Train the Trainer - Introduction

Train the Trainer - Introduction

Teaching Pickleball to Beginning Players

Draft – August, 2009

The Material Contained on this site is meant for training purposes only.  Pickleball Canada or the USAPA do not have certification courses for Professional Coaches in the sport of Pickleball.  Any individual that claims to be a certified coach is making a claim that is not supported by either Pickleball Canada or the United States Pickleball Association.  

The material on this blog or in the hardcopy version is provided by Pickleball Canada for all coaches, teachers, recreation directors and players to use at no cost.  All PCA asks is that any one using the material recognize the source.  Thanks.

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This package has been developed by Pickleball Canada to help instructors and coaches teach the great game of Pickleball to beginning players in Canada. This package can be use with players of all ages. The amount of material covered in one lesson may be varied to accommodate age and available court space. It is important that instructors try to vary the delivery so there is time for players to participate and practice.

One of the best teaching strategies is to create an environment from the very beginning where players are encouraged to help each other in a cooperative manner. Players should feel comfortable asking questions, in fact, questions should be encouraged. Players should be reminded that Pickleball is a game that can be played by everyone at different levels. Ninety-five percent of all Pickleball players play for fun and exercise so that includes almost all of us.

We would like to acknowledge the following group and individuals for sharing material with us to form the basis of this package.

The first is the Pickleball Activities Committee, PAC, at The Villages Florida for sharing the lessons they have developed and used with thousands of beginning players. All instructors in The Villages must qualify to teach using this material.

The person, we wish to thank next, is Dick “Mo” Movsessian also from The Villages. We recommend his website www.pickleballcoach.com as a must visit site for all instructors and coaches of Pickleball.

We would like to thank all of you in advance for taking on the challenge of teaching the great game of Pickleball. It is through the efforts of people like you that others will enjoy playing the fastest growing sport in Canada.

This package is in draft format and will be updated as it is tested and instructors and students make comments. We would appreciate all your comments at bfurse@sympatico.ca or rwroswell@gmail.com. Constructive criticism will only make this material better for every one.


Thanks.
Founding Committee Training Development Team
Chair:  Bill Furse
Beverley Butt
Bill Pineau
Wayne Roswell