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Holyoke Community College, Pickleball
April 19 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Holyoke Community College (HCC) will host its first-ever American Sign Language (ASL) immersion pickleball tournament on Saturday, April 19.
Sponsored by the HCC Deaf Studies Department, the HCC ASL Club, and the HCC Office of Student Engagement, the tournament will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the pickleball courts inside the Bartley Center for Athletics and Recreation. This fun and friendly tournament is free for participants and geared for players of any skill level. Spectators are welcome.
The tournament begins at 9 a.m. with introductions and instructions in pickleball rules and strategy given in American Sign Language. Pickleball practice will start at 9:30 a.m., with the tournament running from about 10 a.m. until noon, followed by an awards presentation and social time.
HCC ASL instructors Minh Vo and Mick Posner, who teach in the HCC Deaf Studies Department, will lead the pickleball instruction.
