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NEW TO PICKLEBALL?
READY TO LEVEL UP?
NEED TO DRILL ON YOUR VACATION?
YOU ARE AT THE RIGHT PLACE!
Purpose
Purpose
The purpose of Old School Pickleball Club is to help people of all ages become safer, smarter, and more confident pickleball players.
We believe that good players are built through proper fundamentals—not by rushing.
Our teaching philosophy is simple:
Safety first. Technique second. Strategy later.
Students learn correct footwork, balance, paddle position, ball control, court movement, shot selection, and game strategy.
Every lesson is designed to help players understand not only how to make a shot, but also when and why to use it.
Our goal is to create confident players who enjoy the game, avoid unnecessary injuries, and feel comfortable joining recreational games.
Beginner-Friendly Pickleball Lessons in Nokomis–Venice, Florida
Learn the right way. Build confidence. Love the game.
Welcome to Old School Pickleball Club—a friendly, supportive place where beginners and improving players can learn pickleball safely, correctly, and one step at a time.
Whether you have never held a pickleball paddle or want to correct your technique and become a more confident player, you are welcome here.
Baby steps first. Strong fundamentals for life.
Meet Coach Tatyana Neilson
Meet Coach Tatyana Neilson
My name is Tatyana Neilson, founder and lead coach of Old School Pickleball Club.
I am a PPR-certified pickleball coach, a certified pickleball referee, a USA Pickleball member!.
Before becoming a pickleball coach, I played tennis for approximately 20 years. My experience in sports, coaching, movement, and competition helped me develop a structured teaching system for beginning and intermediate pickleball players.
I specialize in working with:
Complete beginners
Players rated approximately 0–3.5
Adults returning to sports
Seniors who want to play safely
Children and families
Players who want honest corrections
Tennis players transitioning to pickleball
My coaching style is positive, detailed, and direct. I will encourage you, but I will also correct mistakes before they become permanent habits.
No empty compliments—only helpful, truthful corrections.
Student Success
Our greatest success is seeing students become Champions!
Some students arrive afraid of the ball or unsure where to stand. After learning the fundamentals, they begin serving, returning, dinking, moving safely, understanding strategy, and joining games with confidence.
Progress does not happen all at once.
It happens through preparation, repetition, corrections, and consistent practice.
Some people come to fix their mistakes before the tournaments and next day they fill confident!
What We Have Accomplished?
What We Have Accomplished?
Since opening Old School Pickleball Club est 2024,
we have helped many local players begin their pickleball journey and improve their confidence on the court.
Our accomplishments include:
Teaching complete beginners how to play safely
Helping students understand pickleball rules and scoring
Preparing students to join recreational games
Helping young players prepare for school-team tryouts
Providing private, semi-private, and group instruction
Organizing beginner clinics and supervised play
Introducing ball-machine training into our lessons
Creating structured achievement levels for developing players
Building a friendly local pickleball community
Offering lessons for adults, seniors, children, and families
Developing the Dragon X Pickleball program for young players
Celebrating our first year of indoor pickleball clinics
Every student’s progress matters to us.
A first successful serve, a controlled dink, a safe transition to the kitchen, or the confidence to join a game are all important achievements.
Lessons and Programs
Lessons and Programs
Old School Pickleball Club offers several ways to learn and improve.
Learn the basic rules, scoring, ready position, footwork, serves, returns, dinks, volleys, and court positioning in a friendly group environment.
add Machine - $20
add Machine - $20
Receive personalized coaching focused on your technique, mistakes, goals, movement, and game strategy.
Train with a small group while still receiving individual corrections and attention.
Accelerate your improvement with personalized coaching and live ball machine drills. Build consistency, improve footwork, sharpen your technique, and gain confidence through hundreds of quality repetitions in every session.
Lesson - 60 minutes with a Coach.
Learn and play together as a family in a positive and active environment with pickleball machine!
Make Your Kids Tired...We'll Build Their Confidence! Fun Family Coaching -All Level Welcome.
Lessons - 60-75 minutes long.
Young players learn coordination, sportsmanship, rules, safety, technique, and teamwork through fun, age-appropriate instruction.
Dragon X Academy -Traine like Dragon, Play like Champion.
Intensive training programs covering fundamentals, footwork, dinks, volleys, serves, returns, resets, drops, transitions, rules, and strategy.
Who Can Join?
Who Can Join?
Our programs are designed for:
Adults and seniors
Children ages 10 and older
Families
Complete beginners
Beginner and intermediate players
Visitors to the Venice–Nokomis area
Players returning after a break
Players who feel nervous joining open play
Players who want to correct bad habits
Players preparing for leagues, teams, or tournaments
You do not need to be athletic or experienced to begin.
We will meet you at your current level and help you move forward one step at a time.
What Makes Our Lessons Different?
At Old School Pickleball Club, we do more than feed balls and tell students to hit.
You will learn:
Correct ready position
Safe and efficient footwork
Proper paddle position
Serves and returns
Forehand and backhand technique
Dinks, volleys, blocks, and resets
Third-shot drops
Kitchen-line movement
Transition-zone strategy
How to recognize an attackable ball
When to slow the game down
Scoring, rules, and court positioning
How to reduce unforced errors
How to play with confidence under pressure
We use structured drills, targets, cones, visual demonstrations, and a pickleball ball machine to help students improve through repetition.
You will learn the skills that make your games better.
Our Coaching Principles
Our Coaching Principles
Prepare Early
Prepare Early
Your ready position begins before your opponent hits the ball.
Move Your Feet First
Move Your Feet First
Good footwork creates balance. Balance creates control.
Keep Your Paddle Up
Keep Your Paddle Up
Your paddle should protect your body and stay ready for the next ball.
Control Before Power
Control Before Power
A hard shot is not always the right shot. Smart placement and consistency win more points.
Earn the Attack
Earn the Attack
Attack balls that are above the net. Reset or defend balls that are below the net.
Recover After Every Shot
Recover After Every Shot
Do not admire your shot. Prepare immediately for the next ball.
Play Safely
Play Safely
Protect your face and body, avoid crossing your feet near the kitchen, and stay balanced during every movement.
Why Choose Old School Pickleball?
Why Choose Old School Pickleball?
Beginners -friendly instruction
Clear step-by-step explanations
Honest and supportive corrections
Small-group attention
Structured lesson plans
Ball-machine training
Safety-focused coaching
Bilingual instruction in English and Russian
Indoor and outdoor lesson options
Programs for adults, children, seniors, and families
A welcoming local pickleball community
We are not here to rush you.
We are here to help you build skills that will stay with you.
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