A private 1h pickleball lesson with James, built around your goals.
with James Buchanan · Farmers Branch
4.9 from 44 reviews
$55 / lesson
$55 / lesson
James Buchanan
Any place, anytime, any weather. If I am not already booked, we can make it happen. The locations listed on my profile are only suggestions but I love exploring new courts and clubs.
Let’s Go! Beginner? Advanced? No idea? but just want to learn something? I'm a passionate pickleball coach with 15 years of experience teaching and coaching various sports, including pickleball for 3 years. Do you want to get good and compete in tournaments or just play for fun and exercise? Just need a hitting partner that can give feedback? All are good goals but impact the way you train. I believe in fostering a love for the game and building confidence at every skill level while keeping in mind rule number one… Have fun! My coaching style combines drills and gameplay to provide practical experience and ensure measurable results. We co-create the adventure. This means feeling comfortable, asking questions, giving suggestions, feedback and being honest. I'm committed to helping you improve your game and enhance your life through pickleball, employing a balanced approach that emphasizes skill development, fun, and a positive learning environment. With my enthusiasm and dedication, I guarantee you'll see results if you're willing to put in the effort. Ready? Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!
This coach makes it fun and had me laughing, which eased up my nervousness and we put a lot of good work in. Appreciate it James and look forward to next time. I wanted to leave a review because James helped me when I did not even really think I needed a coach, but he was recommended. Attend to play a fast hard game having been a tennis player and other racket sports. He explained the philosophy of adding in a better soft game using more dinks and drop shots and demonstrated how it could help me with the way I play. I can see perfecting it is harder than it looks… but it’s already making a difference in my play. He stress that there is no magic pill or one size fits all strategy and it depends on a variety of factors. Which seems like common sense now, but I’m hardheaded And had hit a wall that I could not seem to breakthrough or get better. He helped me mentally I guess as much as anything..
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Found out James was a pickleball Coach at a conference. We both carry our paddles everywhere so we got to play a little one day and we got into a conversation about footwork, paddle positioning, and techniques I hadn’t thought of. I booked a couple sessions for us to sneak in before the week ran out which dramatically improved my serve, valley and speed ups at the kitchen line. I wished we live closer together because I would train with James three or four times a month at least. Thank you!