Coaching at Perth Pickleball Club
Our Pickleball Scotland trained Ambassadors and Club Coaches support all players through each stage of our Player Development Pathway to ensure everyone has equitable access to the activities where possible. We also offer additional coaching activities and events so that our members can develop their game and feel part of our club. Everyone is valued and we want players to progress at their own pace. Using best practice to provide high quality participant-centred sessions, Perth Pickleball Club helps players improve their pickleball skills, gain confidence, and build motivation for development to whatever level suits them.
Our coaches:
Sandra
Sandra is a Pickleball Scotland certified Coach and Ambassador. She's also a trained Health Issues in The Community facilitator with certifications in Counselling Skills, Peer Support for Mental Health, Emergency First Aid, Safeguarding, and Inclusive Practice for sport. She is an enthusiastic pickleballer and enjoys being a volunteer Pickleball for Wellbeing facilitator focusing on cooperative, fun activity that has a positive impact on physical and mental wellbeing. Sandra helps deliver the Pickleball Scotland Ambassador training and is a member of the Coach Development Team. She is passionate about upholding the key values, reducing barriers to participation, and integrating inclusion and wellbeing at all levels of ability.
John
John is a Pickleball Scotland certified Coach and Ambassador, and is a member of the Pickleball Scotland Coach Development Team, delivering their Ambassador training, Coach and Fast-track Coach qualifications. John is also a professional LTA Tennis Club Coach and Padel Coach, with experience of coaching in the U.K. and Spain.
With over a decade of coaching experience, John works with players of all abilities to achieve rapid results using his unique approach based on an ability to assess where each individual player is at with their game, and an understanding of body mechanics, modern techniques, game strategy, and then being able to convey and communicate coaching guidance effectively to help everyone reach their own best potential. John passionately believes in players having as much fun as possible throughout the coaching process and he wants pickleballers to enjoy their journey at each stage of the Player Development Pathway at Perth Pickleball Club.
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John is happy to work with individuals and groups of up to 12 players. He has developed a portfolio of unique Coaching Clinics which cover the spectrum of pickleball skills & game play situations, he also runs other special events, including his extremely popular Cardio Pickleball sessions.
To book an individual or group lesson with our coaches simply Contact Us