There are two SPC Board members who volunteer their time to teach introduction to pickleball at local indoor facilities. 

Lessons are free with a nominal entry fee for both locations.  Equipment is provided at both sites.  

Tom Everitt, SPC President,  teaches at the Church of the Palms every week, in conjunction with the Pickleball Coordinator at the church, also a Board Member, Darrell Jordan.

Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota, FL 34235  Phone:  941-924-1323

Cathy Denault, SPC  Director – Communications,  is an International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA) Certified Instructor who teaches at the R L Taylor Community Complex once a week during the months of November – April.  Please check with the complex for details:

The Robert L. Taylor Community Complex
1845 John Rivers (34th) Street, Sarasota, FL 34234
Phone: 941-263-6562