Jay Novack is a passionate and experienced PPR Certified Pickleball Instructor and PPR Certified Youth Development Coach dedicated to helping players of all levels improve their skills, strategy, and enjoyment of the game. With a lifelong love of racquet sports and a keen understanding of technique, Jay brings a positive, hands-on coaching style that makes learning both fun and effective.

Jay specializes in developing players’ confidence through personalized instruction—whether you’re new to pickleball or looking to refine your competitive edge. His lessons emphasize proper mechanics, smart shot selection, and game strategy tailored to each player’s goals.

When he’s not on the court Jay is active in growing the local pickleball community through clinics, group lessons, and events that bring people together through the sport’s fast-paced, social nature. As a USAP Pickleball Ambassador his mission is simple: to help every student play better, laugh often, and love the game.

Michael is a USA Pickleball member and a PPR-certified coach with a deep passion for racquet sports, including ping pong, tennis, and pickleball. He's played tennis since college and more recently at the Westboro Tennis Club for over a decade, competing in several USTA regional qualifying events. Introduced to pickleball by his wife, Michael quickly embraced the sport and has been actively involved ever since. He now teaches pickleball and regularly competes in both mixed and men's doubles pickleball tournaments. Michael will be assisting beginners and intermediate players in developing/improving new skills and strategic gameplay. Off the court, he enjoys biking, swimming, and skiing.

Janet Johnson is a certified PPR Instructor with over four years of playing experience and a competitive tennis background. Janet has also medaled in several DUPR rated pickleball tournaments. Janet is one of the organizers of the Jacob Rogers Memorial Pickleball Tournament which raised over $28,000 for youth mental health. Janet has over 20 years of teaching experience in the Shrewsbury Public Schools.

Suzanne Cox is a PPR Certified Pickleball Coach from Northborough with 3+ years of experience teaching beginner & intermediate players. Suzanne took up pickleball in 2019 after transitioning from tennis. She has taught pickleball for the towns of Northborough and Shrewsbury, and co-organizes the annual Jacob Rogers Memorial Pickleball Tournament for youth mental health. When not playing pickleball, Suzanne enjoys hiking, biking, and kayaking throughout New England

Dom Albanese is a PPR certified coach who loves everything about pickleball! A former tennis player, his skills in that area translate well to pickleball. He loves teaching both beginners and intermediate players, helping them to improve in every area. Dom is a dentist whose keen eye enables him to give helpful feedback on the spot. His goal is to always make learning fun!

Glenn’s introduction to pickleball came in 2018. Grounded in the racket sports of tennis (an ex professional instructor) and ping pong (a fanatic for ten years), pickleball provided a pleasant addictive change for him.

The sport brings its own unique challenges, including rapid technological change in paddle construction (making things very fast on the court!); and an overload of information on the Internet, which must be constantly sorted through by a coach if one wants to keep up.

Glenn is an avid student of the game, and considers himself a strategist. He is PPR and RPO certified, and has logged hundreds of hours on the teaching court. He truly enjoys interacting with eager pupils. He values courtesy and good sportsmanship; hard work focused on a worthwhile goal; and proper technique. His philosophy is to draw out the unique individual style of an aspiring player.

Julie Graham is from Paxton MA. She discovered pickleball in the summer of 2020 upon retirement and has enjoyed playing, teaching and promoting the sport for the past 3 plus years. Julie is a USAP Ambassador as well as a PPR Certified Coach. She loves teaching beginners and intermediates as well as playing competitively throughout the country.

Chuck is a PPR certified coach who started playing pickleball in summer of 2022 after foot, calf and knee injuries forced him off the tennis court, where, many years ago, he played at the collegiate level. It was at that point a friend introduced him to pickleball, and he has been hooked ever since, and is dedicated to helping others learn the game.

Joe D’Agostino is a PCI certified instructor, father, husband, golf and pickleball fanatic. Joe is a graduate of Assumption College in Worcester where he played baseball for four years. He was a successful youth baseball and football coach for 15 years. He also played and coached tennis for 20 years before a major shoulder injury forced him to the sidelines. Having found pickleball a year ago, Joe is enthusiastic to share his passion for this great game. He enjoys watching his students grow, progress and succeed at all levels.

Steve Masciarelli has a passion for racket sports. First it was ping pong. Then the main focus became tennis, where he competed at the collegiate level, followed by participating in seven USTA qualified national events. Then came pickleball in 2020! Naturally enough, he quickly became proficient at the sport. He turned his coder’s eye to the nuances of correct form, strategy and tactics, and has ingested the Professional Pickleball.