ABOUT
CHERYL YOUNG
Cheryl has the highest pickleball coaching certification in Canada, is a sponsored Paddletek athlete, is B.C.'s Swiftnet Ambassador, and is one of the top ranked female players in B.C. As such, she wants to share her personal passion for pickleball with you. With an outstanding background as a volleyball coach for over a decade, Cheryl turned her attention to pickleball coaching in 2021. She quickly became the Head Pickelball Pro for West Vancouver's Hollyburn Country Club but recently gave that position up to focus on her one day Learn to Play and Intermediate camps, corporate team building events, and lessons throughout the Lower Mainland. Cheryl sells paddles, paddle covers, balls and Swiftnet portable nets, She provides Paddletek demonstration paddles and all the equipment needed to run a top quality pickleball training experience for you.
Prior to retiring at age 40, Cheryl ran a highly successful RESP sales and marketing agency. She hired, trained, and managed 18 sales representatives and was in the top 10 of the nation’s agencies for production in Canada. Cheryl was frequently asked to be a keynote speaker at the Regional and National Conferences covering such topics as “Creating a Positive Work Environment,” “Attaining Goals,” and “Getting the Most Out of Your People."
Her business background and understanding of what it takes to keep people motivated, happy, and productive, along with her skill in coaching diverse groups of people are all key components to making her pickleball coaching a great success.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
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Started running corporate events for small groups of 8 to large groups of 48 Spring 2023-present
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Co-coached with one of Canada's Top Coaches, Mark Renesson April 202
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National Coaching Certification Program for Pickleball level 2: completed February 2023
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West Vancouver Rec Center Intermediate Coach Feb 2023 - Present​
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Hollyburn Country Club Head Pro: September 2022 - September 2023
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Hollyburn Country Club private and group Pickleball coach: March 2022 - September 2022
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Whistler Secondary School senior girls volleyball head coach: 2022
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Whistler Racket Club private and group Pickleball coach: February 2022 - September 2023
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National Coaching Certification Program for Pickleball level 1: completed December 2021
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Whistler Racket Club Volleyball Skill Development Camp head coach: 2021 - 2022
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Whistler Secondary School junior girls volleyball head coach: 2021
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West Vancouver Secondary School juvenile/bantam/junior volleyball head coach: 2008 - 2016
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Irwin Park Elementary School grade 7 girls volleyball head coach: 2010 - 2019
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BCO Volleyball Club U13 head coach, U14 assistant coach: 2014 - 2015
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West Vancouver Youth Volleyball Development coach: 2011 - 2018
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NCCP Certified Development Volleyball Coach: completed March 2015