Nancy Clouse
Nancy is a retired school teacher who had been teaching tennis for over 30 years in Canton, Ohio and now on Hilton Head Island. While teaching tennis, she became PPR certified in pickleball in 2016 and still enjoys playing tennis but loves introducing people of all ages to pickleball.
She has been playing pickleball since 2015 when the program started here at Palmetto Dunes. Her previous coaching experience also includes Varsity Head Tennis Coach at Hilton Head High School where they won a state team championship for the girl’s team and individual championships for members of the boy’s team.
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Rick Hobson
Rick was born and raised in Nashville, TN until 2019 when he moved to Hilton Head Island. Since 2013, he has competed in over 70 tournaments – west coast to east coast – and has found that teaching is just as good if not better than winning medals.
His main sport before pickleball was karate for 17 years – practicing, competing and teaching. This discipline has helped him with necessary patience and body mechanics movements. He started playing pickleball because it was fun – and it is the only sport he has ever played where he has lost a point from laughing too much. Rick loves working at Palmetto Dunes because he gets to meet so many great people from all over the world and help develop their skills and a love for this fantastic sport.
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Reggie Sanderson
Reggie was awarded the PPR National Clinician of the Year Award in 2022 and has played and earned medals in the 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, and senior pro level.
Reggie originally learned to play pickleball in PE class in the 1980s growing up in Washington State. After military service, he went on to a 30 year career coaching tennis (including 10 seasons coaching college tennis). He returned to pickleball in 2019 and joined Palmetto Dunes team in 2020. He is a certified PPR pickleball professional and national clinician. As a PPR clinician Reggie teaches and certifies pickleball coaches from all over the country.
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Craig Lovette
Coming from a tennis background, over the years Craig played on teams that won multiple state and sectional championships as well as playing at nationals. Now a Pickleball Pro at Palmetto Dunes, he spends his time helping others learn and enjoy the game of pickleball.
Craig has been retired from managing Home Building companies for over 25 years. He has a wife and 4 boys and has lived in the Lowcountry for over 25 years.
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Chris Fitzpatrick
Chris became PPR certified in 2022 due to her love for coaching and the fact that pickleball provides so many health, social and psychological benefits.
She is from Richmond Virginia, where she was a NREMT Paramedic and coached/trained athletes in a variety of sports, including swimming, cycling, running, paddleboarding and kayaking. In 2020, she was introduced to pickleball and “has never put her paddle down”. She enjoys working with people of all ages and from many walks of life, as well as making new friends along the way.
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Andy Sklarin
Andy Sklarin has his PPR and PTR certifications and was a former Director of Racquet Sports for Callawassie Island, SC teaching tennis for 31 years and pickleball for 7 years.
Andy is originally from Epsom, New Hampshire and moved to Hilton Head in April 2003. His favorite part about teaching at Palmetto Dunes is helping guests enjoy Hilton Head while having fun learning more about pickleball & tennis.
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Noa Geyne
Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Noa Geyne started playing pickleball, badminton, and table tennis in 2014 at her local rec center, eventually getting introduced to pickleball tournaments and developing great friendships within the community.
Nicole and Rick Hobson became life-long friends of Noa's who eventually moved her down to Hilton Head Island in 2020. And in 2021, Noa officially became a Palmetto Dunes Pickleball Coach! Noa has her PPR and IPTPA certifications. She is passionate about the pickleball community, playing pickleball and bringing people together. Noa's favorite part about teaching pickleball here at Palmetto Dunes is getting to meet new people, make new friends and hear about their pickleball journeys along the way.
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Paul Davis
Paul Davis is a passionate pickleball player who recently moved from Savannah, Georgia to Bluffton, South Carolina. Paul is PPR certified and is continuing to find ways to improve as an instructor.
He is looking forward to helping others at Palmetto Dunes and spreading the joy and love for this game!
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Pickleball lessons and clinics
If you’ve been playing for years, or you’ve never even heard of pickleball, the Palmetto Dunes Tennis & Pickleball Center has a class or lesson plan to help you improve your play, and your enjoyment of this exciting game.
