



As a passionate pickleball enthusiast, I'm here to help you elevate your game. Whether you're a beginner or a recreational player, I'm dedicated to improving your skills and achieving your pickleball goals. Let's work together to enhance your gameplay and make the most of this exciting sport!
"Austin's quick analysis of my net game and the four targeted tips really stood out in this lesson, and I feel I learned quite a lot in just an hour. Still, I hope future lessons can build further on those net play techniques to refine my skills even more. If you're looking for a lesson that offers practical, immediately applicable advice without fuss, I’d suggest giving Austin a try.



PPR and DUPR certified coach, I’ve taught hundreds of courses and thousands of students from beginners to high-intermediates. In addition to private lessons, I teach at multiple facilities throughout the Twin Cites - Including Bloomington and Hopkins Community Ed programs, Project SOAR, Hopkins Activity Center, Bloomington and Hopkins Elementary Schools, Legacy Pickleball and more. My teaching philosophy is to ensure students enjoy a fun and engaging atmosphere while building their skills, mechanics, techniques and strategies through hands-on development and entertaining games. A willing to learn and big smiles are a requirement!
"To be honest, Dave is a close personal friend of mine but I asked him if I could sign up for the class he was teaching next. What really impressed me was that I went into the first class being a bit nervous being his friend, but he had everyone introduce themselves and he said by all means that I was to tell everyone I was his friend (and it turned out, only male besides himself) and everyone seemed excited because his friend had signed up. Dave started with all the basics, how to hold the Paddle, how to be in position to serve or return, how the scoring works, and when I got confused keeping score, he knew he had me, because I did it over and over...but he would just laugh and mention the actual score and we'd play on. His coaching and instructing style is low key, fun, engaging, (while also making fun of my inability to remember the score). I truly enjoyed the classes and hope to take more from him in the near future because he's a great instructor!,