PPR has created detailed on court education for coaches working with adult pickleball players.
PPR certification workshops illustrate how to deliver quality individual and group lessons for adult beginner and improver adults, while attending to
individual needs. The certification process consists of a recommended 2 hours of at home study using the study guide. Then a 3 hour self-paced online
course with a recommended 2 hours of practice followed by a 4 hour on court workshop preparing coaches for a three part assessment phase. The two
areas assessed during the workshop are personal skills demonstration and the delivery of a 20-minute group lesson highlighting coaching skills. The final
assessment is an online written exam submitted within seven (7) days of completion of the workshop.
Key Elements of the PPR
Workshop are:
- Introduction to the game of pickleball
- Creating success for beginner pickleball players
- Developing quality
warm-ups for beginner and improver adults
- Outlining specific technical parameters
- Introducing competitive formats
- Organizing effective lesson structures for beginner and improver adults
To successfully pass all areas of
assessment, coaches must be able to demonstrate the following:
- Play pickleball at a minimum 3.5 level or better with technically sound strokes
- Demonstrate all the basic shots in pickleball, both technically and tactically
- Show an understanding of the technical stroke parameters as
outlined in the PPR study guide
- Effectually and concisely communicate relevant information
- Explain how the game of pickleball is
played
- Effectively organize students in a manner that allows for optimal learning
- Successfully conduct a 20minute group lesson at the
conclusion of the workshop
- Score a minimum of 75% or higher on the online written assessment within 7 days following the PPR workshop
Clinician: Jarrett Chirico
Date(s) & Times: Saturday, May 22, 2021 8:30pm - 1:30pm