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Coach Chris Digangi
$57per lesson
Pickleball 🏓 lessons with
Coach Chris Digangi
$57 per lesson
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Happy Student ScoreGreat
Chris is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
4.8
6 ratings6 reviews
92
Happy Student ScoreGreat
Chris is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
4.8
6 ratings6 reviews
About your pickleball coach
Hi, my name is Chris, and I’ve been playing pickleball for over 3 years with a strong passion for both competition and coaching. I’ve competed at a high level, including the Collegiate National Pickleball Tournament, after earning a bid to qualify. I focus on helping players improve fundamentals, strategy, and confidence, whether they are beginners or more advanced players. My coaching emphasizes clear instruction, game-like drills, and skills that transfer directly to match play. I bring a positive, energetic approach to every lesson and aim to make each session fun, productive, and motivating, helping players enjoy the game while improving quickly.
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Teaches: Kids, Teenagers, Adults, Seniors
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates, Experts
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Lives in: Greentree, New Jersey
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Years Playing: 3 years
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Given: 10 lessons
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Near Greentree, New Jersey
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Accomplishments
🏓4.5 DUPR
🏅College Athlete
Certifications & Badges
📝DUPR Certified
Specializations
🎯Doubles Strategy
🎯Third Shot
🎯Singles Strategy
🎯Footwork & Positioning
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonI start by asking your goals and quickly covering the basics (scoring, kitchen rule, and serve rules). We build your foundation: grip, ready position, etc. Then we work on simple control with serves, returns, dinks, and easy volleys/blocks. We finish with a few guided points so you leave knowing what to do in a real game.
Lesson 2-3These lessons focus on consistency and confidence. We tighten up serve/return, and basic volley control while improving footwork and positioning. You’ll learn when to move up to the kitchen line and how to play safer, higher-percentage shots. We end with coached point play to apply everything.
Lesson 4-10Now we build your “game” skills: steady dinking, 3rd shot drop basics, and transitioning from baseline to the kitchen. You’ll learn when to drop vs. drive and how to reset under pressure. We add doubles strategy like moving as a team, communication, and smart shot selection. Most sessions include game-like drills plus live points.
Lesson 11+From here it’s personalized based on what you need most. We sharpen your drops/resets, net battles, and controlled speed-ups/counters. Training becomes more situational with pressure drills and strategy patterns. The goal is fewer unforced errors, better decisions, and stronger performance in real games.
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonWe start with a quick assessment (dinks, drops, drives, resets, speed-ups, and hand battles). Then we pick 1–2 priority skills and set clear goals (ex: reduce pop-ups, win more kitchen exchanges, improve 3rd/5th decision-making). Drills are game-like and include pressure/scoring so it translates immediately.
Lesson 2-3We sharpen your biggest gaps with high-rep, high-pressure drills (resets, transition zone, countering, and defending speed-ups). You’ll learn better shot selection—when to drop, drive, speed up, or reset—based on the ball you’re given. We also work on positioning and partner communication to win more points at the kitchen line.
Lesson 4-10This is where we build consistency under speed and pressure: advanced dinking patterns, attack timing, counters, and winning hands exchanges. We focus on transition mastery (resets, moving forward safely, and turning defense into offense). Strategy becomes more specific—targeting, exploiting matchups, and building points with patterns (3rd/5th, crosscourt control, middle usage).
Lesson 11+From here it’s fully customized to your goals (tournament prep, DUPR improvement, partner chemistry, or specific weaknesses). I can track your progress with simple metrics (unforced errors, successful resets, 3rd/5th efficiency, and points won at the kitchen). The goal is cleaner decision-making, stronger execution, and winning more tight games.
What you need to bringBring a paddle if you own one (I have loaners), court shoes, water, and comfortable athletic clothing. If you have specific goals or a skill you want to improve, let me know before we start.
What I can bringI can provide extra paddles for new players, indoor/outdoor balls, cones/targets for drills, and structured lesson plans based on your goals (dinks, drops, drives, serves/returns, positioning, strategy). Please let me know if there is something you would want me to bring.
Frequently asked questions
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If you need to cancel your lesson, no worries! You can get a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of making your booking. We want to make the process as hassle-free as possible for you.
And if you simply want to reschedule your lesson, change the date and time, or adjust the number of students joining, we've got you covered there too. You can easily make these changes within 24 hours of booking, and up to 72 hours before your lesson starts.
Our goal is to make your experience smooth, enjoyable, and worry-free. So go ahead and book with confidence, knowing that we're here to accommodate your needs every step of the way!
If you need to cancel your lesson, no worries! You can get a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of making your booking. We want to make the process as hassle-free as possible for you.
And if you simply want to reschedule your lesson, change the date and time, or adjust the number of students joining, we've got you covered there too. You can easily make these changes within 24 hours of booking, and up to 72 hours before your lesson starts.
Our goal is to make your experience smooth, enjoyable, and worry-free. So go ahead and book with confidence, knowing that we're here to accommodate your needs every step of the way!