Christian Pickler Provides Coaching Clinic

Monaca UMC’s Pickleball Club members were in for a special treat on Thursday, July 20th, when they were joined by local pickleball coach and fellow Christian, Andrew Gedman.

After offering a prayer, Coach Andrew walked the group through a variety of practice drills, focusing on serving, timing hits, and dinking.

For the remainder of the group’s court time, those new skills were put to the test with fun and competitive play!

Coach Andrew provided this clinic at no charge to the church. If you are interested in hiring him for individual lessons, please text or email him directly at (724) 506-3510 or gedman1@gmail.com to discuss scheduling and cost.

The club is currently open to individuals from Monaca and Aliquippa First United Methodist Churches; however, we are gauging the community’s interest in expanding.

If you would like to learn and grow in this sport, while having fun and getting a good workout with fellow Christians, please email us at info@monacachurch.org.

Photograph Caption: Pickleball Coach Andrew Gedman (c) explains a practice drill to Chuck Beebout (l) and Alessa Hamner (r).

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Traditional worship, including prayer and the singing of traditional hymns. Church Sanctuary + Google calendarKids Fun-day School 11:15am from 11:15 am to 12:00 pm
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11 12Food Pantry Distribution 11am-Noon from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Traditional worship, including prayer and the singing of traditional hymns. Church Sanctuary + Google calendarKids Fun-day School 11:15am from 11:15 am to 12:00 pm
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21Busy Hands 1pm from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
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24Worship 11am from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Traditional worship, including prayer and the singing of traditional hymns. Church Sanctuary + Google calendarKids Fun-day School 11:15am from 11:15 am to 12:00 pm
Our focus through the summer is FUN!
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Our focus through the summer is FUN!
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