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From private and group lessons, get focused instruction and instant feedback designed to help you level up no matter what your level.
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Workshops
Designed to help you understand what skills to learn and prioritize for your level and create a clear roadmap for reaching the next one.
Best for:
2.0–4.5 players looking for a roadmap to improving
Learning what skills to practice at your level
Understanding strategy, decision-making, and high-percentage pickleball
Learning how to practice more efficiently
Private lessons
Personalized coaching focused entirely on your game, goals, and skill development. Available options include privates (1 player), semi-privates (2 players), and 5 and 10 pack bundles.
Best for:
All levels
Learning new techniques and developing swing mechanics
Correcting bad habits
Group lessons
Build fundamentals and consistency in a small group setting with structured drills and live play. Accommodates 3–4 players.
Best for:
3.0+ levels
Teammates and friends of the same level
Learning gameplay strategy and court positioning
Clinics
General sessions focused on practicing your skills with repetition and guided instruction. These sessions accommodate 6 players and run for 1.5 hours.
Best for:
2.5+ levels
Solidifying muscle memory and polishing technique
Players who like to learn with their peers
Premium instruction for elite results
Masterclasses are high-impact sessions designed to improve one skill at a time.
Featuring a second high-level player for better demos and drills, these sessions allow you to see, practice, and apply each concept in a controlled setting.
Best for 2.5+ levels
1.5 hr session, 6 players
Live skill demos
Ball feeding drills
Point-by-point breakdowns
Point play with and against coaches
High-level technical coaching
I will tell you EXACTLY why you’re missing your shots and show you what to do to correct it. Each session is focused on clear corrections, better mechanics, and skills that translate directly into your game.
Stroke mechanics
Build proper technique from the ground up
Proper footwork
Improve movement balance on every shot.
Gameplay strategy
Make smarter decisions and control points
Advanced techniques
Tips that will add precision to your game
Players getting better after every session
Derek is the coach for you if you want a transformative experience. Very personable, will spend the time to get to know you first, and then individualize your lesson so that you can't help but level up your game!
Derek’s a great guy. We talked before the lesson so he could understand what I wanted to work on going into it. I’m happy with the relationship! I saw an immediate improvement after just one lesson.
Derek is a great coach. He observes, analyzes and give suggestions to my weaknesses. I’ve already improved in my first lesson!
Derek was very instructive and patient. His tennis technique really supports pickleball and my strokes are now definitely improved.
Professional, great immediate feedback for technical improvement and strategy. Lots of experience teaching tennis and now pickleball.
Derek is an outstanding instructor. He is very patient and friendly. He is also quite skilled and knows how to help improve mechanics and form.
Best instructor to date. He focused on fundamentals first. I wish I had learned all this from the start instead of having to change years later…
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