Hello! I'm Coach Stephen Rahn and I've been playing the amazing sport of pickleball since 2017. I played and coached tennis for over 40 years, but pickleball is now my passion. I became a certified coach in 2020, and I am still an active player with gold medal wins in state and national tournaments. I would love help you to learn the world's fastest growing sport and help you to achieve your goals!
Ball Ground, GA
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I played high school and college tennis in Georgia. I coached high school and college tennis for 12 years. In 2017 I began playing pickleball and played in my first tournament in 2018. Since then I have won multiple gold medals at the USA Pickleball National Indoor Tournament as well as several state tournaments in Georgia.
If you are new to the game, I can give you a solid foundation so that you can move on to the higher levels. If you are an experienced player, I can help to refine your game and work with you on more advanced strategy and court positioning techniques.
Each session is customized for the student, but we always start off with a quick warm-up to get the blood flowing! We then move onto the specific shot or strategy for the session. For example, if we were working on your serve, we would do several exercises and drills to help with the consistency and effectiveness of your serve.
I coached tennis for almost 20 years, and I have been coaching pickleball since 2020. I am certified by the International Pickleball Teaching Professionals Association.
I attended a coaching clinic conducted by Riley Newman, who is one of the top professional players in the world. He taught me a great deal about high level strategy and how important the mental game is in pickleball.
I believe in customizing my training to suit each player's needs. I love feedback from both players and parents, and I am a firm believer in open communication at all times.
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