Pickleball Clinics Now — Coaches in The Villages, FL

Destination Type	What We Deliver
Resorts & International Destinations	Elevate the guest experience with premium, destination-style pickleball programs tailored for luxury travelers.
Cruises & Travel Excursions	Maximize onboard or port-side recreation with high-energy clinics designed for active travelers.
Country Clubs & Private Facilities	Provide your members with elite, professional-grade instruction that sharpens their competitive edge.
HOAs, Planned Neighborhoods, & Communities	Energize your local courts with dynamic, social, and highly instructional group camps or weekly clinics.
Public Parks & Recreation Systems	Bring structured, high-quality programming and strategic mastery to community-wide courts.

About your coaches

We are passionate about teaching the most social game in history.

Coach Matty Klein

IPTPA Level 2PPR Teaching Pro

Coach Matty is not just any instructor – he is an IPTPA Level 2 and PPR Teaching Pro, specializing in guiding beginners, intermediates and advanced on their pickleball journey. Coach Matty's superpower is setting people on a course to play and love pickleball. Whether you are stepping on the court for the first time, an intermediate or an advanced pickler looking to beat their significant other or neighbor, Coach Matty is the coach you have been looking for. With Coach Matty, you will improve your skills while wearing an ear-to-ear grin and become the puppet master not the puppet.

Coach Matty brings over 14 years of rich experience to the court, offering a specialized program for beginners, intermediates and advanced levels. His philosophy is simple yet impactful: instill a love for the game quickly and effectively. As an esteemed IPTPA Level 2 and PPR Teaching Pro, Matty has a remarkable track record of teaching over 40,000 players across 44 states, 4 countries, 2 Sandals Resort and aboard 11 cruises, not to mention conducting more than 905 clinics. Additionally, he was the Teaching Pro at the Lake George Club in New York and later at the Grand Oaks pickleball courts outside The Villages for 2.5 years.

Coach Matty ensures that pickleball enthusiasts from all walks of life can enjoy and improve their game. Experience the joy of pickleball under the guidance of a coach who turns beginners into passionate players with every serve.

Before transitioning to pickleball, Coach Matty built an impressive legacy in tennis, spending 42 years playing competitively and a decade coaching at two different high schools. This deep-rooted racquet-sport foundation directly shapes our elite approach to teaching mechanics, strategy, and shot selection.

Coach MeiShen Klein

IPTPA CertifiedPPR Certified

IPTPA and PPR certified, Coach MeiShen embodies the competitive spirit and passion for excellence that drives elite pickleball players. With a laser focus on pushing the boundaries of performance, MeiShen specializes in honing the skills of intermediate and advanced picklers, propelling them to the next level of play.

What we offer

Elevate your game with purpose.

Private Lessons

$120 / 1 person (1 hour)$100 EA (2) · $80 EA (3+)

Court fee included

The ultimate format for targeted, accelerated skill development. Private lessons are highly tailored to the individual's biomechanics, skill level, and personal goals.

Scheduled at least one week in advance via the contact form.
Cost includes the court rental fee.

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Group Clinics

$200 (2 hours)

A high-energy, social, and cost-effective format that introduces standardized concepts to multiple players simultaneously.

Last Sunday of the month 12pm to 3pm
Group Clinics required 4 registered players to proceed
Skill level verified through DUPR, The Villages Rating System, or other recognized rating method
Registration closes 48 hours in advance

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Play Analysis

$90 (2 hours)

Only 4 students per clinic

A diagnostic format where the instructor observes live, unscripted gameplay to identify a player's real-time tendencies and tactical gaps.

Tuesday 2pm to 4 pm for level 3 to <3.5
Last Tuesday of the month for level 3.6+
Skill level verified through DUPR, The Villages Rating System, or other recognized rating method
Registration closes 48 hours in advance
Minimum of 2 players is required, if the minimum is not met, a full credit will be applied toward a future clinic

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Game Strategy

$90 (2 hours)

Only 4 students per clinic

A tactical, chess-like format focused entirely on court awareness, partnership chemistry, and breaking down opponent weaknesses.

Saturday 2pm to 4 pm
Skill level verified through DUPR, The Villages Rating System, or other recognized rating method
Registration closes 48 hours in advance
Minimum of 2 players is required, if the minimum is not met, a full credit will be applied toward a future clinic

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Drill Sessions

$60 (1 hour)

Only 4 students per clinic

An intense, muscle-memory-focused format designed to build physical endurance, hand speed, and deep neurological consistency through high-repetition training.

Wednesday 3pm to 4 pm
Skill level verified through DUPR, The Villages Rating System, or other recognized rating method
Registration closes 48 hours in advance
Minimum of 2 players is required, if the minimum is not met, a full credit will be applied toward a future clinic

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Shot of the Day

$90 (2 hours)

Only 4 students per clinic

Each week features a different skill focus - Serves, Returns & 3rd Shot Drop, Dinks and Volleys. The curriculum repeats monthly, so you can join at any point and continue building your game.

Thursday 2pm to 4 pm
Registration closes 48 hours in advance
Minimum of 2 players is required, if the minimum is not met, a full credit will be applied toward a future clinic

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Beginner to Proficient Course
The 4 week Fast Track

Led by Coach Matty and Coach MeiShen, this 4-week course is designed to take you from a tentative beginner to a confident, smooth, and highly proficient safe player.

With 1 hour of targeted training and drilling per week, you will master foundational mechanics, understand court positioning, and develop the consistency needed to hold your own in any recreational play group—safely and confidently.

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Wednesday 2pm to 3pm
Cost: $150 per player
4 consecutive week for 1 hour per week
Course required 4 registered players to proceed
Registration closes 48 hours in advance
Minimum of 2 players is required, if the minimum is not met, a full credit will be applied toward a future clinic

Inside Shot of the Day

Master the Shots that will Transform Your Game.

The Serve

1. The Topspin Serve : is a heavy, aggressive option used to create a fast, diving ball that jumps forward off the court bounce.

2. The Side-Spin Serve : is a trickier, highly modern serve that utilizes heavy horizontal axis spin (side-spin) to make the ball curve mid-air and bounce sideways.

3. The Lob Serve : The lob serve is a soft, high-arcing finesse serve that relies on gravity, extreme height, and patience rather than pace or spin.

The 3rd Shot Drop & Return of Serve

The 3rd Shot Drop: The quintessential equalizer in pickleball. It is the bridge that allows the serving team to safely transition from the baseline to the non-volley zone (NVZ) line, neutralizing the receiving team's immediate positional advantage.

The Return of Serve: Statistically, the return of serve is one of the most critical shots for the receiving team. Because the serving team must let the return bounce before hitting it (the two-bounce rule), a good return gives the receiver a massive structural advantage. Tactical Goal: Buy time to get to the kitchen.

The Dink

It is the defining shot of patient, strategic pickleball gameplay.

Tactical Goal: Patience and unattackable placement. Be the puppet master not the puppet.

The Volley

1. The Reset Volley (The Soft Block)
The reset volley is a defensive shot executed out of the air, typically from the transition zone (mid-court) or right at the kitchen line. It is used to take all the pace off a hard, aggressive shot from your opponent and drop it softly into their kitchen.

The Tactical Goal: Neutralize the point. When an opponent drives a hard ball at your chest or feet, a reset volley completely kills their momentum, forces them to hit upward on their next shot, and allows you to establish or maintain your position at the kitchen line.

2. The Punch Volley (The Offensive Strike)
The punch volley is an aggressive, offensive shot hit out of the air when you are firmly established at the kitchen line. It is used to attack a ball that has been left slightly too high or to counter an opponent's speed-up.

The Tactical Goal: Take away reaction time. You use a punch volley to target the opponent's feet, their dominant hip (the "chicken wing" spot), or open gaps on the court, forcing a weak defensive pop-up or ending the rally entirely.

Where we play

Local clubs & Private Court

Sessions run at local indoor clubs like Picklr and CrushYard, or at a private indoor, climate-controlled court, just outside the south side of The Villages, west of Leesburg, FL. Reservations fill up each week quickly, so book early.

🏓 NEW Indoor court❄️ Climate controlled🪑 Seating Area🚿 New bathroom & shower

Play the most social game in history.

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Bring Pickleball Clinics Now to You

We are passionate about teaching the most social game in history.

Coach Matty Klein

Coach MeiShen Klein

Elevate your game with purpose.

Private Lessons

Group Clinics

Play Analysis

Game Strategy

Drill Sessions

Shot of the Day

Beginner to Proficient Course
The 4 week Fast Track

Master the Shots that will Transform Your Game.

The Serve

The 3rd Shot Drop & Return of Serve

The Dink

The Volley

Local clubs & Private Court

Let's get you on the court.

Take the lessons home.

Simplified Strategies and Techniques of Pickleball

We are passionate about teaching the most social game in history.

Coach Matty Klein

Coach MeiShen Klein

Elevate your game with purpose.

Private Lessons

Group Clinics

Play Analysis

Game Strategy

Drill Sessions

Shot of the Day

Beginner to Proficient CourseThe 4 week Fast Track

Master the Shots that will Transform Your Game.

The Serve

The 3rd Shot Drop & Return of Serve

The Dink

The Volley

Local clubs & Private Court

Let's get you on the court.

Take the lessons home.

Simplified Strategies and Techniques of Pickleball

Beginner to Proficient Course
The 4 week Fast Track