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Coach James Buchanan

James Buchanan, Pickleball coach in Lancaster
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James Buchanan, Pickleball coach in Lancaster
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$64per lesson

Pickleball šŸ“ lessons with

Coach James Buchanan

$64 per lesson
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Happy Student Score
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James is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
4.9
38 ratings
24 reviews
96
Happy Student Score
Great
•
James is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
4.9
38 ratings
24 reviews

About your pickleball coach

Any place, anytime, any weather. If I am not already booked, we can make it happen. The locations listed on my profile are only suggestions but I love exploring new courts and clubs. Let’s Go! Beginner? Advanced? No idea? but just want to learn something? I'm a passionate pickleball coach with 15 years of experience teaching and coaching various sports, including pickleball for 3 years. Do you want to get good and compete in tournaments or just play for fun and exercise? Just need a hitting partner that can give feedback? All are good goals but impact the way you train. I believe in fostering a love for the game and building confidence at every skill level while keeping in mind rule number one… Have fun! My coaching style combines drills and gameplay to provide practical experience and ensure measurable results. We co-create the adventure. This means feeling comfortable, asking questions, giving suggestions, feedback and being honest. I'm committed to helping you improve your game and enhance your life through pickleball, employing a balanced approach that emphasizes skill development, fun, and a positive learning environment. With my enthusiasm and dedication, I guarantee you'll see results if you're willing to put in the effort. Ready? Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

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Teaches: Kids, Teenagers, Adults, Seniors
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates, Experts
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Lives in: Lancaster, Texas
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Years Playing: Not specified
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Given: 105 lessons
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Travels within 45 miles

Italian Enchanted Oasis on Reindeer

Free
918.8 miles away

The Bakers' Acres Pickleball

Free
927.0 miles away

East Dallas Private Pickleball Court

Free
904.5 miles away

Friendship Park

Free
927.1 miles away

Holman D. Rhoton Park

$7
909.2 miles away

Cole Park

Free
910.8 miles away

Tarrant County College - Northeast

Free
928.1 miles away

Churchill Park

Free
906.1 miles away

WJ Thomas Park (Tennis Court)

$7
909.6 miles away

The Sandy Pickle

$10
912.4 miles away

Chicken N Pickle

$40
926.2 miles away

The Courts at Cypress Waters

$16
914.3 miles away

Pemberton Hill Park (tennis court)

Free
910.9 miles away

YMCA Waxahachie

Free
929.1 miles away

Lancaster Recreation Center

Free
918.9 miles away

Lake Cliff Park (tennis court)

Free
914.2 miles away

Alan E. Sims Recreation Center

Free
927.5 miles away

Brookhaven Country Club

Free
909.1 miles away

ACTIV

Free
933.5 miles away

Buckner Park (tennis court)

Free
910.5 miles away

Salvation Army

Free
930.3 miles away
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Accomplishments

šŸ“4.0 DUPR
šŸ…College Athlete

Specializations

šŸŽÆDinking
šŸŽÆServing
šŸŽÆReturn of Serve
šŸŽÆThird Shot

Beginner training plan
Your first lessonLessons should be challenging, but more than that, they should be fun! I want you to leave feeling accomplished and motivated. I tailor my lessons depending on the experience, skill, and awareness of physical abilities, or limitations But regardless let’s assess and develop a strong foundation in lesson one. Areas would include how and where to hold the paddle, foot work, court positioning. Let’s develop a strategy towards becoming proficient with dinking, overall forehand, backhand, and serving. Finally, I will give you a drill to work on between lessons, one and two. We may accomplish all of this in less than one or take your time in any of these areas to ensure competency. Feel free to ask any questions. There are no bad ones right?
Lesson 2-3Any bad habits from prior play or that are developing? It’s easier to address these now than correcting a bad habit later on. In these lessons, we will continue with the foundation and by lesson three we can build on tendencies that are forming and strengths while sure showing up any difficulties. By lesson three, we should have a decent proficiency with the rules to feel confident for recreational play.. more hand, eye coordination, and wall drills are assigned. List of help a strategy on where you could be in the short and long-term. Tournament play, league play, or just for exercise and recreation. Some people who never expected to play that competitively are surprised and ready to enter that world. These are very important towards development. Whether beginner, intermediate or advanced, let’s make sure we have upped the gameplay and refined mechanics to win more games. We will work properly warm ups and warm downs to help prevent injuries And have more fun!
Lesson 4-10Are you you fully understanding the rules now? Know what an ATP or Ernie is? Depending on your progress not only will we continue to develop your foundation, but we will work on your smash and necessary drills. Preparing for a tournament play or just become more competitive. I will look at other students to partner with or compete against for practice. And… Just have fun. This means us engraining ways to stay relaxed.
Lesson 11+By now there should be a healthy confidence. One thing about Pickleball is there are always ways to improve. We will target those areas. Also run game situations. And how you would respond strategically. Pickleball is more mental than physical. Let take a look at your game play throughout because the person with less UNFORCED ERRORS is typically the winner.

What you need to bringPickleball shoes if possible. I can help with that as well as helping you find a paddle that matches your strengths without overpaying.

What I can bringExtra paddles to borrow or for sale. Extra balls, and a ball return machine as applicable.ļæ¼

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Pickleball with James B.ā­‘ 4.9 (39 reviews)

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96
Happy Student Score
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Reliability
Always reliable ⭐ Shows up on time and ready to teach every lesson. You can count on them.
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Joe C.Verified āœ“
Level: Beginner•Lessons taken: 45•Verified āœ“
James was very professional and knowledgeable about the lesson. Also, he was patient and provided very valuable techniques.
Mary C.Verified āœ“
Level: Beginner•Lessons taken: 12•Verified āœ“
Great lesson! James always provides good feedback and clear instruction, making it easy to improve skills on the court. The session was engaging and well-paced, helping build confidence step by step. If you’re looking to boost your pickleball game, James’s lessons are definitely worth trying. Looking forward to more sessions like this! šŸ‘
Jay C.Verified āœ“
Level: Beginner•Lessons taken: 12•Verified āœ“
Great first lesson with James. Looking forward to learning more in the lessons to come…
Taylor B.Verified āœ“
Level: Beginner•Lessons taken: 4•Verified āœ“
James is an amazing coach!! ā˜ŗļø
Maria W.Verified āœ“
Lessons taken: 3•Verified āœ“
Great first session!
Margaret Y.Verified āœ“
Level: Beginner•Lessons taken: 1•Verified āœ“
The lesson with James was quite helpful, especially focusing on position practice which really made a difference. I feel more confident moving around the court. I’m encouraged to keep practicing and see where it leads. If you're looking for a measured yet effective lesson, James is worth trying out!

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