On the court, strategy trumps all. As a tournament winner with 8 years of experience coaching pickleball, I help players elevate their strategic game to achieve peak performance. Let's unlock your potential and make pickleball your winning game!
I have 32 yrs of teaching experience along with coaching many team sports as well as swimming, tennis and triathlon. I have also won many tennis tournaments and recently won at NY Senior Games in Pickleball.
I look forward to working with you.
Levels taught: Intermediates, Beginners
Teaches: Kids, Adults, Teenagers, Seniors
π Tournament Winner
πIPTPA Certified
π₯New to TeachMe.To
βοΈI am a Level 2 certified coach enabling me to coach beginners through advanced player.
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Locations
These are the locations I've set as being able to provide lessons:
5 courts available
Shames JCC on the Hudson
486 miles away
Indoors
Rumbrook Park East
488 miles away
Outdoors
Travis Hill Park (tennis court)
490 miles away
Outdoors
White Plains High School (tennis court)
492 miles away
Outdoors
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital (tennis court)
491 miles away
Outdoors
When I'm usually available
These are the times I've set as being available for lessons.
mondays8 AM - 4:30 PM
tuesdays8 AM - 3 PM
thursdays8 AM - 4:30 PM
saturdays8 AM - 12 PM
sundays8 AM - 12:30 PM
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonIntroduction to sport, brief history
Describe and define the paddle and the court
Safety (sneakers, eyewear, donβt run backwards)
Proper grip, footwork at kitchen and in deep court
Demo and practice dinking forward different directions
Serving
Lesson 11+Drills for dinking, drives, overheads, Resetting, and when to apply them.
Coached play with your partner.
Lesson 4-10Learn scoring, moving with partner. Playing a game.
Lesson 2-3Review and practice 1st lesson skills(grip, footwork, hitting dinks.
Demo and practice various serves.
Demo and practice for hand and backhand drives
Advanced training plan
What you need to bringWear court shoes, comfy loose clothing, hat and sunglasses for outdoors.
What I can bringHopper of practice ball, line markers, hoops
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