Who we are
Ken Henderson
Ken is in his 50’s . Originally from Brooklyn N.Y., he e now splits his time between N.Y. & Fla. He attended Fordham University and now enjoys teaching & spreading his love for the game of Pickleball throughout the Country. Ken is an IPTPA Master Level Certified Teaching Pro & US Nationals Medalist. Vast Coaching experience includes: teaching Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced players both in group training and private lessons throughout numerous locations.
Furthermore, Ken directs successful tournaments, clinics, round robin socials & destination Camps. He enjoys teaching players of all levels the fundamentals of Pickleball and the finer points of the game.
Current playing experience includes winning numerous Gold Medals in Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles throughout 6 States. In 2018, Ken won the Gold Medal in 5.0 Singles at the US Open & 2019 also won the Silver Medal there in Naples, Florida. In 2017, Ken won 2 Bronze Medals in at US Nationals in Arizona.
Dave Blickstein
Dave is in his late 60s and is originally from Caldwell NJ.
Dave has always been involved in high-level amateur sports. He played USTA junior tennis tournaments, won the USVBA Yankee indoor volleyball and several other volleyball, as well as multiple titles in advanced volleyball leagues, about 12 beach volleyball tournament titles. A not-widely known fact is that Dave won a NJ State Foosball tournament.
Dave stumbled upon pickleball and is now fully dedicated (addicted) to it.
Dave comes with experience with a sports vacation company in beach volleyball, running tournaments, and vast sports coaching experience in multiple sports across large age ranges and skill levels.
In his pre-retired life he was a software engineer and now spends his time as a husband, father of two, musician, CTO of a software startup and avid pickleball player.
