Pickleball lessons with
Coach Rian Weston-Dodds
From$77.96 per lesson
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Pickleball lessons with
Coach Rian Weston-Dodds
From$77.96 per lesson
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Happy Student ScoreGreat
This coach is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
4.7•7 reviews
96
Happy Student ScoreGreat
This coach is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
4.7•7 reviews
About your pickleball coach
Hi, I’m Rian Weston-Dodds, I’ve been playing for over 5 years now coaching for about 2. I’ve had a career high DUPR rating of over 5.0 and have coached at various locations including Picklemall, Life Time, the Picklr, and now soon Dink and Dine. I'm PPR certified, with 70 matches logged in DUPR from leagues and tournaments. I specialize in helping beginners players get a handle on the game, and also the intermediate players with strategy and technical aspects. I look forward to working with you on the court! At the moment, the Mountainside Fitness on Frank Lloyd Wright is the easiest way to get a an indoor court during the summer, free for members and only $10 for non members. It is on a basketball court but it works fine for practice. Otherwise, The Orchard Indoor Pickleball Private Event Venue by Talking Stick resort is also a good option for a rentable, authentic indoor court. But it does cost $30 for an hour. If you have your own private court let me know, otherwise many public courts get busy in the early mornings and afternoons but often times Ashler Hills usually has an open court.
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Teaches: Adults, Seniors
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates
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Lives in: Phoenix, Arizona
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Years Playing: 4 years
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Given: 69 lessons
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Accomplishments
🏓5.099 DUPR
➕Tournament Competitor
🏅Experienced Player
➕🥈 5.0+ Round Robin
Certifications & Badges
📝PPR Certified
Reputation
96
Happy Student ScoreGreat
Reliability
Always reliable ⭐ Shows up on time and ready to teach every lesson. You can count on them.
Avg. time to confirm lessons1 hours
Average rating
4.7
20 ratings•7 reviews
Pj G.Verified ✓
Level: Intermediate•Lessons taken: 9
Rian is a fantastic coach who offers clear and practical advice during our pickleball lessons. I enjoyed how he adjusts strategies on the spot to help improve the game. His guidance really helped me play better and feel more confident on the court. If you want to develop your skills in a supportive way, Rian’s lessons are definitely worth trying.
Jo D.Verified ✓
Level: Beginner•Lessons taken: 5
It was good!! He is a great instructor. Very patient!
carlene w.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 3
Rian is a great coach for new players.
Tracy A.Verified ✓
Lessons taken: 3
Ryan was just what we needed. We took a series of three lessons from him over the course of four days. He met us where we were at skill wise and helped us improve from there. He is really patient, skilled and has a fun sense of humor. He was also very generous with his time and giving us many tips. We would recommend Rian for your next pickleball lesson!
Louis L.Verified ✓
Level: Intermediate•Lessons taken: 1
Backhand dinking and drop shot.
Alan D.
Rian is one of the best local players I’ve seen and has developed a game and playing style independently of other racquet sports experience, making him a great resource for learning pickleball in its most direct, efficient style of play, where the game is played and won at the kitchen, while removing most offensive opportunities from one’s opponents.
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonFirst I will ask you about your strengths and weaknesses and if there’s something in particular that you want to work on.
And then normally I start almost every lesson with a few points of skinny singles to identify any strengths and weaknesses and what we should work on.
From there I will give you a few tips and then run some drills to work on them. Throughout the lesson I will continue to give you tips as I identify ideas to help with your game, and we may adjust the drills but still mainly focusing on one particular skill.
Lesson 11+We continue to work on every aspect of your game until you are a well rounded, 4.5+ player, and if we have nothing left to work on, we can just continue to run drills or play games.
Lesson 2-3In each upcoming lesson, we will focus on a different skill that I see that needs to be worked on, following the same format as the first lesson: beginning with skinny singles and following with some tips and drills.
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonFirst I will ask you about your strengths and weaknesses and if there’s something in particular that you want to work on.
Normally I start almost every lesson with a few points of skinny singles to identify any strengths and weaknesses and what we should work on.
From there I will give you a few tips and then run some drills to work on them. Throughout the lesson I will continue to give you tips as I identify ideas to help with your game, and we may adjust the drills but still mainly focusing on one particular skill.
Lesson 2-3In each upcoming lesson, we will focus on a different skill that needs to be worked on, or we will hone in deeper on one specific skill until we’ve mastered it.
Most lessons follow the same format as the first lesson: beginning with skinny singles to identify your strengths and weaknesses, and following with some tips and drills to target a specific weakness at a time.
Youth players
Working with kidsIf I’m giving a lesson with kids, I focus on having fun, and helping them get a feel for swinging the paddle and hitting the ball. We would focus on interactive games and drills that would help activate their eye hand coordination if they haven’t had experience with racket sports yet.
What you need to bringIf we’re going to train indoors at the Picklr, all you need to bring are court shoes, and I would also recommend indoor lenses to protect your eyes.
For outdoors, make sure you wear weather appropriate attire. In winter it may get cold, but you may also warm up underneath so make sure you can shed a layer.
A hat and sunglasses may be helpful, Sunscreen or a light outerwear will help protect you from the sun as well.
Tennis our pickleball shoes would be best, but running shoes are ok for occasional use as well. But long term, the rough court surface will wear down your shoe tread.
What I can bringAt the Picklr, they have a plethora of paddle demos to try, as well as ball carts, lots of balls to drill with and ball tubes to pick up the balls.
I also have some extra paddles and balls that we can use, and I carry some facial sunscreen as well. If you have any extra equipment that you’d like to bring, feel free to bring it.
Frequently asked questions
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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!
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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Pickleball with Rian W.⭑ 4.7 (21 reviews)