nach Florida zu Jim Ludwig:US Open Event Director/USAPA Ambassador
Bärbel hat Jim Ludwig im Herbst 2014 in Naples, Florida kennengelernt. Er leitet eine sehr aktive PickleBall Gruppe im East Naples Community Park. Dort wurde Bärbel mit einem freundlichen WELCOME aufgenommen und hatte Gelegenheit täglich zu trainieren. Jim ist ein großartiger Coach, motivierend, zielstrebig, vermittelnd. Er ist unser Vorbild PickleBall in Augsburg zu etablieren. Er hat sich eine große Aufgabe mit der Organisation eines Turnier mit 1000 Spielern in Naples im April 2016 vorgenommen (http://usopenpickleballchampionship.com/team.html). Jim had a 32 year career in the Elevator Industry running a 15–20 million dollar a year business. He currently carries a USCG 100 gross ton Captains license and a single engine pilot’s license. Jim played racquetball in his day, but comes to our team with a passion and enthusiasm for pickleball second to none. He is the USAPA Ambassador for the Southern Tropics District. He advises and coordinates all pickleball needs for Collier County Parks and Rec. Jim’s nonprofit business, Pickleball For All, targets the younger generation works to promote pickleball in the schools. |
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Aufnahmen vom Austragungsort in Naples
nach Spanien zu Michael Hess
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Michael Hess kontaktierte Bärbel im Sommer 2012 und berichtete von seinen Plänen in Spanien und motivierte sie PickleBall in Deutschland einzuführen. In 2013 wurde dann mit Freunden der Erste PickleBall Club Deutschlands e.V. gegründet. Im Mai 2015 trafen wir uns zu einer PickleBall Demonstration in Herzogenaurach. Michael ist ein großartiger Sportler, sehr überzeugend in der Vermittlung der in Europa noch unbekannten Ballsportart. Unter seiner Organisation findet in Madrid im September 2015 ein Internationales PickleBall Turnier statt ( http://vivapickleballtours.com/, http://www.pickleballspain.org/en/).
Originally from Southern California, he has been living in Spain for the past 16 years, in both Barcelona and Madrid. Since starting the Spanish Pickleball Association two years ago, Mike has been busy promoting the sport throughout Spain and the rest of Europe. When not on the pickleball court, Mike can be found teaching business courses in his role as a professor on the campus of CUNEF University in Madrid. He has also active in promoting sport participation in his capacity as a Board Member of the National Senior Games Association (NSGA), where he also serves as the NSGA National Director for Basketball. Mike has had a lifelong passion for sports. He earned a scholarship to play basketball at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), where he stayed on for two seasons as an assistant coach. He subsequently played professional basketball in Germany. He earned his undergraduate and MBA degree from UC Irvine, and his PhD in Business Administration from IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. |
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