Mark Livingston is a Certified Level 2 Coach with PCI, a Certified Pro with PPR, and a Certified Level 2 Teaching Professional with IPTPA. He is also a Certified Rating Specialist and Director with IPTPA.

From 2019-2025, Mark operated Coach Mark Pickleball, Inc. During this time, he accumulated 5,000 hours of on-court coaching experience working with players of all ages and skill levels. 

Mark was the Pickleball Coach and Teaching Pro at the Birch Bay Activity Center in Birch Bay, Washington before relocating to the Carolinas to be closer to family and new grandson. While at Birch Bay, Coach Mark directed the pickleball program for this community-focused recreation center and was Director of an IPTPA Training and Testing Center. Coach Mark also provided coaching at Sun City Grand in Surprise, Arizona during the winters of 2023 and 2024.

Currently semi-retired, Coach Mark volunteers with the Sun City Hilton Head Pickleball Club in Bluffton, South Carolina. He also supports an AI-technology driven enterprise in reviewing videos of players seeking to improve skill and gameplay performance.