My story: Good friends invited my wife and me to pickleball — and the moment I stepped onto the court, I knew this was the sport I’d been looking for. Pickleball did all of that — and then gave me a community unlike anything I’d experienced in other sports. There is rarely a time you can’t find someone to play with. That energy is what I try to recreate in every camp I run.

I’ve competed in multiple local tournaments and earned Gold at the 2026 Michigan Senior Olympics in Men’s Doubles — and I’ve taken everything I’ve learned from competition and put it into a coaching approach that is strategic, structured, and genuinely focused on each player’s individual improvement. My 4.9-star rating and SuperCoach status aren’t marketing — they’re the result of 135+ students who showed up, worked hard, and left better than they arrived.

My approach: I teach the “game within the game.” Most intermediate players already have basic strokes — what they’re missing is the strategic layer underneath every point: court positioning, point construction, reading your opponent, and executing under pressure. I specialize in making that layer visible and trainable. My coaching philosophy combines foundational mechanics — stroke variety and footwork — with tactical intelligence that separates 3.5 players from 4.0+ competitors.