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  2. Florida
  3. Coconut Creek
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96
Happy Student Score
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Reliability
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Average rating
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Margaux F.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 9•Verified ✓
Hi Derrick, I’m leaving for your for three weeks when I get back we will resume Pickleball. I loved our lesson. I can’t wait to resume, but I do need probably mid July to get started again.
DARRELL M.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 5•Verified ✓
Another great day. Learned some great things today. Kodos to Derrick for hanging around to watch me play a match and giving me pointers…
Jeff D.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 4•Verified ✓
Great coach, positive and knowledgeable. Has a good eye for correction of poor form or bad habits.Strongly recommend!
Ms. C.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 3•Verified ✓
Derrick was excellent! He was able, knowledgeable, honest, professional, young and full of energy. He had an agenda and stuck to it. The lesson was geared to my ability. I highly recommend him as a coach.
Adrienne C.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 3•Verified ✓
Great lesson. Derrick is very passionate about the sport and knowledgeable. My husband and I look forward to more sessions.
Jay B.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 3•Verified ✓
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Pickleball with Derrick L.⭑ 4.8 (22 reviews)
How it works

Beginner training plan
Your first lesson.
Lesson 2-3.

Advanced training plan

Youth players
Working with kidsI used to tutor kids for academic purposes! Although they aren’t going to pick up the sport as fast, I take a more fun approach and try to relate to them and see what they want to do. The more enjoyment they get out of it, the more likely they will want to come and learn more!

Working with teenagersI used to also tutor teenagers. And I am also young myself. As long as the teenager has the ambition and drive to get better, there will be nothing easier than teaching them!

What you need to bringJust bring yourself, if you’d like the test some higher quality paddles, I have quite a few I can bring for you if needed.

What I can bringI typically will bring a basket of balls and some cones for target practice/visualization of shots. If needed I can bring extra paddles to test/play with.

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  1. Pickleball
  2. Florida
  3. Coconut Creek

Pickleball lessons with

Coach Derrick Lai

From$77.96 per lesson
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Pickleball lessons with

Coach Derrick Lai

From$77.96 per lesson
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96
Happy Student Score
Great
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This coach is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
4.8•15 reviews
96
Happy Student Score
Great
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This coach is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
4.8•15 reviews

About your pickleball coach

I’m Derrick, an 20 year old 5.0+ Pickleball player (Playing in APP/PPA pro qualifiers soon!) based out of South Florida! In the past I’ve played tennis, table tennis, badminton, as well as a couple of other sports. I have coaching experience from tennis and bowling. But I want to teach the sport I’m most interested in, Pickleball! Excited to get on the court together. Heads up! Although I did do commercials Professor Pickleball. I specialize in developing a solid and well thought out game. Although the process is slower early on, the better you get the easier it will be to get better! My best shots are my drops/resets and my backhand flicks. And my playstyle is a very shifty “joker” style of play. I am also quite flexible with times and locations as long as there is a court open in the area!

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Teaches: Adults, Seniors
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates, Experts
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Lives in: Coconut Creek, Florida
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Years Playing: Not specified
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Given: 83 lessons

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Availability on all locations

Near Coconut Creek, Florida

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Accomplishments

🏓5.094 DUPR
🏓4.0 UTR-P
🏅Pro Athlete
➕Travels to you
➕Tournament Competitor
➕5.0+ DUPR Rating

Certifications & Badges

🎓2+ Years Teaching
⭐4.75+ DUPR Rating
⭐5.0+ DUPR Rating
🎓3+ Years Teaching