Changes for 2025
Information about the IEPP will now only be available on this website
Website PickleballJeff changes
Over the next couple of months I will decide to either change the PickleballJeff domain or discontinue it all together, at the moment the APA brand is growing steadily so will closely monitor if the website is needed.
Training manuals combined logo.
The new Asia Pickleball Academy (APA) logo will feature the IEPP logo at its center, replacing the original fireball design only for the purpose of the teaching materials. This subtle yet tasteful update represents the integration of the two brands. The revised logo will only be used for all future APA training program manuals, alongside a new official email contact: jeff@asiapickleballacademy.com for now jeff@pickleballjeff.co.uk will remain available.
"Elevate your pickleball game".
To emphasize the programs delivered by PickleballJeff (PbJ) for APA—a new combined logo will be featured on all marketing materials for programs facilitated by PbJ. This logo highlights the synergy between the brands, while each retains its unique tagline:
- APA: "Pickleball is Easy to Learn and Fun to Play."
- PbJ: "Just Play Pickleball."
Together, these brands share a unified message which will be the new mission statement: "Elevate your pickleball game."
March 2025
Now that I am living in Indonesia, I have decided to focus exclusively on recreational pickleball in Asia. I continue to run training sessions, as well as Ambassador, Educator, and Educator Trainer courses, using the IEPP course structure. This strategic shift will also be reflected in the updated logo for the Asia Pickleball Academy course manuals, aligning it with this new regional focus. The IEPP website will be discontinued 1 April 2025. Info about IEPP can be found on the APA website.
The APA logo will stay.
To create a stronger, consistant brand image the APA logo will remain unchanged for marketing and recognition purpose.
Newly certified pickleball Teachers.
Easter sunday was a special day for 3 newly certified pickleball Teachers, Dr. Bobby (Jakarta), Gilang (Karawan) and Toni (Cibinong) are ready to serve their pickleball community helping new and established players with their pickleball game.
Feel free to reach out to get in contact with one of them by using the contact form.
New Pickleball community in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta, Graha 12CPB
In late December we started to introduce pickleball with the local community and as a result we already have 16 core players, with new players popping around to have a go at one of the 3 sessions we run at the moment. There is lots of laughter and joking around and we see good rallies developing as well.
Pickleball wildfire in the Philippines
Mariano Marcos State University, Ilocos Norte
In early August 2024, Mike Johnson and PickleballJeff traveled to the northern tip of Luzon to assist Lito Custodio with introducing pickleball at Mariano Marcos State University in Ilocos Norte. After a successful launch, Lito was able to generate excitement among the students, who promptly established a pickleball club.
According to Mike Johnson, the President of the Philippine Pickleball Federation, pickleball is rapidly gaining popularity in the Philippines. New pickleball groups and clubs (143 to date and counting) are springing up across the country, with the sport even being played in shopping malls. Expatriates traveling to the Philippines or other parts of Asia can now pack their paddles and join in the pickleball craze. Earlier this year, the Philippine Olympic Committee officially adopted pickleball, making the Philippines the first nation to receive national Olympic recognition for the sport.
New pickleball TEACHERS and INSTRUCTOR in Bali.
I Gusti Ngurah Alit Putra Hariwibawa
On Saturday 28 January, 2023 Pak Alit assisted by local pickleball community members succesfully completed the requirements of the IEPP/APA pickleball INSTRUCTOR IL3 course. Pak Alit is living with his wife and 4 children in Klungkung, Bali he is very well respected in the pickleball community and he is always prepared to give a supportive hand.
6 New APA pickleball Teachers completed successfully their training on Sunday 24 September 2023 joined by the president of the German pickleball federation Andrea Kopkau who completed his cross over to IEPP
A new APA pickleball AMBASSADOR
PickleballJeff and David Goertzen
On February 21, 2023, David Goertzen, an experienced sports coach and educator with a deep passion for pickleball, was named an APA Pickleball Ambassador. Splitting his time between his native Canada during the summer and Hua Hin, Thailand in the winter, David dedicates half his year to the sport he loves.
