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Athena Pickleball is a women-focused coaching brand based in Los Angeles, California, led by Coach Jess. Its approach combines technical instruction, game strategy, and mental performance coaching to help women compete with greater confidence and intention. Coach Jess is a 5.3 DUPR player, a former Division I college tennis player from Princeton, and a PPR Coach Level II certified instructor, with thousands of coaching hours and experience competing at the Pro/Open level.

Athena offers private one-on-one and small-group coaching in El Segundo, multi-day intensives and camps, and weekly clinics for players from 3.0 to 4.0+ skill levels at California Smash. The brand also plans boutique women’s retreats that bring coaching and community together. For players who want to learn independently, Athena shares free weekly training videos on YouTube, covering strategy, technique, and the mental game, along with resources such as a match-planning worksheet.

Athena’s coaching emphasizes intelligent shot selection, pattern recognition, technical understanding, and practical tools for handling pressure.