February 2023 Newsletter

ATC Court Reporter

February 2023

In this issue...

Welcome Our New Pickleball Pro
Welcome Our New Aquatics Director
Pickleball Winter Membership Mid-Season Special
Adult Tennis Drills
Pickleball Drills
Visit the ATC Pro-shop

Welcome Our New Pickleball Pro

ATC is excited to welcome Jess Forsness as our new pickleball pro. Jess has been playing recreational and tournament pickleball since August 2018 and coaching since receiving his certification in March 2020. He has led and assisted with teaching large groups of 20+, smaller groups like the ever popular “3&me” (those are fun!), and one on ones. He has worked with a wide variety of ages and skill levels. Whether you have never picked up a pickleball paddle or are looking to refine your PB IQ and skill, he is confident he will assist you with your goals.

Welcome Our New Aquatics Director

ATC is equally excited to welcome Victoria Cox as our new Aquatics Director. Victoria has been a swim instructor and a certified lifeguard instructor for many years. She has a passion for water safety and believes that access to swim lessons is an important pillar of community. Prior to joining our team, she served as Assistant Aquatics Director for Gym Magic (a swim lesson facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico), where she oversaw the training of swim instructors and created infrastructure to help streamline their teaching strategies. She has taught swim lessons to people of all ages, from 6 months old to adults.

Pickleball Winter Membership Mid-Season Special

There is still a lot of the ATC winter pickleball season ahead of us. Get on board or up your punchcard membership to a regular winter pickleball membership with unlimited pickleball events and no guest fees when playing with a full member. Winter pickleball memberships are good until May 14th and are now just $135. Current punchcard members will receive $20 off plus $8 off for any remaining punches when upgrading to a regular winter pickleball membership. Contact Jess or Lukasz to sign-up or upgrade.

Adult Tennis Drills

Adult tennis drills are back and Lukasz wants to see you on the court! Improve your skills, get a good workout, and have a great time.

Cardio Tennis -- 1hr

Fridays, 9:30AM

Saturdays, 11:00AM

Doubles Drills -- 1.5 hr

Thursdays, 6:30PM

Fridays, 5:30PM

Pickleball Drills

Jess is putting the finishing touches on a full slate of pickleball drills classes at ATC (we are starting with Tuesday evenings and Saturdays). Classes include Intro to Pickleball (for just $5!) plus foundational and tactical drills. Days and times are still being worked out, so check the member portal and find the class that works for you then sign up while you are there. Of course, you can always shoot Jess an email (jess@albanytennisclub.org) to enroll or schedule a private lesson.

Visit the ATC Pro-shop

Lukasz has revived the club's pro-shop and is excited to offer the full line of Head tennis gear. The latest catalog is in the lobby, or find it online:

https://www.head.com/en_US/tennis.html.

ATC members will receive 5% off listed retail prices when ordering from Lukasz.

Extra Duty Pro-Penn tennis balls are available to members for $87/case of 24. Stop by the office or email Lukasz at lukasz@albanytennisclub.org.

www.albanytennisclub.org