About PC Pickleball

IPTPA Level 2 Certified Pickleball Teaching Professional 

IFP Certified intermediate / plus Instructor.

Engage sponsored player.

I found Pickleball in 2018 when searching for an indoor tennis type game to teach my PE students.  It was likely to be the first time Pickleball was taught in a school in New Zealand. The rules were simple for the kids to follow and they were able to get more touches on the ball compared to tennis.  The kids in class loved it and I was hooked!  I found a local Pickleball club in Kerikeri, NZ and my passion for the sport has grown from there.

In 2019 I was fortunate enough to meet Pickleball Hall of Famers Jim and Yvonne Hackenberg.  While travelling New Zealand on their wedding anniversary they kindly agreed to put me through my paces and assess me to become an IPTPA Level 2 certified coach.  I was honoured to become the first Pickleball coach in New Zealand. 

My love for the sport is more than the game itself.  As a movement coach, Classical Pilates teacher and massage therapist, I see the benefits of the specific movements within the game and how they help people to move better within their daily life.  The fact that the game is for all ages from young to older adults shows the diversity in the game itself.   

My personal goal for the the near future is to increase participation of young people and get the game exposed to their families.