Pickleball Gift Ideas
Give the Gift of Pickleball!
✔️ PICKLEBALL LESSON GIFT CERTIFICATES
✔️ PICKLEBALL PADDLES & GEAR
✔️ PICKLEBALL JEWELRY & GIFTS
✔️ PPA TICKETS
Pickleball Lesson Gift Certificates
Hickory, NC
GIVE THE GIFT OF PICKLEBALL!
1-Hour Pickleball Lesson
$50
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One-hour private pickleball lesson with IPTPA Level I & II Certified Instructor Marian Erikson.
Whether you’re already a pickleball enthusiast, or wanting to learn to play, this experiential gift is practical, useful, and sure to please!
Lessons are conducted at Pebble Creek Sports Club in Hickory, NC and may be used for just one person, or up to 4 people.
Schedule directly with Marian at a time that’s convenient for you.
Valid for 6 months from date of purchase.
Lessons can focus on specific skills and/or strategies. See below for some examples.
Three 1-Hour Pickleball Lessons
$135
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Three (3) one-hour private pickleball lessons with IPTPA Level I & II Certified Instructor Marian Erikson.
Whether you’re already a pickleball enthusiast, or wanting to learn to play, this experiential gift is practical, useful, and sure to please!
Lessons are conducted at Pebble Creek Sports Club in Hickory, NC and may be used for just one person, or up to 4 people.
Schedule directly with Marian at a time that’s convenient for you.
Valid for 6 months from date of purchase.
Lessons can focus on specific skills and/or strategies. See below for some examples.
Five 1-Hour Pickleball Lessons
$200
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Five (5) one-hour private pickleball lessons with IPTPA Level I & II Certified Instructor Marian Erikson.
Whether you’re already a pickleball enthusiast, or wanting to learn to play, this experiential gift is practical, useful, and sure to please!
Lessons are conducted at Pebble Creek Sports Club in Hickory, NC and may be used for just one person, or up to 4 people.
Schedule directly with Marian at a time that’s convenient for you.
Valid for 6 months from date of purchase.
Lessons can focus on specific skills and/or strategies. See below for some examples.
PICKLEBALL LESSON IDEAS
Pickleball 101 “Learn to Play”
Pickleball 101 “for Tennis Players”
Pickleball 201 “Focus on Fundamentals”
Pickleball 202 “Dinks, Drops, Speedups, Lobs & the Element of Surprise”
Pickleball 203 “Thirds & Fourths”
How to Beat Bangers
Improve Consistency
2-Handed Backhand
Topspin Drives, Serves, Drops, Dinks, & Rolls
“3 and Me” Lessons for Gameplay Strategy
Anything you want to work on!
Recommended Pickleball Paddles
I’m an ambassador for 11SIX24 Pickleball. Why?
Because they offer top-quality paddles for unbeatable prices!
After about 3-4 months of playing several times per week and hitting spin, the gritty carbon fiber or kevlar surface on paddles wears down. That’s why I use, and recommend, 11SIX24 paddles. They’re high-quality, yet affordable. Why spend $200 for a paddle that only lasts a few months? Sure there’s a 1-year warranty on most paddles, but only against manufacturer defects, not surface wear.
11SIX24 paddles are top-rated by the YouTube Paddle reviewer gurus and they’re reasonably priced! $89, $119, or $159 with my discount code “MarianErikson”.
11SIX24 Pickleball is based in Charlotte, NC, and offers excellent customer services as well!
Use Discount Code MarianErikson for an extra $10 off.
11SIX24 Hurache-X
Elongated Paddle
Choose Power Level:
Control, All Court, or Power
11SIX24 Pegasus
Wide Body Paddle
Choose Power Level:
Control, All Court, or Power
11SIX24 Vapor
Hybrid Shaped Paddle
Choose Power Level:
Control, All Court, or Power
Use Discount Code MarianErikson for an extra $10 off.
I love this bag!
11SIX24 Essentials Pickleball Backpack
Simplicity & Durability
Built for the dedicated pickleball player who values function and reliability, the Essentials backpack delivers exactly what you need without unnecessary frills. Crafted from high-grade recycled materials, premium YKK zippers, and bright green interior for visibility, this bag combines environmental consciousness with lasting durability.
Tacky Overgrips (10-Pack)
These are my favorite overgrips. I love the feel (and the colors!)
Protective Edge Tape (3-Pack)
Fits both 14mm and 16mm paddles.
Pickleball PPA Tickets
Vacation Experience
Watch the Pros play pickleball this spring!
The PPA is coming to Cary, NC March 26-30th, 2025. Purchase tickets with this link and enjoy seeing the top pros play. It’s an intimate venue; not a bad seat to be had.
Purchase single day tickets or a week-long pass.
We’re also doing the 2-day Pro Camp again. We really enjoyed it in Atlanta last September. It’s great instruction, and you get to meet and learn from a variety of pros. Some even stopped in to say hello on their way to play; James Ignatowich popped in to let each of us return some of his serves. And then we got to chat with them throughout the rest of the week when we saw them play.
Yates Johnson was one of our instructors at the PPA Atlanta Pickleball Camp.
Wyatt Stone, Roscoe Bellamy, and AJ Kohler were also instructors. Great times!
Other Pickleball Gift Ideas
(& Gear I Use & Recommend!)
I’m a PickleballCentral.com affiliate, and an 11SIX24 Pickleball Ambassador. If you purchase from Pickleball Central using this general link, it helps me out. And if you use discount code MarianErikson when purchasing on 11SIX24, it helps me AND you; you receive a $10 discount on paddles and bags!
These are my favorite shoes! They provide stability and comfort; they feel like a hug for my feet! I buy multiple pairs when they’re on sale and rotate them each day to ensure they dry out completely.
This ball caddy is great. I keep it in my car, stocked with practice balls. The ball tube is expandable, but I always leave it extended, and simply use the straps to hook it over the caddy handles.
Keeping this ball caddy handy is a great way to practice and drill!
Pickleball Central has some great jewelry gifts. A fun way to show your pickleball passion when you’re not on the courts!
These are my favorite pickleball socks! (And I always get complements on them.)
The Ascott or Gaiter is great as a neck warmer in cold weather, or a headband to keep your hair back.
And the gloves are fantastic in colder weather. The words “pickleball” on the palms are made of grippy material.
I’m not a DeFeet affiliate, but DeFeet is an awesome local (Hickory, NC) company owned by my friend and pickleball partner Hope Cooper (pictured with me in the About Me section on the Pickleball page).