I RECENTLY POSTED THIS INFORMATION ON THE PICKLEBALL INSTRUCTORS' FACEBOOK PAGE In response to requests from Pickleball Instructor Forum Members  regarding the events at the July 21, 2018 PPR Coaching Certification Workshop at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, Hilton Head SC, I am providing herein a summary of my observations. ”as an attendee at that Workshop.

During the Workshop, I received several unsolicited apologies from Clinicians, for (1) standing courtside outdoors, for 12 hours in the July (SC) heat and humidity, (2) a confused and conflicted management of time, and (3) a distracting "hurried" instructional process. 

The PPR Clinicians failed to provide me any “reasonable accommodations” in evaluating my performance  for age related (77 years)  mobility issues. My physical capacity to perform “textbook stroke  mechanics and shot selections,” was significantly diminished due to long periods of standing outdoors,  interspersed with intervals of completive play  performance evaluations.

Nor did I receive any verbal feedback from Clinicians as to my performance during the evaluation process.

Workshop Clinicians used "written evaluations forms" to record the performance for individual attendees. My "evaluation forms" were not provided to me, even after I  requested copies, so I would know what I did wrong , and what I need to improve for recertification.

At the end of the Workshop, I was told that, “because I did not pass the performance testing.  I was not allowed to demonstrate my live group coaching skills, nor would I be allowed to take a written test to validate my game knowledge of the rules and scoring knowledge.
My final "observation," regarding the July 21st PPR Coaching Certification Workshop,  is that the PPR performance evaluation process was structured, to favor certification for pro tennis coaches, who wanted to add “pickle ball coaching” as an added source of income, more so then servicing the needs of pickle ball instructors and coaches, who wanted to sharpen their coaching skills ,and learn advanced methodologies, to teach others how to play pickle ball, and improve player  performance at higher levels of skill satisfaction.

Everyone is entitled to decided for themselves the relevance of this matter, and my creditability. One person's observations are inconclusive.  When others speak out with the same concerns, then its time to address this issue as a Community.

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