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The time immediately preceding or following a large pickleball tournament turns out to be a great time to take pickleball lessons. When the pros are coming to town to play in an event, they frequently give lessons or clinics to make the trip more financially worthwhile or viable. Park City, UT is only about an hour away from Brigham City, UT where the Tournament of Champions was held. Due to the beauty of Park City, and the large number of players in the pickleball community,

Pickleball Tournament Tips from Coffeys2Go Bonnie & Ky Coffey. Golden Ticket Winners at the Tournament of Champions in Brigham City, UT.

We were out walking Basie, our current most favorite dog that we were pet sitting, on a lovely shaded trail in Park City, Utah. I was thinking about my pets growing up. My father grew up in the middle-of-nowhere east Texas on land that has been in our family since my great-great grandfather homesteaded Spanish land grant land. He was a hunter and fisherman as the generations before him had been, not for recreation, but out of necessity. Grandaddy and Grandma on the family far

It started off as a perfect morning. The air was still slightly cool in Park City, Utah and the thin mountain air was just like what those air freshener commercials want you to think of when they're advertising their products. The sun would be penetrating the thin atmosphere and heating up nearby Salt Lake City to over 100°by noon. At our higher altitude of 7,000' however, we had some time to play before the rays forced a siesta. After gearing up with helmets, armored jackets

Pickleball Lesson with Pro Suzee Anderson in Orem, Utah

The Coffeys2Go are back on the road and it has been a busy two months of pet sitting and pickleball mixed in with other adentures.

Do pickleball lessons with pros make a difference? We put our last five month's worth of lessons to the test to find out. Over almost four years of playing, a quick and dirty, very conservative estimate of the numbers of different people we have played with would be well over 3,000. Rather than becoming bored by it and going on to another sport, the game just keeps getting more interesting to both of us. There is still so much to learn, and even more fun and laughter to be ha

My second pickleball lesson with Helle Sparre provided great directions for improvement.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. It was our honor and pleasure to take a pickleball lesson with Helle Sparre. A grand dame is defined as a woman who is socially prominent, respected, and experienced, who is accomplished, influential, and a senior figure in a particular field. That is a perfect moniker for Helle; grand dame of pickleball. Helle was born in Denmark, and she has a incredibly impressive resume in tennis. By the age of 19, she was the #1 ranked player in her country. She competed a

The first six weeks of our three month stay in California was very eventful with heat waves, apocalyptic fires and smoke creating some of the worst air quality in the world, threats of evacuation and coronavirus to top it all off. The second month and a half seemed heavenly with only the threat of coronavirus. Fall was gorgeous and enjoying the leaves turning brilliant colors was worth the decision to stay on for a second tour of duty with our two amazing cats, Finn and Haley

Pickleball pro Adam MacKinnon of Santa Rosa, CA gave us some great tips to improve our game. 2nd in a series of 12

Recently a pickleball player came to the courts then tested positive for coronavirus. Fortunately, the procedures in place avoided spread.

For my recent big decade birthday on September 19th, Ky asked me what I would like for a gift. Because we're nomads and we don't have room for much stuff, my answer made life very easy for him. He hates to shop and gift giving is just not his love language. If you're not sure what that means, take a look at this Amazon affiliate link - Believe me, this book saved our marriage early on. We just had our 32nd anniversary, so there is definitely something to it! I asked for a pic

California during a heat wave, massive fires & resulting smoke on top of the coronavirus made for an unusual couple of pet sits.

Change is good. That has been our family motto since the year 2000 when we were traveling around the world with our two children for a year. We realized then that the only thing constant is change. All future blog posts will be posted at a website with a site name that is easier to find and remember. They will be posted at www.coffeys2go.com. If you were already receiving blog updates via email prior to the post, you will still keep getting them from the new site. Be sure to

Being nomads in the time of Covid-19 has slowed us down, but we have adapted and continued to travel, pet sit and play pickleball. Read how!

Coffeys2Go have been nomadic for 5 years now. For our anniversary we want to thank so many who have made our journey awesome.

The Coffeys2Go had to make quick decisions in Columbia, South America on where to go as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Medellin Colombia has taught Coffeys2Go many great lessons. For those of you looking for travel and pickleball, you can now find it here!

Our travels through the southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and Mardi Gras in New Orleans made for a memorable trip.