Our Services
Weekly Training Sessions
Weekly Training Sessions
Weekly Training Sessions
Clinics are resuming the week of November 3, 2020.
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 AM (4:1 ratio)
3.0 session - Tuesday 9:30-10:30 AM and 10:30 AM-11:30 AM (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
3 Day Destination Camps
Weekly Training Sessions
Weekly Training Sessions
Open to all skill levels, Peak Performance Pickleball Academy has partnered with Nike US Sports Camps to do 2 Sanibel Island Destination Camps at Sundial Beach Resort and Spa. The Camp 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 12 hours of instruction, a Nike Pickleball Camp t-shirt, giveaways from Nike, water, gatorade and snacks.
8:1 Participant to Instructor ratio.
Our 10 week training program will be jam packed into 12 hours of intense instruction 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.
($595/person, limited to 40 participants)
Lead Instructor Simone Jardim
Camp Dates
March 2-4, 2021
April 6-8, 2021
Sundial Beach Resort and Spa
1451 Middle Gulf Dr, Sanibel. FL
Lessons
Tournaments at Bonita Springs YMCA
Tournaments at Bonita Springs YMCA
Private, semi-private and group lessons with Simone Jardim, Chad Edwards, Phil Metz, Catherine Parenteau, Athena Trouillot, Becky Ryan or Courtney Miles. Tailor a lesson to the specific areas that you need help with to improve your game.
MTWFS - 8:00 AM-2:00 PM
TH - 11:30 AM-2:30 PM
1 hr lesson - ($60-$110)
90 min lesson - ($90-$165)
Tournaments at Bonita Springs YMCA
Tournaments at Bonita Springs YMCA
Tournaments at Bonita Springs YMCA
Florida Grand Slam
HCC Tennis Center, Tampa FL.
February 25-28, 2021
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
$60,000 in prize money
Florida Satellite
Bonita Springs YMCA
April 2-4, 2021
Skill/Age Tournament
Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles
3.0-5.0 skill levels
19-49, 50+ Age brackets within skill level
Florida Challenger
Bonita Springs YMCA
November 19-21, 2021
Skill/Age Tournament
Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles
3.0-5.0 skill levels
19-49, 50+ Age brackets within skill level
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.