My philosophy is to start with what a player brings. There is no single “right way” to play pickleball. My job as a coach is to help improve a player from day 1- not to break them down to start from scratch. I start by observing a player- and seeing what areas we can immediately improve. We later work together to further refine. Part of the process needs to be observing in competitive play to see how a player performs in this atmosphere. So sometimes mental work is a component of the job. I think that a fast pace lesson is an approach that most players respond to. There may be times they feel overwhelmed, but the structure of the lesson should allow them see the big picture by the end. This helps them have an area of focus for drilling between lessons.

Players should be stretched prior to the lesson. They should be prepared to move and think right from the start. We want to use every minute we have together to help a student get better.