IPTPA AND THE USTPA PARTNERSHIP
IPTPA AND THE USTPA A Partnership Made In Heaven Congratulations to Seymour Rifkind, IPTPA CEO and John Embree, USPTA CEO for establishing a three (3) year partnership for certifying USPTA Professionals in Pickleball. The USPTA was founded in 1927, and currently is the global leader in tennis teaching certification and professional development. The Association’s mission is to provide and maintain the highest standards of tennis-teaching professionals for its 12,000+ worldwide membership. IPTPA was founded in 2015 by Seymour Rifkind, a business executive, and Hall of Fame Coach, and 25 of the “best Pickleball players and coaches” in the World. The IPTPA is recognized as the World’s leading Association of Certified Pickleball Teaching Professionals. The USTPA recognizes the IPTPA’s highly successful standardized curriculum,” as the best instructional methodology that the sport of pickleball has to offer. The IPTPA also requires current Pickleball Teaching Level II Professiona