Pickleball 🏓 lessons with
Coach David Ostlund
Fromper lesson
Pickleball 🏓 lessons with
Coach David Ostlund
Fromper lesson
95
Happy Student ScoreGreat
David is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
5.0
19 ratings17 reviews
95
Happy Student ScoreGreat
David is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
5.0
19 ratings17 reviews
About your pickleball coach
PPR and DUPR certified coach, I’ve taught hundreds of courses and thousands of students from beginners to high-intermediates. In addition to private lessons, I teach at multiple facilities throughout the Twin Cites - Including Bloomington and Hopkins Community Ed programs, Project SOAR, Hopkins Activity Center, Bloomington and Hopkins Elementary Schools, Legacy Pickleball and more. My teaching philosophy is to ensure students enjoy a fun and engaging atmosphere while building their skills, mechanics, techniques and strategies through hands-on development and entertaining games. A willing to learn and big smiles are a requirement!
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Teaches: Kids, Teenagers, Adults, Seniors
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates
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Lives in: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Years Playing: 6 years
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Given: 37 lessons
Try David risk free
When you buy with TeachMe.To you're getting access to a network of coaches. If you don't love your lessons with David, we'll switch you to another coach or give you a full refund. Beginner training plan
Your first lessonWe start slow. This first course is all about safety, rules, positioning, scoring, equipment, paddle grips, contact points, serving and soft volleys.
Lesson 2-3Focus on serving, dinking and drop shots.
Lesson 4-10More aggressive serves, dinking with a purpose, drop shot and transitions, resets, footwork and strategy. By the end of these courses you will be comfortable playing in most open play and 3.0 + DUPR rated leagues and tournaments.
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonServes and return of serves. Learn how to use your entire body to serve harder, deeper, and with spin. Analyze receivers positioning and weakness to place the ball for more offensive serving.
Lesson 2-3Dinking with intent and purpose. Work on mechanics of the dink to be able to be more aggressive at the kitchen and make your opponent uncomfortable and guessing.
Lesson 4-10These classes focus on transitions, drops, resets, footwork, net play, strategy, and taking control of the rally to put your opponents and defense to win the point mentally as much as physically.
Lesson 11+We work together to build a program based on the students skill sets and goals.
Youth players
Working with kidsThe focus on teaching youth is to get them interested on the game by making it fun and introduce rules and strategy gradually. It is best to have 2-4 youth in each lesson. These lessons are packed with fun drills and basic skill building. As the course progresses we move into more focused strategy, positioning, shot selection and strategy. Kids can be fast learners and we build as their skills level builds without demanding too much.
Working with teenagersTeenagers want to play. If the student has no knowledge of Phckleball we start by hitting and playing and introduce rules, scoring and positioning first. We then work on a specific skill set in each session and practice that in game play for the last 20 minutes.
For teens who have basic knowledge and some experience, we focus on one skill set each session and then apply it in game play situations for the final 20 minutes.
What you need to bringGreat attitude, good athletic court shoes, water bottle, proper attire.
What I can bringPaddles, balls, protective eyewear.
Frequently asked questions
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If you need to cancel your lesson, no worries! You can get a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of making your booking. We want to make the process as hassle-free as possible for you.
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Our goal is to make your experience smooth, enjoyable, and worry-free. So go ahead and book with confidence, knowing that we're here to accommodate your needs every step of the way!
If you need to cancel your lesson, no worries! You can get a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of making your booking. We want to make the process as hassle-free as possible for you.
And if you simply want to reschedule your lesson, change the date and time, or adjust the number of students joining, we've got you covered there too. You can easily make these changes within 24 hours of booking, and up to 72 hours before your lesson starts.
Our goal is to make your experience smooth, enjoyable, and worry-free. So go ahead and book with confidence, knowing that we're here to accommodate your needs every step of the way!
