Learn Pickleball with Kal

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Passionate professional athlete making waves in Pickleball and Racquetball pro circuits. With a background deeply rooted in these dynamic racquet sports, I bring experience and a competitive edge to my coaching. My coaching style is about unlocking your potential, refining your skills, and advancing your game. Whether you're a beginner aiming to master the fundamentals or a seasoned player seeking advanced techniques, I'm here to guide you on your journey to success. Let's elevate your game together!

Levels taught: Beginners, Intermediates, Experts

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Teaches: Kids, Teenagers, Adults, Seniors

🏅Pro Athlete

📝PPR Certified

🎓4 years coaching

🔥148 Lessons

⭐️Tournament Competitor

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Reviews

Total reviews68

Average rating

4.94

Mike T

Lessons taken: 1

I’ve taken a few lessons with Kal, but immediately after the first one, I could tell that his teaching style is different in a good way from the other coaches I’ve taken lessons from. His direct, friendly informative approach is very helpful. His positive reinforcement and passion for the game make me want to push myself to do better. With an injured left knee, he’s given me an alternative swing option as I change from a one-handed to two-hand backhand. I am more confident now using the two-hand backhand in a game. He’s also taught me techniques to loosen up. The drills, mechanics and practice swing motions he has shown me has proven to be effective, especially in my serves. Prior to taking lessons with Kal, I could count in my fingers how many aces I’ve served in a match. Now, I have aced pickle ball players who are better than me and I rarely lose my service game. Several of the people I play with noticed and commended the improvement. I would highly recommend him as a coach!

Ariella Gutfruend

Lessons taken: 1

Kal is an amazing coach and person, and a pleasure to be around on the court. I am so incredibly happy with the progress that I have made since working together and this is reflected in the results that I have seen in my own game. I thoroughly enjoy each and every lesson and always feel like I am continuing to improve both my technique and strategy, while actively implementing the work we do in practice during my matchplay. From the start, I told Kal I was willing to put in the time and work, so we would routinely do 3 hour non-stop lessons and he would absolutely push me all the way. Since we have been working together, I have won 3 leagues and 1 tournament at the 3.5-4.0 level, and it has only been a little over 1 years since I first started playing.

Adrienne P

Lessons taken: 1

I can enthusiastically recommend Kal as a Professional Pro to improve your pickleball game. I have taken lessons from many people but none of them were able to make as significant an improvement in my game in as little time as Kal. I found him to be extremely personable and truly interested in helping me. I was impressed by his knowledge and ability to find a way to get me to make one correction, which then corrected more than one flaw in my strokes. I always left with an understanding of what I needed to work on when practicing on my own. I am sure that your game will improve after taking lessons with Kal!!

Pradeep Paga

Lessons taken: 1

I got into contact with Kal and I’m really glad he ended up as my coach. Not only was he really good at teaching but he created such a comfortable environment on the court. He was really patient with me since I had no prior practice or training in pickleball. He was informative and I felt like I picked things up quickly with his way of teaching. All around, Kal is a delight to learn from and an informative teacher. With how quickly I was able to learn the sport, I really felt like I got everything I paid for and more with his lessons.

Angela M

Lessons taken: 1

For many years I have taken lessons to work on my game. It was not until a 3 months ago when I started taking lessons with Kal, that I was able to make such great progress with my backhand. My backhand has always been my weakness; now it is often a weapon! Just recently, I got a kick out of hearing my doubles opponents whispering to each other: "don't serve to her backhand." I always leave a lesson with Kal having learned something new, plus techniques to practice when playing my matches.

When I'm usually available

These are the times I've set as being available for lessons.

tuesdays12 PM - 6 PM

wednesdays11 AM - 5 PM

thursdays11 AM - 7 PM

fridays12 PM - 3 PM

saturdays10 AM - 7 PM

sundays10 AM - 7 PM

Beginner training plan

Your first lessonIntroduction to pickleball and do a quick 10 min assessment. Cover the basics about dink, drive and drops. And also about mechanics and foot work!

Lesson 11+- 5th shot n 7th shot ( Drop n Drives) - Volleys( dinks, blocking, pinch volleys, drop shots) - Advanced Footwork n Advanced Mechanics @front court - Offensive lobs/ defensive lobs / overhead smashes - Serves - Returns

Lesson 4-10- different types of 3rd shot (drops, drives and lobs ) - 4th shot, 6th & 8th shot (volley, driving cross crt, driving straight, mid court, dink push n dink slice) - decision making is based on height of the ball )

Lesson 2-3- Dive deep into different types of dinks - Advanced mechanics of shot selections - Advanced foot workouts - 3rd drop shot

Advanced training plan

Your first lessonA quick 10mins assessment of what they have learned so far. And understand their pros and cons and give a plan based on their strengths and weaknesses

Lesson 11+- Advanced Serve techniques - Advanced returns - Advanced Strategy (Singles, Mixed Doubles & Men’s doubles) - Offensive lobs, Firedrill Advanced techniques

Lesson 4-10- No man zone drills - Base line drills - how to defend and reset stroke mechanics - advanced topics on various 3rd shot drops/drives/ lobs

Lesson 2-3- Drills to work upon - Advanced dink techniques - Advanced foot work drills

Youth players

Working with kids- Introduction to pickleball - dinking drills - foot work drills - mechanics drills - 7-8 week Plan for the kids on learning the game

Working with teenagers- Introduction to Pickleball - Dinking drills - Foot work drills - Mechanics - 10 mins of assessment (if they already competed ) - 7-8 weeks plan about various topics( Dinks, Drops, Drives, Lobs, Fire fight , Offensive and Defensive strategies etc etc..)

What you need to bringBe prepared to hydrate and drills will be nonstop with 5 mins breaks in between session

What I can bringBring your own paddles n will also bring some paddles/pickleballs for students

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We totally understand that life can be unpredictable and plans might change. That's why we've got your back with our flexible cancellation policy, designed to give you peace of mind when booking private sports lessons with our awesome local instructors!

If you need to cancel your lesson, no worries! You can get a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of making your booking. We want to make the process as hassle-free as possible for you.

And if you simply want to reschedule your lesson, change the date and time, or adjust the number of students joining, we've got you covered there too. You can easily make these changes within 24 hours of booking, and up to 72 hours before your lesson starts.

Our goal is to make your experience smooth, enjoyable, and worry-free. So go ahead and book with confidence, knowing that we're here to accommodate your needs every step of the way!

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