About Chris

Coach Chris has been in the Tennis Industry for more than 20 years with extensive experience as a competitive player and administrator. Before moving to Arizona in 2005, Chris was the Head Professional at Bally Racquet Club in Kansas City, MO and served as Director of Tennis at Valley Oak Racquet Club in Red Bluff, CA. In 2010 and again in 2016 he was honored with the USPTA Southwest Professional of the Year award. In addition, he served on the USPTA Southwest Board for 8 years and on the USPTA National Executive Committee from 2012-2016. Chris played collegially at the University of Northern Colorado where he graduated with a BA in Journalism (1998). He also received his Masters in Organizational Management in 2004 from the University of Phoenix. Previously Chris has served as Director of Tennis at the Kiwanis Tennis Center in Tempe, AZ and also as the Tennis Supervisor at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex here in Arizona from 2007 to 2010.  While at STRC the complex was name...

About David

David is a charter member of the Pickleball Professional Registry (‘PPR’): PPR is the official education and certification partner of USA Pickleball Assoc. (USAPA). He is also a member of Pickleball Coaching International.  David plays in Pickleball tournaments all over the US and has recently won medals at the US OPEN, the Grand Canyon State Games and, most recently, he and his partner, Mary Kozak, won the Silver medal in the 5.0 mixed doubles event at the Mesa Regal Tournament.   David invests a lot of his time at Pickleball – playing and studying the game, and talking to renowned coaches across the country about the game of pickleball, new methods, etc. He is fanatical about drilling and has a library full of drills.