Let's get "dinking" - I'm excited to meet you on the court!
Thank you for visiting my site. First, I think it's important for you to know I absolutely love playing, and teaching pickleball. My lessons are FUN and EDUCATIONAL. I earned my coaching certification through the Professional Pickleball Registry. I'm also a member of USA Pickleball, the national governing body for the sport of pickleball in the United States.
I've been a competitive athlete my entire life. I first fell in love with basketball at age eight. Then came soccer and tennis. I played basketball throughout junior high, high school and a bit in college. In high school, I also found a passion for volleyball and badminton. By the way, experience in badminton came in handy when I started playing pickleball. I've also been a certified Yoga instructor for over 20 years with experience in Hatha (Rāja) and Bhakti Yoga.
When I'm not on the courts... For over ten years, I've worked as full-time as comedy producer. I'm the founder and owner of The Laugh Cellar, a wine country comedy production company. We've been presenting large-scale world-class comedy shows in Sonoma, Napa and beyond since 2014. I'm also the founder and president of the Autism Arts & Athletics Foundation; a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose missionis to present joyful experiences in the creative arts and athletics that inspire and empower children in the autism community.
You're probably wondering why I don't have too much pickleball info on the site... Well, that's because I'm saving it all for when we get on the court! Let's go play and have some fun! Coach Lisa Pidge
By the way: A "dink" is a controlled shot, where you hit the pickleball into the Non-Volley Zone (also known as the Kitchen) on your opponents' side of the court. Let's get dinking!