Rise above the rest at the Peak Performance Pickleball Academy.
Rise above the rest at the Peak Performance Pickleball Academy.
Rise above the rest at the Peak Performance Pickleball Academy. Rise above the rest at the Peak Performance Pickleball Academy.Our Services
Tournaments at Bonita Springs YMCA
November 22-24, 2019
Skill/Age Tournament
Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles
3.0-5.0 skill levels
19-49, 50+, 60+ Age brackets within skill level
Hotel Partners
Hampton Inn Bonita Springs
Homewood Suites Bonita Springs
February 25-March 1, 2020
Skill/Age Tournament
Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles
Men's and Women's Singles
3.0-5.0 skill levels
19-49, 50+, 60+ Age brackets within skill level
Open Pro Divisions
$25,000 in prize money
Hotel Partner
Hampton Inn Bonita Springs
3 Day Destination Camps
The Peak Performance Pickleball Academy’s destination camps will include intense instruction to elevate your game, in addition to tips on how to prevent injuries and enhance your overall fitness level. The 3 day Destination Camp will include 10 hours of instruction, a Peak Performance Pickleball Academy T-Shirt, water, gatorade and snacks.
8:1 Participant to Instructor ratio.
Our 10 week training program will be jam packed into 10 hours of intense intruction and cover topics including dinking and dinking strategy, 3rd shot drop and 3rd shot drive, transition from the baseline to the kitchen, volleys, how to beat a banger and how to be a better banger, court positioning and movement, lobs, lob retrieval and overheads.
($400/person, limited to 24 participants per session, 48 total)
Camp Dates
Bonita Springs YMCA
October 18-20, 2019 (4.0+)
December 6-8, 2019 (2.5-4.0)
March 20-22, 2020 (2.5-4.0)
Hotel Partners
Hampton Inn Bonita Springs
Homewood Suites Bonita Springs
Weekly Training Sessions
8:1 Participant to Instructor ratio. Revolving on a 10 week program, each week focuses on a different area of the game. You do not need to sign up for 10 consecutive weeks. You can sign up for individual or multiple sessions based on your availability to attend. Once a full rotation of 10 sessions have been completed it reverts back to week 1.
2.5 session - Tuesday 8:30-9:30 AM and 9:30-10:30 AM (4:1 ratio)
3.0 session - Tuesday 10:30-11:30 AM and 11:30 AM-12:30 PM (4:1 ratio)
($25/person, max of 16 per session)
3.5 session - Thursday 8:30-10:00 AM
4.0+ session - Thursday 10:00-11:30 AM
($30/person, max of 24 per session)
Week 1 - Dinking
Week 2 - Volleys
Week 3 - 3rd Shot Drop and Transition
Week 4 - Groundstrokes
Week 5 - Offensive lobs, lob retrieval and overheads
Week 6 - Serves and returns
Week 7 - How to beat a banger
Week 8 - Turning defense into offense and partner communication
Week 9 - 3rd shot drop and transition, stacking and court positioning
Week 10 -Recap
Lessons
Private, semi-private and group lessons with Simone Jardim, Chad Edwards, Phil Metz, Catherine Parenteau, Athena Trouillot or Becky Ryan. Tailor a lesson to the specific areas that you need help with to improve your game.
MWF - 8:00 AM-2:00 PM
TTH - 11:30 AM-2:30 PM
1 hr lesson - ($60-$110)
90 min lesson - ($90-$165)
Leagues
Our leagues will take on a new look this winter. Instead of the usual ladder league we will be introducing a drill and play league. We hear from many people that nobody wants to drill or even warm up before playing, these leagues will give you the opportunity to do both. Each week there will be a different set of drills that will focus on a different area of the game. The league will run for 2 hours with the first hour consisting of drills and the second hour will be rotational play with a winners up/losers down and split format.
The leagues will run for 8 weeks from February 11, 2020 to April 9, 2020. (There is no league the week of February 25 due to our tournament running all week.) The cost is $10 per week
Tuesday- 3.5 group from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday - 4.0 group from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Thursday - 3.0 group from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
You will need to sign-up on a weekly basis similar to our weekly clinics. This minimizes the need to find subs each week.
Drill Topic Schedule
Week 1 - Dinking
Week 2 - Volleys
Week 3 - 3rd Shot Drop and Transition
Week 4 - Groundstrokes and 3rd Shot Drive
Week 5 - Offensive lobs, lob retrieval and overheads
Week 6 - Serves and returns
Week 7 - How to beat a banger
Week 8 - Turning defense into offense and partner communication
3 Day Camp with the US Open Pickleball Academy
Chad Edwards and Joey Farias will head the US Open Pickleball Academy’s Destination Camp. The 3 day camp will include intense instruction to elevate your game, in addition to tips on how to prevent injuries and enhance your overall fitness level. Included in the camp are 13 hours of instruction, lunch provided each day, a US Open Pickleball Academy T-Shirt, giveaways from Academy sponsors that include apparel and equipment, water, gatorade and snacks.
8:1 Participant to Instructor ratio.
($600/person, limited to 40 participants)
Camp Dates
January 10-12, 2020 at Sundial Resort, Sanibel Island, FL.
About US
Our Staff
Simone Jardim
Simone is an IPTPA certified instructor and Co-Director of the Peak Performance Pickleball Academy in Bonita Springs, FL.
She started playing Pickleball in January 2015 and has since become a 6 time National Open Champion, 8 time TOC Open Champion and a 7 time U.S. Open Champion, winning the U.S. Open Triple Crown twice.
She was a two time All-American tennis player in doubles and was ranked number one in the country by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Simone’s coaching expertise was developed as the women’s Head Tennis Coach at Michigan State University. As a Division I coach she learned how to inspire her players and develop champions. Jardim coached two First-Team All-Big Ten selections and forty-one Spartans were recognized as Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
Chad Edwards
Chad is the Co-Director and an IPTPA certified pickleball instructor at the Peak Performance Pickleball Academy in Bonita Springs, FL.
Chad started playing Pickleball in March 2015 with his wife Simone Jardim, joining the list of those bitten by the Pickleball Bug. A former Division I baseball player and coach, Chad was involved with Division I athletics for over 16 years. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners before attending California State University, Fresno.
Chad has been teaching Pickleball for 4 years and has more than 10 years experience as a private baseball instructor and operating private instruction facilities.
Phil Metz
Phil Metz is an IPTPA certified instructor. He was introduced to pickleball during the spring of 2016 and has been hooked on the sport ever since.
Similar to many pickleball players, Phil comes from a tennis background. As a player he was a Big Ten champion playing #1 singles and doubles for The Ohio State University, member of the U.S. College National Team and U.S. Future Olympic Team. After retiring from competition Phil got into coaching tennis. He coached players of all ages and abilities ranging from adult national champions to children who had never held a tennis racket.
Phil continues to amass medals as a player, but his true passion is spreading the game of pickleball by helping others learn the sport and improve their games.
When Phil is not on the pickleball court he is busy as a Realtor helping people find their piece of paradise in Southwest Florida.