Paul Porch

IPTPA Level II Certified

Paul has been a teacher his whole life, his passion for teaching started at 16 as a water safety instructor. While teaching mathematics for over 30 years he played tennis, racquetball, badminton, and even some squash. In 2010 Paul’s knees encouraged him to discover the pleasures of pickleball where he had the good fortune to begin playing with and learning from Enrique Ruiz, Steve Paranto, Joy Leising, as well as many other excellent players. Paul has medaled at tournaments in six different states including the tournament of champions. He wrote the first instructional piece for the first edition of Pickleball Magazine. Paul acknowledges that everyone has different strengths/weaknesses, as an instructor he looks to identify those and tailor his instruction to complement the player so they can move toward their full potential as rapidly as possible.