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  1. Pickleball
  3. Florida
  5. Coconut Creek

Learn Pickleball with Derrick

⭑4.9 (19)
💰$69 weekly lessons

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 play for Phantom Pickleball.

Levels taught: Beginners, Intermediates, Experts
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Teaches: Kids, Teenagers, Adults, Seniors
🏅Pro Athlete
🎓4 years coaching
🔥68 Lessons
⭐️5.0+ DUPR Rating
✨Travels to you
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Reviews

Total reviews19
Average rating
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Margaux F.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 9
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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
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Great lesson. Derrick is very passionate about the sport and knowledgeable. My husband and I look forward to more sessions.

Locations

These are the locations I've set as being able to provide lessons:
18 courts available
Terramar Park

6700 W Hillsboro Blvd, Parkland, FL 33067, USA

955.8 miles away
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PickABall Complex

3650 SW 10th St, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, USA

958.1 miles away
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Country Club of Coral Springs

10800 W Sample Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33065, USA

959 miles away
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Dan Witt Park

4521 NE 22nd Ave, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064, USA

959.7 miles away
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Coral Gate Park

Coral Lake Dr, Margate, FL 33063, USA

960.3 miles away
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Firefighters Park

2500 Rock Island Rd, Margate, FL 33063, USA

960.4 miles away
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Cypress Hammock Park

1300 Coral Springs Dr, Coral Springs, FL 33071, USA

960.8 miles away
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Riverside Park

205 Coral Ridge Drive

961.7 miles away
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Diadem Pickleball Complex

1000 Coconut Creek Blvd, Coconut Creek, FL 33066, USA

962 miles away
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Windmill Park

700 Lyons Rd, Coconut Creek, FL 33063, USA

962.1 miles away
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Pickleball Garden

4513 Briarcliff Ln, Coconut Creek, FL 33066, USA

962.2 miles away
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Pompano Beach Community Park

1660 NE 10th St, Pompano Beach, FL 33060, USA

962.7 miles away
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Pompano Community Center

520 Dr Martin Luther King Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL 33060, USA

963 miles away
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George Brummer Park

4035 W Palm Aire Dr, Pompano Beach, FL 33069, USA

963.5 miles away
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Greenleaf Park

NE 37th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308, USA

967.3 miles away
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Wimberly Park

4000 Northeast 3rd Avenue, Oakland Park, FL, USA

967.6 miles away
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Bass Park

2750 NW 19th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, USA

968.2 miles away
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Fort Lauderdale Benneson Park

1330 Southwest 33rd Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

968.6 miles away
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Want a lesson at your home or a different location? We can help.

Availability

These are the times I've set as being available for lessons.
sundays
10 AM - 5 PM
mondays
10 AM - 5 PM
tuesdays
10 AM - 5 PM
wednesdays
10 AM - 5 PM
thursdays
10 AM - 5 PM
fridays
10 AM - 5 PM
saturdays
10 AM - 5 PM
Beginner training plan
Your first lesson.
Lesson 2-3.
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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