Link & Dink Weekly — week of June 29

Here's what's happening around the courts this week. Pick a game, wave a new player in, and we'll see you out there.

Play this week

• Link & Dink Adult Drop-In — Gaithersburg · Mon, Jun 29, 6:30 PM — Ridgeview Middle School (details)
• Link & Dink Adult Drop-In — Redland · Tue, Jun 30, 6:30 PM — Redland Middle School Tennis Courts (details)
• Link & Dink Night · Wed, Jul 1, 6:30 PM — Olney Mill Neighborhood Park, Olney, MD (details)
• First Dink — New to Pickleball · Wed, Jul 1, 6:30 PM — Olney Mill Neighborhood Park, Olney, MD (details)
• Link & Dink Adult Drop-In — Redland · Tue, Jul 14, 6:30 PM — Redland Middle School Tennis Courts (details)
• Link & Dink Night · Wed, Jul 15, 6:30 PM — Olney Mill Neighborhood Park, Olney, MD (details)

Next Gen — youth on the courts

Junior sessions from Next Gen Pickleball Academy, our youth partner:

• Ridgeview Monday Evening · Mon, Jun 29 · 6:30p — Ridgeview Middle School Tennis Courts, 16600 Raven Rock Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 (register)
• Redland Tuesday Evening · Tue, Jun 30 · 6:30p — Redland Middle School Tennis Courts, 6505 Muncaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20855 (register)
• Redland Tuesday Evening · Tue, Jul 14 · 6:30p — Redland Middle School Tennis Courts, 6505 Muncaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20855 (register)
• Walter Johnson HS · Sat, Jul 18 · 10:00a — Walter Johnson HS, 6400 Rock Spring Dr, Bethesda, MD 20814 (register)
• Redland Tuesday Evening · Tue, Jul 21 · 6:30p — Redland Middle School Tennis Courts, 6505 Muncaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20855 (register)

See the full youth schedule → https://www.nextgenpbacademy.com/schedule

Where to play regularly

Standing games you can just show up to:

• Link & Dink Night — Olney Mill — Olney, MD · Wed 5:30pm–8:30pm · Free
• Activity Center at Bohrer Park (City of Gaithersburg) — Gaithersburg, MD · Mon 8:30am–10:30am · $5 res / $6 non-res
• Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center — Rockville, MD · Mon 6pm–10pm
• Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center — Cabin John, MD · Mon 3pm–5pm
• Damascus Community Recreation Center — Damascus, MD · Tue 9am–2:45pm
• Germantown Community Recreation Center — Germantown, MD · Sat 1pm–2:45pm

From the community

Clips from your fellow players:

• Junior pickleball: turn a dink into a forehand attack — Sam
• Junior pickleball: attack the feet — Sam
• Junior pickleball: the defensive dig — Sam
• Junior pickleball: change direction, win the point — Sam
• Junior pickleball: stop retreating, attack the net — Sam

On the leaderboard

• 1. Kamal D. (8-4) · Competing
• 1. Oliver O. (7-3) · Competing
• 1. Andre M. (4-6) · Playing
• 1. Matthew G. (6-4) · Playing
• 1. Esmeralda M. (4-6) · Rallying

See the full leaderboard → https://p3.linkanddink.com/leaderboard

Tip of the week

Work the third-shot drop before the third-shot drive. A soft ball into the kitchen buys you time to get to the net; a hard one usually buys your opponent an easy put-away.