Teaching Staff
Looking for private or semi-private lessons? You can book with our three highly-qualified instructors.
Private lessons rates from Head Pro, Mike Hamilton:
$95/hour for one player
$120/hour for two players
$145/hour for three players
$170/hour for four players
Private lessons rates from Zach Brown:
$95/hour for one player
$120/hour for two players
$145/hour for three players
$170/hour for four players
Private lessons rates from Sean Sonego:
Level 1NCCP
$95/hour for one player
$120/hour for two players
$145/hour for three players
$170/hour for four players
Mike Hamilton, Head Pro
As head pro, my responsibilities will be teaching pickleball skills and game play to clients through private one on one lessons, group clinics and organizing a youth program for kids as they are the future of our sport. Other responsibilities will include managing adult tournaments, running rating clinics and sales and the management of our new EVPC pickleball team.
Zach Brown, Instructor
Zach transitioned to pickleball in 2020 and, in his first year of playing, was a gold medalist in 4.5 Mixed Doubles at Alberta Provincials with his wife Brittani, and a silver Medalist in both 4.5 Men's and Mixed Doubles at Canadian Nationals. He also finished fourth place in Open Singles at Canadian Nationals. Building off the results of his first year, Zach has quickly developed into one of the top players in Western Canada.
Sean Sonego, Instructor
Sean Sonego started playing pickleball in May 2020. Having already won several medals at the Canadian National Championships in 2021, as well as numerous gold medals in 4.5+ tournaments around the province, Sean has quickly become one of Alberta’s premier pickleball players. Prior to coaching, Sean was the Program and Enrolment Coordinator at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music. He also taught for several years with Metro Continuing Education.
I have been playing pickleball since 2017. I went to visit my parents at their home in Arizona. They told me to try this sport called “pickleball”. Playing it once like most of us, got hopelessly addicted. Soon after I found myself playing 5 times a week. Early on, while playing I was often asked if I would give lessons and I didn't think much about it. In 2019 I gave my first clinic and got overwhelmingly positive feedback. I took this as a sign maybe I should try and pursue this. Since then I have been coaching, doing mostly private lessons in my spare time off work. At the time I was a red seal trained chef, and it was hard to fit in the lessons with all the hours required at the restaurant.
I have been fortunate to find good results in tournaments in both Canada and the United States. I have had amazing partners! But what I take most pride in, is helping the development of some of our best players in Alberta. 5 years ago there weren't many of us playing who were in our twenties. Now there are tons of young players which is very exciting to see. I am passionate about getting youth involved as they are the future to the sustainability of our sport.
Zach is a school teacher who started playing pickleball in 2020. As a teacher, Zach is incredibly passionate about coaching. He loves the challenge of explaining ideas in different ways that cater to the strengths of each individual player. Before he found pickleball he was a former university and beach volleyball player whose career highlight was winning a gold medal at the U21 Canadian Beach Volleyball National Championships.
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Outside of coaching, Sean is a prominent musician, having shared the stage with acts such as Trooper, April Wine, Blue Oyster Cult, Johnny Reid, Sarah McLachlan, David Foster’s Orchestra and many more. His extensive teaching and performing experience has seamlessly transitioned him towards coaching and bringing more people into the sport. Understanding how inclusive and accessible pickleball is, Sean truly believes, that similar to music, this sport can be appreciated and enjoyed by everyone.
