Register for the 2025 White Mountains Pickleball Camp

Learn from some of the best pickleball professionals across New England in the White Mountains of New Hampshire at the Owl's Nest Resort, the second-ranked pickleball resort in the world. 

Meet the Pros: 

• Ryann Foster Da Silva: Touring Pickleball Professional that has been ranked in the top 20 on the APP Tour. In 2024, Ryann won a silver medal at the US Open in the Split Pro Division with Lee Whitwell and a bronze medal in women's doubles at the Delray Beach Challenge Professional Tournament with Regina Goldberg. She also earned fourth place finishes in women's doubles at APP NYC, APP NJ, and APP Chicago with full-time touring pros Amanda Hendry and Kelsey Grambeau. She has taught pickleball camps across the country with premier players and coaches, Lee Whitwell and Joey Farias, over the past two years. In 2024, she also helped organize one of the largest Golf, Tennis and Pickleball charity events for the Big Dog Ranch, the largest no-kill animal shelter in the country, recruiting over twenty of the top touring professionals on the PPA and APP tours to help raise over $1 million dollars for the Ranch. Ryann has been a racquets professional for over ten years, coaching both tennis and pickleball. Sponsor: Paddle Tap Pickleball  
• Vinicius “Vini” Da Silva: Director of Racquets at Essex County Club and the #1 ranked pickleball professional in the New England Region. Vini is an active professional player on the APP Tour with a DUPR rating of 6.08. In 2024, Vini finished in the top 10 of men's pro doubles in the U.S. Open alongside full-time touring pro, Jayden Broderick. Vini and Jayden also earned a bronze medal in men's pro doubles at the 2023 APP NJ event. In 2022, Vini achieved a fourth place finish on the APP Tour alongside Dave Velardo and locally, the duo have yet to lose a match while playing together. Vini has been a racquets professional for over eight years and is also a top ranked tennis and platform-tennis player out of the New England region. Sponsor: CRBN
• Dave Velardo: Owner, New England Pickleball Club (Rye, NH & Middleton, MA) — New England’s premier indoor pickleball destination, welcoming to members, non-members, and players of all abilities.  Former world No. 27 (2020) with no prior racquet-sports background, now leveraging six years of coaching and developing NEPC's academy to help players of all levels improve their skills and break into more matches. Sponsor: Gearbox.
• Fourth pro to be announced this summer.

Location: Owl’s Nest Resort : 40 Clubhouse Lane Thornton, NH 03285 (owlsnestresort.com)

What is the cost, and what is included? The cost of $490 per player includes: six (6) hours of pickleball instruction, a one (1) hour Pro Exhibition (including alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages with light bites), a post-camp dinner on Day 1, as well as breakfast and lunch on Day 2. (This price does not include the cost of the resort for overnight stays and alcoholic beverages during camp meals). 

How do I sign up?

We are prioritizing players who form their own foursomes.

1. Your first step is to identify your foursome.  Once your foursome is finalized for Camp 1 or Camp 2, please make sure all four players in your foursome pay immediately.  Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible.
2. After all four players are paid, please send an email to OwlsNestPBCamp@gmail.com: all we need is the four names in your group.

If you would like to attend as a single, please do not pay below, but instead fill out THIS form to let us know your interest.  If we have space and a foursome that you would be compatible with, we will let you know.

Schedule for Camps (24 available spots per camp)

Camp 1 (Sept 12-13th)

Friday:

2:00-5:00 pm: Pickleball Instruction

5:00-6:00 pm: Pickleball exhibition and cocktails

7:00 pm: Dinner in the Clubhouse

Saturday:

7:30 - 9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00 am - 12 pm: Pickleball instruction

12:00 pm: Lunch

Camp 2 (Sept 13-14th)

Saturday:

2:00-5:00 pm: Pickleball Instruction

5:00-6:00 pm: Pickleball exhibition and cocktails

7:00 pm: Dinner in the Clubhouse

Sunday:

7:30 - 9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00 am - 12 pm: Pickleball instruction

12:00 pm: Lunch

Accommodation at the Resort: Owls Nest Resort has provided our group with a booking code.  Go here to book rooms overnight.

Is there a cancellation policy? You will receive a full refund (less credit card processing fees) if you cancel 21 days or more before the camp. All fees are non-refundable 20 days before camp unless you can fill your spot. The resort is prepared to deal with difficult weather, however in the event the camp must be cancelled entirely due to rain or dangerous weather conditions, each player will receive a $250 refund (the food portion of your registration fee is non-refundable under these circumstances).

**This event is not sponsored by Essex County Club or New England Pickleball Club. It is being run at the Owl's Nest Resort by the pickleball professionals Vini Da Silva and Dave Velardo in their individual capacities. Neither ECC nor NEPC will be responsible for the camp, and neither shall have any liability to the participant. **