2024 Coaching information - coming soon
2023
LESSONS AND COACHING
LESSONS AND COACHING
After a competitive search, Matthew Kawamoto has joined the Club as Head Coach, and Luc Germaine, Paul Leck and Ravi Prakash have joined as Coaches.
Lessons, coaching and clinics are available from our coaches. Please see below for their biographies, rates and contact information.
Matthew Kawamoto (Head Coach)
Matt has been playing pickleball since May 2016. He is one of the top players in Canada and has competed in the Pro category against many of the top players in the US. He graduated from teachers college in 2019 and brought his love of teaching into pickleball. Matt enjoys playing and coaching and looks forward to helping people improve and work on their skills.
Contact: [email protected]
Luc Germain (Coach)
Luc started teaching pickleball for the OPA-APO in 2014.
His philosophy is that each student comes with a different skill set and deserves individual attention. For the past 9 years, Luc has been sharing his knowledge of the game with students, to help players get to the next level.
· Level 2 Pickleball National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)
· Level 2 IPTPA Certified Pickleball Teaching Professional,
Hourly rates:
Contact: [email protected]
Ravi Prakash (Coach)
Ravi started playing pickleball in 2020, he spent much of the COVID times in the open practicing the sport and taking lessons from professional players such as Adam Stone and Corriane Carr in North Carolina. He gradually improved his game, learned strategies and became a IPTPA Level II Certified coach.
Ravi moved to Ottawa, Canada with his family in 2021 where he continued his Pickleball practice and started coaching. He has participated in several Canadian, United States tournaments and has earned medals on most occasions.
Rates:
Contact: [email protected]
Paul Leck (Coach)
Needing a new activity to keep active after retiring from teaching High School science for 32 years, I began playing pickleball in 2017. Apparently, once a teacher - always a teacher, and I found myself taking clinics and instructing skills at various levels as the Skills Coordinator with the OPA-APO and the Manotick Pickleball Club for the last 4 years. I've always had a passion for coaching and have coached youth and high school sports throughout my career. I have NCCP certification in pickleball, hockey and ringette. I believe that sport should be fun and you'll increase your enjoyment by improving your skills to the best of your ability. I focus on the fundamentals to progress you through each skill and how it fits into gameplay. I especially enjoy working with players new to the game who want to improve. I look forward to working with you on the court.
My private lesson pricing structure per hour
1 person - $70
2 people - $90
3 people - $120
4 people - $140
Contact: [email protected]
Matt has been playing pickleball since May 2016. He is one of the top players in Canada and has competed in the Pro category against many of the top players in the US. He graduated from teachers college in 2019 and brought his love of teaching into pickleball. Matt enjoys playing and coaching and looks forward to helping people improve and work on their skills.
- Matt is a director and level 2 instructor for IPTPA
- 6.0 level player
- 1 person - $100
- 2 people - $120
- 3 people - $150
- 4 people - $160
Contact: [email protected]
Luc Germain (Coach)
Luc started teaching pickleball for the OPA-APO in 2014.
His philosophy is that each student comes with a different skill set and deserves individual attention. For the past 9 years, Luc has been sharing his knowledge of the game with students, to help players get to the next level.
· Level 2 Pickleball National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)
· Level 2 IPTPA Certified Pickleball Teaching Professional,
Hourly rates:
- 1 person - $70
- 2 people - $90
- 3 people - $120
- 4 people - $140
Contact: [email protected]
Ravi Prakash (Coach)
Ravi started playing pickleball in 2020, he spent much of the COVID times in the open practicing the sport and taking lessons from professional players such as Adam Stone and Corriane Carr in North Carolina. He gradually improved his game, learned strategies and became a IPTPA Level II Certified coach.
Ravi moved to Ottawa, Canada with his family in 2021 where he continued his Pickleball practice and started coaching. He has participated in several Canadian, United States tournaments and has earned medals on most occasions.
Rates:
- 1 person - $80
- 2 people - $100
- 3 people - $150
- 4 people - $160
Contact: [email protected]
Paul Leck (Coach)
Needing a new activity to keep active after retiring from teaching High School science for 32 years, I began playing pickleball in 2017. Apparently, once a teacher - always a teacher, and I found myself taking clinics and instructing skills at various levels as the Skills Coordinator with the OPA-APO and the Manotick Pickleball Club for the last 4 years. I've always had a passion for coaching and have coached youth and high school sports throughout my career. I have NCCP certification in pickleball, hockey and ringette. I believe that sport should be fun and you'll increase your enjoyment by improving your skills to the best of your ability. I focus on the fundamentals to progress you through each skill and how it fits into gameplay. I especially enjoy working with players new to the game who want to improve. I look forward to working with you on the court.
My private lesson pricing structure per hour
1 person - $70
2 people - $90
3 people - $120
4 people - $140
Contact: [email protected]
