Pickleball with Joanne Dondero
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💰$94 weekly lessons
On the court, strategy trumps all. As a tournament winner with 8 years of experience coaching pickleball, I help players elevate their strategic game to achieve peak performance. Let's unlock your potential and make pickleball your winning game! I have 32 yrs of teaching experience along with coaching many team sports as well as swimming, tennis and triathlon. I have also won many tennis tournaments and recently won at NY Senior Games in Pickleball. I look forward to working with you.
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Teaches: Kids, Teenagers, Adults, Seniors
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates
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Lives in: White Plains, New York
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Happy Student Score: 81
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Years Playing: Not specified
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Given: 1 lessons
Accomplishments
🏓3.8 DUPR
🏅Tournament Winner
➕I am a Level 2 certified coach enabling me to coach beginners through advanced player.
Certifications & Badges
📝IPTPA Certified
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Locations
These are the locations I've set as being able to provide lessons:1 court available
Travis Hill Park (tennis court)
299 Woodland Hills Rd, White Plains, NY 10603
490.4 miles awayOutdoors
Availability
These are the times I've set as being available for lessons.sundays
8 AM - 12:30 PM
mondays
8 AM - 4:30 PM
tuesdays
8 AM - 3 PM
thursdays
8 AM - 4:30 PM
saturdays
8 AM - 12 PM
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonIntroduction to sport, brief history
Describe and define the paddle and the court
Safety (sneakers, eyewear, don’t run backwards)
Proper grip, footwork at kitchen and in deep court
Demo and practice dinking forward different directions
Serving
Lesson 11+Drills for dinking, drives, overheads, Resetting, and when to apply them.
Coached play with your partner.
Lesson 4-10Learn scoring, moving with partner. Playing a game.
Lesson 2-3Review and practice 1st lesson skills(grip, footwork, hitting dinks.
Demo and practice various serves.
Demo and practice for hand and backhand drives
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonWhat is your background in pickleball? How long have you been playing? What do you feel you need work on.
Do some drills to evaluate level.
Play some games to assess in gameplay.
Lesson 11+More consistency, topspin, slices, spins serves and ground strokes.
More gameplay apply new skills.
Lesson 4-10Strategy, serve, returns drops, resets, lobs.
Apply to gameplay at end of lesson.
Lesson 2-3Work on form and consistency
Gameplay and apply technique, And consistency.
Youth players
Working with teenagersAssess their focus at first, get them moving right away, explain in a way they will understand, associate movements to other sports. Give constant support.
What you need to bringWear court shoes, comfy loose clothing, hat and sunglasses for outdoors.
What I can bringHopper of practice ball, line markers, hoops
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If you need to cancel your lesson, no worries! You can get a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of making your booking. We want to make the process as hassle-free as possible for you.
And if you simply want to reschedule your lesson, change the date and time, or adjust the number of students joining, we've got you covered there too. You can easily make these changes within 24 hours of booking, and up to 72 hours before your lesson starts.
Our goal is to make your experience smooth, enjoyable, and worry-free. So go ahead and book with confidence, knowing that we're here to accommodate your needs every step of the way!
JD
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