Let's Get Better at Pickleball Together!
Hello. My name is Jason Gerlach and I am based in beautiful Boulder, CO.
After over four decades as an avid, and sometimes competitive, athlete in tennis, soccer, skiing, and various endurance sports, I picked up a pickleball paddle for the first time in June 2023.
I have been playing pickleball competitively since learning the sport and have reached the podium in over a dozen tournaments in singles, mixed doubles, and men's doubles at the 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 DUPR levels.
Until it recently announced its June 30, 2026 closing, I have trained continuously at Boulder Pickleball, where I worked as a certified IPTPA Level I and Level II Coach, a certified PPR Level 1 Coach, and the Director of Competition. I am USTA Safeplay Certified and in the process of completing DUPR Rating Certification as well as determining where I will next base my training and coaching operations.
Beyond pickleball, I am an experienced business and philanthropic leader with degrees from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin, and a certificate in financial organization leadership from Harvard Business School. In addition, I successfully coached a range of youth sports and led Girl Scout Troop 1070 in Southern California for nearly a decade.
With a high-energy, action and competition-oriented coaching style, I have helped dozens of players of all levels of play improve their games, prepare for tournaments, and more. You can read many of their testimonials below.
l look forward to the opportunity to help you achieve whatever goals you may have in the sport of pickleball.
Please contact me to book a group or private training session today and feel free to connect with me on Facebook and/or Instagram.
Photo taken by the talented Tracie Lillard (https://www.instagram.com/wandering_ageless/)
"Thank you for a great lesson and your words of encouragement. You add a lot on and off the court."
J.W. - August 22, 2025
"Your lesson was awesome, as is your written recap. Thank you for taking the time to highlight key points. I feel like I got game-changing instruction and had a blast...total win-win."
M.R. - August 12, 2025
"Your lesson was unbelievably helpful and eye-opening. Thank you very much."
F.H. - July 29, 2025
"Thanks Jason. You are an incredible teacher and inspiration. I want to play perfect pickleball now. Let's do it again."
B.S. - July 20, 2025
"You are a pickle genius. I appreciate your support and creativity."
C.S. - August 23, 2025
"I love that you send summaries of the work we did in your lesson. I had so much fun today and I learned a lot."
C.B. - July 19, 2025
"Huge kudos from our group today! We can't praise you enough. You are a great teacher."
J.S. - July 5, 2025
"I carried everything forward that we worked on in our lesson and achieved an 8-2 record in my open play! The tactical and strategic work we did together was transformative. Thanks for believing in me."
J.A. - July 3, 2025
"You deserve much credit for why I am playing better. You are aggressively positive, communicative, committed, and a great player. I really enjoy working with you and always look forward to my time with you."
C.R. - June 26, 2025
"Thank you for the great lesson and detailed follow up today. I loved the kitchen work we did and it was so helpful. I learned a ton working with you."
M.A. - June 16, 2025
"Thank you for all of your coaching, encouragement, and help. It is really appreciated."
J.L. - August 30, 2025
"Your energy, dedication, positive demeanor, and attentiveness to detail are incredible. You're without peer."
R.A. - August 30, 2025
"Thank you. So fun to drill with you and very helpful. I appreciate the feedback and your help. Hope we can work together again soon."
K.M. - September 25. 2025
"You have really helped level up my game...the work we do is really helping me see more options and opportunities in my games. Thanks."
J.W. - September 29. 2025
"Thank you so much for a great T.E.A.M. session (and its) excellent drills. I have learned so much (from) you...(and I come back to) so many nuggets of (your) wisdom on the court."
P.H. - December 18, 2025
"Thank you for all of the time you spend creating new drills, organizing the players, and driving the T.E.A.M. program. I appreciate it and just want to say "thank you" for all you do."
J.L. - January 5, 2026
"It was my pleasure to be in your "3 and Me" session yesterday. I've not been coached in the "soft" game before and your teaching was invaluable. Your coaching verbiage is clear and concise, and the energy you bring is invaluable."
S.G. - January 8, 2026
"I took an amazing class with Jason yesterday. It was so much fun and Jason was fantastic. He was so upbeat and he had a helpful comment for every point made. Seriously, I have not had this much fun playing pickleball in a long time!"
P.M. - January 8, 2026
"Jason, I just wanted to tak a moment to tell you how much I appreciate you. Your positive feedback has been incredible. I hear what you're saying and I try to always take a mental note. Your...classes are full of great energy and great music...I'm having a blast doing them and learning so much. Thanks for all you do and for always making me feel welcome, you're simply AMAZING!!"
T.T.- February 23, 2026
"Jason, that was the best training session I've attended. I hope you'll run more of these."
S.B. - March 4, 2026
"Jason, great training session today. I really enjoyed it."
B.C. - March 4, 2026
"I hope you will do more training sessions. Your most recent session was terrific. I know there is a large group of players who will fill your sessions in record time."
B.M. - March 4, 2026
"You gave the best cardio pickleball class I've ever been in. The amount of feedback you give is out of this world and it makes a huge difference. I got so much out of that 90 minutes. And after that, my private lesson with you was spot on. Thank you!"
J.W. - May 20, 2026
"I appreciate the positive atmosphere you created every time I was on the court with you."
A.S. - June 2, 2026
"Thank you for all you've done for our community. I look forward to continuing to work with you and the amazing people you have inspired and brought together in pickleball."
M.A. - June 2, 2026
"My time with you on the court has been invaluable to my development as a player. Thank you."
J.H. - June 2, 2026
"Thank you for bringing life, energy, and unrelenting positivity to your work with me and others in pickleball."
M.D. - June 2, 2026
"I'm so grateful for all of your contributions, both in terms of sheer dedication and energy, to the pickleball community. I'm very grateful for all I've learned from you, and I wouldn't be the pickleball player I am today without you."
S.B. - June 2, 2026
"Thank you for the calming and caring voice. You have done so much for our pickleball community and for me."
C.S. - June 2, 2026
"You are a terrific human. I am eternally grateful to you for your support, leadership, unwavering positive energy, and friendship in our pickleball community."
J.E. - June 2, 2026
