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Coach John Pope

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Pickleball lessons with

Coach John Pope

From$63.78 per lesson
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About your pickleball coach

As a local captain in the fire department I bring leadership and passion! Let’s work together to help you become your best! As a former college athlete, I bring five years of pickleball coaching experience to help you elevate your game. I specialize in technique refinement and strategic play. My passion is helping players of all levels achieve their personal best.

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Teaches: Adults, Seniors
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates
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Lives in: Plano, Texas
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Years Playing: 5 years
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Given: 5 lessons

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Ridgeview Ranch

Free
896.2 miles away

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Near Plano, Texas

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Accomplishments

🏓4.5 DUPR
🏅College Athlete

Certifications & Badges

📝DUPR Certified
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonThe first lesson is based on individual. We will confirm proper grip on paddle, talk court positioning, understanding the basic rules, proper ready stance, paddle taping, and forehand/backhand strokes. We will have some partner rallying and target hitting
Lesson 11+Transition challenge games, ball machine repetition work, 7-11, and many more other exciting games to practice and perfect technique. Talk game strategy to master others weaknesses. Basic to advanced strategies depending on individual.
Lesson 4-10Confidence at the net and kitchen rules. Soft hand volley warmups. Forehand backhand volleys. Blocking and swinging. Volley exchanges eduction, catching in air vs letting it bounce. End with net only games at pickleball line. Transitions education. Dink technique, step drill and we progress from there per individual.
Lesson 2-3We will focus on consistent legal serves. We will go over serving technique, styles including bounce and proper underhand technique. We will serve to targets. We will also practice returning serves and discuss proper positioning of returns based on the type of server. Shadow swings will be used to fine tune technique. At the end we will do some serve only mini games.
Youth players
Working with kidsMuch more time on basics. Find motivation for them. Varies greatly on individual
Working with teenagersMuch more time on basics. Find motivation for them. Varies greatly on individual
What you need to bringBring your paddle if you have one. Bring some athletic shoes asics or similar
What I can bringMultiple paddles available to try. Plenty of balls. Slinger pickleball machine available for lessons as well.

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Zach Taylor
I came in as a beginner/intermediate player. I really enjoyed the type of drills, the positive attitude and the experience of Coach John. He is a good dude that wants to help people get better. Now I’m playing with advanced players and the game is so fun now that I can play with anyone.
Connor E.
I have loved the simple approach to the game. From starting with the basics and progressing forward I feel like I have a much better understanding of the game. My technique has vastly improved and I’m very thankful to have been coached and pushed to be better at the game. John has a passion for the game of Pickleball and that is obvious. He loves the game and I’ve enjoyed learning from him
Cecil Y.
I really enjoy all the different drills and different exercise exercises that coach John has available. I specifically enjoyed the Pickleball machine getting to practice and getting a lot of reps has really helped improve my game. I don’t know a lot of other coaches that offer that personally. Definitely worth the money and I highly recommend.
Nancy
As a beginner player, I started out knowing nothing. With help from Coach John I was able to quickly transition into understanding the game and having good fundamental techniques. I am very thankful that I got the opportunity to learn from Coach John. He is a phenomenal teacher, loves the game, and is just an all-around good person that wants to make you better.
Caleb Shelton
I feel bad because I started out knowing so little. After going through a couple workouts with Coach John, I realized how little I really know about the game. He truly does love the game and wants people to understand it and be the best at it. I have played in some tournaments and actually been doing a really good job. Some of his basic strategies to defeat lower level players have been very successful for me. Thank you, Coach. I appreciate you.