Richard Lee coaches pickleball by directing your awareness — not filling your head with instructions. When overthinking stops, your body already knows what to do.
Most coaching loads you with instructions. Richard coaches by directing your awareness — to your balance, the ball's trajectory, your position on the court. When the analytical mind quiets, the body's natural intelligence takes over. That's where real improvement lives.
A reset isn't taught as a technique — it's taught when the ball is at your feet in the transition zone and your balance is compromised. The situation creates the lesson. Skills learned this way stick, because the body remembers the feeling, not the instruction.
Overthinking tightens your grip, rushes your feet, and clouds your reads. Richard's sessions train presence — the ability to stay curious, open, and trusting under pressure. It changes how you play. It changes how you compete. It changes how you enjoy the game.
Winning a point is temporary. What you discover about yourself lasts much longer!
Every session is built around the situation in front of you — not a script. You'll learn by feeling, noticing, and discovering.
One-on-one sessions built around your game, your body, and your situation on the court. We direct your awareness to what your body already knows — and build from there.
Learn alongside others at your level in a relaxed, curiosity-driven environment. Small groups mean more real situations and more moments of genuine discovery.
A unique team-building experience trusted by the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver's top businesses. Everyone plays, everyone laughs, everyone improves.
7 days of awareness-based instruction and all-inclusive resort living in Huatulco, Mexico. The kind of breakthroughs that only happen when you're relaxed, present, and playing in paradise.
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Dual-certified (IPTPA & NCCP Level 2) and co-founder of the Vancouver Pickleball Association — I've spent years building a teaching method rooted in awareness, not instruction. I don't coach by correcting. I coach by asking the right questions so your body discovers the right answers on its own.
Elite competitors who brought the same intensity to pickleball as they do to the ice.
A humbling, unforgettable experience!
A chance encounter on a Vancouver court turned into one of my favourite memories. Thomas Wilson.
★★★★★Richard brought pickleball to our entire company and completely transformed our team-building event. The energy, the instruction, the fun — it was unlike anything we've done before. We'll be booking him again.
★★★★★Our students absolutely loved the pickleball program Richard ran for us. He has a natural gift for teaching young people — patient, enthusiastic, and incredibly knowledgeable.
★★★★★I went from a complete beginner to playing competitive league pickleball in just a few months. What surprised me most was that Richard never told me what to do — he helped me feel it for myself. That's why it stuck.
★★★★★The Mexico Playcation was the best vacation I've ever taken. Incredible instruction every day, amazing people, and a location that makes you never want to leave.
Whether you want to book a private lesson, join a group clinic, plan a corporate event, or save your spot on the Mexico trip — reach out and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.