Darlene Vendegna
PPR Certified Coach
Darlene Vendegna has been coaching various sports for decades, with pickleball added five years ago. She’s taught all ages from 6 to 90 at parks all over the San Francisco Bay Area, and in the Midwest, as well as Turks & Caicos and Punta Cana. She started the pickleball program at Sequoyah Country Club and Claremont Country Club in Oakland, and is currently one of the teaching pros at the new Craneway Pavilion. “I love the light that comes into somebody’s eyes and the grin on their face the first time they participate in a successful rally. If they laugh during play that’s an extra bonus.” She’s a PPR Certified Coach as well as an Ambassador with the USA Pickleball Association. Her motto is PICKLEBALL TO THE PEOPLE.