Women's Only Pickleball Camp | Sep 2025

DETAILS

Dates: September 12-13, 2025

Location: Bangers and Dinks, 1516 Koger Center Blvd, Richmond, VA 23235

Skill Levels: 3.0/3.5 and 4.0/4.5

Campers will be divided by levels and have separate curriculum. Participants should be 3.0 and higher to get the benefit from camp instruction. If you are unsure of your level, you need to have been playing consistently for 6+ months, know basic rules and scoring, serve and return successfully, and maintain 4–6 shot rallies. Participants at the same level will be grouped together.

Price: $549

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Schedule:

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

1:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 - 4:00 PM

Featuring:

8:1 Student/Instructor ratio

PPR Certified Instructors

Demo and Purchase Onix Paddles

6 Hours of Instruction per day

Day 1:

Dinking
3rd shot drop/drive and transition
Volleys/Blocking
Resets
Women's mental aspect of the game

Day 2:

Speed ups
Serve & Return
Role in Women's and Mixed strategies
Court positioning
Live play with instruction

Cancellation refund policy:
30+ days notice full refund (minus $50 processing fee)
15-30 days notice 50% refund
Less than 14 days notice no refund

If you have any questions, please email camps@empowherpickleball.com

Coaches subject to change — because sometimes life serves up surprises, double-books a calendar, or forgets where she left her paddle. Don’t worry, you’ll still get top-notch coaching and a good laugh!

Julie Johnson

Senior Pro Player
PPR Certified Coach

Julie Johnson has been playing pickleball for about six years and has been a Senior Pro for two of those years. She is a Kearney Pickleball Pro and has taught lessons and clinics for the past three years. As a coach for Empowher Pickleball, she is passionate about teaching the game and loves watching players grow in their skills. Julie is also known for her competitive spirit and enjoys kicking butt on the court.

Casey Parnell

Emerging Pro Player
PPR Certified

Casey lives in Kansas City with her dogs, Sookie and Simon. She’s been playing pickleball for 7 years and teaching for over four. In October 2024, she joined the Empowher team as a coach. Her favorite shot is the inside-out forehand, and her love for pickleball is as strong now as when she first started.

Anita Epperly

PPR Certified

Anita is a veteran coach with over 30 years of coaching experience and has been playing competitive pickleball since 2014. Known for her enthusiastic and positive teaching style, she’s passionate about helping players understand the “why” behind their game and develop strategy through purposeful drills. Anita loves the competition, camaraderie, and community pickleball brings, and is dedicated to helping others grow at their own pace.