The RPPk World Tour Integral Course of coaches training and certification program was held the past September 9-11 in NYC's prime pickleball location, CityPickle.
Successfully, 40 coaches were chosen from a pool of 300 highly qualified applicants to participate in the RPPk - TCC: Train the Coaches Course. These applicants received training from Luis Mediero, the President and Founder of RPPk, in collaboration with Tyson McGuffin and with the support of RPPk Master Instructors Derek Sawyer, Tommy Labad, Brad Lees, and Chris Wolfe, who have all been certified as the next generation of Master Instructors. The course will be conducted across the United States. The DUPR team, including Tito Machado, Cesar Clemente, Kyrill Hartog, Kevin Kim, and Dave McCune, made a stop in New York City for the course.
In addition, the RPPk and DUPR have agreed with the United Pickleball Association - UPA, which encompasses the Professional Pickleball Association - PPA and Major League Pickleball - MLP, the official education and certification program will train coaches, umpires, team managers and tournament directors worldwide.
Also, RPPk & DUPR will be teaching, for the first time, the RPPk Accelerated program at the Pickleball World Cup - PWC, in which the 32 coaches and players participating in this World Cup, as well as certified tennis, padel and pickleball coaches from all over Latin America will be able to participate. This course will be held in Lima, Peru on October 22nd and 23rd.
The International Coaches Institute - ICI established during 2021, the Registry of Pickleball Professionals - RPPk dedicated to professional training, international certification and comprehensive professional services for Pickleball teaching professionals, as well as the promotion of this sport. RPPk has over 1,200 certified coaches in 21 countries who have the highest recognition in the Pickleball industry.
All qualifications are recognized by: International Registry of Pickleball Professionals (RPPk International), European Registry of Pickleball Professionals (RPPk Europe), United States Registry of Pickleball Professionals (RPPk USA), Registro Profesional de Pickleball Latinoamericano (RPPk Latinoamérica), International Coaches Institute (ICI) and the Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR).
Learn more about RPPk and sign up to the next course HERE!
