PICKLEBALL COACHING

Want to up your game? You’ve come to the right place.

My name is Joel Adams, and I created Dink Dynasty. I love to play, analyze, teach, and, let’s be honest, just generally talk about pickleball!

I am both NCCP Certified and a Certified DUPR coach.

My coaching approach is enthusiastic, friendly, positive, and mindful. I want you to leave every session not only playing better, but understanding why you’re playing better.

Whether you’re looking to clean up your technique, become more consistent, make better decisions, or simply feel more confident on the court, I’ll work with you to identify what will make the biggest difference to your game.

I offer personal coaching as well as group coaching and clinics.

You can read about my pricing, approach, and story below!

Personal Coaching

Personal coaching is ideal if you have specific things you want to work on or if you’re not quite sure what you should be working on!

Rather than simply running you through a predetermined set of drills, I’ll watch how you play and drill and help identify opportunities for improvement. We can then build a session around the things that will have the greatest impact on your game.

Depending on your goals, that might include:

  • Shot technique — drives, drops, dinks, volleys, serves, returns and more
  • Consistency — reducing unforced errors and making your shots more reliable
  • Decision making — learning when to attack, defend, reset, speed up, slow down or simply let the ball go
  • Court positioning — understanding where you should be and why
  • Strategy & tactics — figuring out how to construct points and exploit opportunities
  • Third-shot and transition play
  • Dinking and the soft game
  • Attacking & countering
  • Mental game — confidence, focus, managing mistakes and staying composed
  • Game analysis — breaking down your play to identify patterns and opportunities

And if you don’t know exactly what you need to work on, that’s perfectly fine. That’s part of what coaching is for.

Coaching Prices

  • Personal 1-on-1 coaching: $60 for 1 hour, $100 for 2 hours
  • Group coaching: $150 for 2 hours, split between all participants
  • Discounts may be available depending on location or for repeat sessions.

Prices do not include court booking fees. You can book the court yourself, or I can arrange it and add the cost to your session.

Clinics

I also regularly run pickleball clinics, either on my own or alongside other coaches.

Clinics are a great way to work on specific skills while getting lots of repetition and playing with other players at a similar level.

ABOUT COACH JOEL

I’ve been playing pickleball for a long time and have always loved it. When my partner started playing not long ago, I found myself getting more competitive and wanting to improve.

Since then, I’ve become somewhat obsessed with learning the game. I’ve stepped up my own game through drilling, reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching videos, studying match footage and, perhaps most importantly, getting coaching from other coaches.

I believe good coaching starts with being a good student.

But I also believe that becoming a better pickleball player isn’t just about hitting the ball better.

The Mental Game Matters

If you asked people who know me what it’s like to play with me, I think they’d say that I’m relentlessly positive.

I don’t disparage my partners. Quite the opposite; I make a point of recognizing the things they’re doing well, even when the game isn’t going our way.

I believe positive reinforcement helps people play their best. I’ve seen it happen repeatedly: someone can have a frustrating day, lose game after game, and then suddenly play some of their best pickleball when they feel confident and supported.

I’d like to think my skill plays a part in that, but I can’t take every shot!

As a coach, I bring that same philosophy to my sessions. Technical skills absolutely matter, but confidence, decision making, focus and mindset are some of the most overlooked parts of becoming a better player.

My goal isn’t just to tell you what to do. I want you to understand why you’re doing it, so that you can recognize those situations and make better decisions when you’re on the court without a coach standing beside you.

Coaching That Fits Your Game

Every player is different.

Two players with the same rating can have completely different strengths, weaknesses and reasons for losing points. That’s why I don’t believe in treating every player the same.

My job is to figure out what’s happening in your game, help you understand it, and give you practical things you can work on.

Sometimes that means changing your technique.

Sometimes it means changing your shot selection.

And sometimes the best improvement comes from simply changing the way you think about a point.

LET’S TALK PICKLEBALL

I’ve talked about myself enough. Now I want to hear your story!

Whether you have a specific problem you want to solve, you’re trying to reach the next level, or you just want someone to help you figure out why that one shot keeps going into the net I’d love to work with you.

Message me on Facebook, send me a message through Pickleheads, send me an email, or flag me down at the court. I’ll be the guy wearing a Dink Dynasty shirt.

Come say hello, ask a question, or just tell me how much you love pickleball.