Pickleball Coaches and Instructors
Pickleball Lessons, Teachers and Coaches
Improve your pickleball game with a pickleball class or a few lessons. Find a teacher from our list of providers. If you are a pickleball instructor/coach and would like to be featured on this page, please email us at info@PickleballClearance.com.
USA Nationwide
Prem Carnot - Expert Pickleball Coach - tours the USA
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Prem Carnot is the ultimate coach: He's passionate about the game, highly experienced in instructing pickleball, and can coach you through all levels of play. But don't take my word for it, read the reviews from actual students on his website! Prem also offers a unique product called "Video Coaching". All you have to do is film yourself playing pickleball for 10-15 minutes and send him the video. He will then critique your video and offer you tips and advice on how to improve your game! Sounds like a win-win situation to me. |
Phone: (773) 615-0478 Email: Prem@thepickleballguru.com |
Arizona
Grand Pickleball Club Lessons - Surprise, Arizona
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If you live around Sun City Grand in Surprise Arizona and are looking for some pickleball lessons, look no further. The Grand Pickleball Club offers lessons for club members and prospective clubs members for FREE. The instructors are Vic Avery and Tony de la Torre. *Please note free lessons are only provided to members and prospective members. |
Bob Applebaum (President) Phone: (602) 322-1138 Vic Avery Phone: (602) 215-8066 Tony de la Torre Phone: (602) 628-4334 |
Poach Pickleball Coaching
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Pickleball coaching by Brian and Matt Staub, father/son duo and National Pickleball Champions! Poach Pickleball Coaching offers lessons, regular clinics and video analysis. |
Phone: (941) 363-1328 Email: PoachPB@gmail.com |
Florida
Pickleball Instructions - The Villages, Florida
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Want to become a 4.5/5.0 pickleball player? Take some lessons with Robert and Jodi Elliott! They are 5.0 Champion Pickleball players with lots of medals to prove it. They have studied the game and know what really makes a difference on the court. Rob is a former Division One Tennis champion and Tennis Pro. |
Phone: (352) 342-2527 Email: jodi@pickleballinstructions.com |
Michigan
Pickleball Outfitters Lessons - Traverse City, Michigan
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Carolyn Ebbinghaus teaches private, semi-private and group pickleball lessons in Traverse City, Michigan at the Y, senior center and NMC college. She is also available to teach in surrounding upper Michigan cities. |
Phone: (231) 499-8852 Email: PickleballOutfitters@gmail.com |
New York
Kenneth Oliver – Newburgh, New York & Delray Beach, Florida
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Oliver took up the game several years ago and has played countless matches and taught and instructed numerous players, at various levels of play. He teaches at a community center and gives both individual and group lessons. He teaches both the rules of the game and proper hitting technique, as well as proper court positions and strategy. "It is gratifying to see beginners progress to the point where they become competitive, as well as more advanced players learning to play more intelligently, becoming that much more effective on the court. Above all else, the goal is to have lots of fun and get great exercise, no matter what your level of play. The better you get, the more likely it is that you will have more fun playing!" |
Phone: (845) 464-4853 Email: kenoliverlaw@gmail.com |
North Carolina
John Jessen - Brevard, North Carolina
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Coach John and I have been playing pickleball for about 3 years now. Before that he was a teaching tennis pro for more than 25 years. John's emphasis is placed on fun, fun, fun and is very big on learning the basics. The level attained is totally up to the student. The primary services offered are group clinics, private lessons, fixing bad habits and tournament practices consisting of advanced drilling. He is also available for lectures pertaining to pickleball and how to start it in your area. |
Phone: (704) 460-3946 Email: holly-63@hotmail.com |
Amy Harmon - central North Carolina
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Amy is a PPR certified coach with a passion for helping players reach their goals and have fun playing pickleball! Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, she can help you fine-tune your game. Look her up when you are in or near any of the fantastic places to play in central North Carolina! |
Phone: (919) 418-1785 Email: onpurposepickleball@gmail.com |
Pennsylvania
Stan Shoemaker - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Coach Stan Shoemaker teaches and promotes pickleball in the Philadelphia during the spring and summer, then resides and teaches pickleball clinics in Delray Beach, Florida, during the fall and winter months. He offers private and semi-private lessons and clinics teaching the ABC's of pickleball to players of all levels ('Always Be Consistent'). He includes ball machine drills, and even video analysis of player's skills in his clinics. Coach Stan is an IPTPA Teaching pro, PPR member, and PTR Pro for the last 20 years. His medal-winning record speaks for itself, and he looks forward to hearing from you! |
Phone: (215) 479-0469 Email: stan@attitudetennis.com |
Texas
Sandra Carrillo - San Antonio, Texas Bilingual Pickleball Instructor
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Enjoy your level of play as you improve to the next level with clinics, lessons, recommendations and simply, play more. Learn to be a C.H.A.M.P., strategy, team play with your doubles partner, game dynamics, paired decisions during your point, pre-match awareness, and so much more. Most of all, play for fun, fitness and friendship. |
Email: carrillo759@hotmail.com |
Calvin Keeney - Austin, Texas
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Improve your pickleball skills while enjoying the warm Austin sun with private or group lessons. Coach Calvin Keeney draws upon his creative mind, caring nature, and competitive spirit to impart pickleball strategy and wisdom upon his pickleball students. A passion for pickleball and a love of coaching keep him going, and make for engaging lessons. |
Email: calvin@calvinkeeney.com |
Virginia
Jeff Anthony - Williamsburg, Virginia
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Jeff is the founder of Pickleburg.com, a PPR Charter Member and Certified Professional. As a professional trainer and coach, his focus is on helping you develop a solid, portable game you can take anywhere and play with confidence. Whether you elect to participate in a private lesson, or a small group clinic, Jeff will make sure the experience is safe, fun, and challenging! |
Phone/Text: (757) 593-7354 Email: info@pickleburg.com |
Coach Ray - Manassas, Virginia
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Coach Rayman Hamid is an experienced 4.5-rated pickleball player with 48 tournaments to his credit, having medaled in 38 of them! His sporting history includes cricket and volleyball prior to his introduction to pickleball. In short order, he has become a high-level competitive player, as well as a PPR and USAPA certified instructor. Coach Ray connects with his students on a personal level, and prides himself on developing them as people in addition to pickleball players. In this, he is able to deliver a highly personalized coaching experience. |
Phone: (703) 314-8467 Email: info@pickleballbycoachray.com |
Warren McIvor - Charlottesville, Virginia
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Warren is a certified pickleball coach with the Professional Pickleball Registry. He loves pickleball and enjoys introducing new people to the sport and helping beginner and intermediate players up their game. He teaches private and group lessons in and around the Charlottesville area. |
Phone: (434) 774-6724 Email: gwmci@yahoo.com |
Washington State
Pickleball Training by Mark Friedenberg - Seattle, Washington
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Mark Friedenberg is one of the top ranked pickleball players in the United States. He is a National Doubles Champion. Mark has taught many clinics throughout the U.S. His teaching experience comes from 22 years of playing tournament pickleball and from being a college instructor. Also, he has written a book on pickleball, "The Official Pickleball Handbook, 2nd Edition." Whether because of his age or physical stature his tournament partners and opponents call him Yoda or the "Ancient Master." When it comes to pickleball he is one of the most knowledgeable players to have ever played the game. He always brings with him his "bag of tricks," of which many are exposed in his book. |
Phone: (425) 299-7449 Email: apbmaster@aol.com |
Mark Livingston - Washington (and British Columbia)
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Mark is the president of a pickleball coaching and consulting firm located in Blaine, WA, which is 35 miles from Vancouver, BC, and 110 miles from Seattle. With 50 years of tennis playing and 10 years of tennis coaching under his belt before picking up his first pickleball paddle, Coach Mark has the experience and perspective to help you improve every aspect of your game. Prior to retiring Mark was a Certified Management Consultant, and is now a PPR and IPTPA certified pickleball coach. Put his passion for continuous improvement to work for you! |
Phone: (252) 451-0367 Email: mdllivingston@gmail.com |
Canada
Pickleball Canada
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Here is a great link for all instructors or pickleball coaches. Pickleball Canada put together this wonderful guide to not only give the coaches' tips but to also help the players out there as well. This instructional guide will fill you in on the history, the game, key strokes, basic moves, how to treat your students and pickleball vocabulary. When in-person lessons aren't an option, this guide can be very handy in helping you step up your coaching and playing game. |