessions

Learning the Basics:

Our Junior Development sessions are tailored to suit all learning styles and provided in small group sessions.

Group Sessions:

Perfect for focusing on a variety of skills. Players will get personalised attention with only 4 players per court. Techniques learnt will include footwork, paddle grip, paddle control, serving, volleying, forehand and backhand strokes and most importantly FUN. Playing any sport while keeping a level head is far more enjoyable and rewarding than getting upset with yourself and not enjoying the moment.   By having only 4 kids per court the activity gives the players good social interaction with other kids of a similar standard, all the while learning about teamwork and enjoying friendly competition in a supportive, structured and safe environment.

Our Junior development Sessions are designed to be FUN, while learning and developing new skills.

What will your child learn:

Enjoyment while learning and developing new skills such as: 

Basic scoring and rules of pickleball, paddle grip and stance, basic skills such as serving, returning, forehand & backhand strokes, volleying, dinking, and footwork, teamwork and communication.

In the end, not only will kids be learning and mastering a new game…..    

They will become addicted to pickleball very quickly!!

Junior Fixtures:         

Once the sessions develop and players become proficient with technique and rules, they will move on to a Junior Fixtures competition. This will take the form of a weekly session giving participants a chance to put what they have learnt into action in a fun and friendly structured environment, under the watchful eyes of the club members who have been helping them develop their skills.

What to bring along.    

Your child will need comfortable closed in sports shoes, a sun hat, sunscreen, water bottle (with water of course), comfortable loose-fitting clothes and most importantly, don’t forget to send your child along with a SMILE.

A willingness to support your child as they learn a new skill.                   

Paddles and balls are supplied by the club. You don’t have to purchase a paddle straight away. Let your child try the game, and if they like it, speak to one of the mentors about purchasing a paddle. It doesn’t have to break the bank; it just needs to be comfortable and practical.  

Ready to Get Started?  

Simply fill in the below registration form and sign up to Pickle Planner- https://herveybay.pickleplanner.com – for ease of booking and paying.

We look forward to seeing you and your kids at the sessions.

Season 4, 2026

Nominations are open for our next Tuesday Night Teams Competition. 

Season 4 commences on 6 Oct 2026, running through to 8 Dec 2026.

This season the competition will be run using the Minor League Pickleball (MiLP) format. It promises to be a lot of fun with rally scoring (we’ll show you how to rally score), and Dream-breakers galore – because we can, and they are fun!

Spots are limited, so register below now!

If you can’t commit to the full season, feel free to register as a sub.

Sorry. This form is no longer available.

In preparation for Term 3, 2025…

Expressions of interest are invited for club members to form a new committee to manage our Tuesday Night Teams Competition.

Committee members will work together as a team to:

• Organise and register teams
• Manage the process for subs/reserves
• Develop and consider new competition formats

Register your interest below.

Thank you for your positive response! Sessions are now full. Please check back next school holidays!

Thursday 3rd July 2025

Join us for our FREE School Holiday Fun Pickleball Session this July, at the Hervey Bay Pickleball Club courts (behind the PCYC)!

Two sessions available: 9:30 am – 10:30 am and 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Sessions are open to kids 12 yrs and under, with parent supervision required for the entire duration.

Parents are welcome to join in the fun!

Spots are limited to 20 kids per session, so register now with your details below.

WHAT TO BRING: Hat, Sunscreen, Enclosed Shoes, and Water Bottle

WHAT IS SUPPLIED: Nets, Paddles, Balls, and Instructions

Each Saturday 8-10am, pre-registration required

The Australian Masters Cup, organised by the Pickleball Association of Australia, is Australia’s newest and only league for players aged 50 and above, which offers a pathway for players in “Club-land” right through to the National level.

The objectives of the league are:

PLAY with a sense of belonging: Increase the social opportunity that pickleball presents to create meaningful, enriched connections between our members.

PLAY with a competitive purpose: Provide a pathway for those aged 50+, 60+ and 70+ to play competitively.

Create a format which allows participants to play as much or as little as they like.

PLAY yourself well: Endeavour to increase the overall physical and mental health of our members.

PLAY pickleball: Increase the overall number of Australian’s playing pickleball.

In 2024, we surveyed our senior members, they told us what they wanted, and we’re delivering.

Our senior members wanted:

PLAY with flexibility: 

1. an opportunity to compete locally

2. more opportunities to socialise

3. level-based play

In 2025, we’re setting the foundations for an exciting program that endures  in our pickleball communities.

With your support and feedback we will minimise the challenges and maximise the fun so do join us on this journey as we continue to grow and develop the game of pickleball in Australia.

4. Season

The Club League season will commence in March 2025 and will run for no less than 10 weeks and no greater than 12 weeks. All club league matches must be completed by the 1st of June 2025. Participants must compete in 50% of the available league sessions at their club in order to qualify for the Regional Qualifiers.

At player level:

1. Players must have a pickleball.com (brackets) profile

2. Players must have a DUPR profile

3. Players must LINK their DUPR profile to their pickleball.com profile.

4. Players must “become a member” of the club in the platform (if not already a member) Item 1

5. Players must “Register for the League”