Pickleball 🏓 lessons with
Coach Ling Heretakis
Fromper lesson
Pickleball 🏓 lessons with
Coach Ling Heretakis
Fromper lesson
✨Ling is new on TeachMe.To – but very experienced with pickleball. Satisfaction is guaranteed. If anything go sideways, we'll switch you to a different coach or give you your money back.
✨Ling is new on TeachMe.To – but very experienced with pickleball. Satisfaction is guaranteed. If anything go sideways, we'll switch you to a different coach or give you your money back.
About your pickleball coach
Hi! I’m passionate about pickleball and play every day because I genuinely love the game. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to improve your skills, I’ll provide patient, encouraging coaching tailored to your goals. My focus is on building confidence, improving technique, and making every lesson fun and rewarding. I’d love to help you enjoy pickleball and reach your next level!
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Teaches: Adults, Seniors
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates
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Lives in: Saint George, Utah
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Years Playing: 4 years
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Speaks: English
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Near St. George, Utah
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Accomplishments
🏓4.0 DUPR
🏅College Athlete
Certifications & Badges
📝DUPR Certified
Specializations
🎯Doubles Strategy
🎯Serving
🎯Third Shot
🎯Singles Strategy
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonTeach the continental grip, ready position, and proper footwork before practicing forehand and backhand dinks, then move on to groundstrokes and the underhand serve. Explain the kitchen (non-volley zone) rules, and finish by playing a few points while giving simple, encouraging feedback. Keep the focus on control, consistency, and having fun rather than advanced techniques.
Lesson 2-3Lesson 2: Focus on building consistency and introducing strategy. Review the basics, then work on serving and returning with accuracy, dinking crosscourt and straight ahead, volleys at the kitchen line, and proper court positioning with a partner. End by playing points and helping them make smarter shot choices.
Lesson 3: Introduce more advanced skills like the third-shot drop, transition zone movement, resets, and basic doubles strategy (when to move to the kitchen and communication). Finish with game-like drills and match play, giving feedback on technique, positioning, and decision-making.
Lesson 4-10Lessons 4–10 should focus on reinforcing fundamentals while gradually introducing more advanced skills and strategy. Continue improving consistency with serves, returns, dinks, volleys, third-shot drops, resets, and transition play. Introduce concepts like speed-ups, lobs, overheads, shot placement, and court positioning, while emphasizing decision-making, communication, and movement in doubles. Use drills that simulate real-game situations and finish each lesson with match play to help apply new skills in a fun, competitive setting.
Lesson 11+Lessons 11 and beyond should be tailored to the player’s goals, strengths, and areas for improvement. Focus on refining technique, increasing consistency under pressure, developing advanced strategies, improving shot selection, and practicing situational play. Continue using game-based drills, competitive scenarios, and match play to build confidence, adaptability, and overall performance.
What you need to bringAthletic gear/wear, paddle
What I can bringPickleballs
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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!