Lessons in New York
Clear drills, real strategy and honest feedback, whether you picked up a paddle last week or you are chasing a tournament rating. Beginners are very welcome: never played? Start here.
Just you and Hannah, with a plan built around your game. The fastest way to fix a shot that keeps letting you down, learn the third shot drop properly, or get a first-timer rallying inside an hour.
Bring your partner, your friends or your league. 2 to 8 players, live drills and point play with coaching between every rally. The best value per player, and the most fun.
Per player, for groups of 2 to 8.
Prices are per lesson, paid to Hannah at the court. Nothing is charged online.
Where and when
Seven indoor courts in Midtown, open all year
A 37,000 square foot indoor club on the 8th floor of the Paramount Building at Broadway and 43rd, with seven courts, a pro shop and a bar. Open every day, whatever the weather.
Photo: CityPickle
14 outdoor courts in Central Park, spring through fall
Each spring the Wollman Rink ice becomes 14 pickleball courts with the Midtown skyline over the fence. Open daily from late April into the fall; enter the park at 59th Street and 6th Avenue.
Photo: Erictleung, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hannah comes to you. A small travel fee may apply depending on distance.
Every day, 8:00am to 7:00pm
Lessons start on the hour or half hour. The calendar only offers times that are open, so what you see is what you can book.
What a lesson looks like
Every lesson has the same shape, and every lesson is different, because the middle part is about you.
A quick rally and a few points so Hannah can see how you move and hit before anyone starts changing anything.
One or two things, drilled until they hold up under pressure. Technique, footwork, shot selection or strategy, whichever moves your game most.
Points and games with coaching between rallies, so the new habit shows up when it counts. You leave with what to practice next.
Questions
Yes. A first private lesson is the fastest way in: you will be rallying within the hour and you will know the rules, the grip and where to stand. Group lessons are great once you can keep a ball in play.
Private lessons are $85 an hour. Group lessons are $45 per player an hour, for two to 8 players. Longer lessons are priced by the hour. There is nothing to pay online; you pay at the lesson.
CityPickle Times Square and CityPickle at Wollman Rink, or your own court if you have one. Pick the spot when you book.
Not to book. If you do not have one, say so in the booking notes and Hannah will tell you what to bring. Wear court shoes and bring water.
Pick a lesson, choose any open time on the calendar and send the request. Hannah confirms by text or email. Nothing is charged online.
Cancel or move a lesson free of charge up to 24 hours before it starts, from your account or by text. Inside 24 hours the lesson fee is due.
Yes, through video analysis. Send footage of you playing and Hannah sends back a lesson: every key moment timestamped, a talk-over video and drills to work on.
Something else? Ask Hannah.
Free to move or cancel up to 24 hours before the lesson.