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AboutDawn

Dawn is a 4.0 tournament player, IPTPA Certified and teaching pro at Mega Pickleball Minnetonka, Minneapolis Pickleball Club and has been the Head Teaching Pro for the City of Edina since 2020.

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After unexpectedly finding herself needing to run drills at Eden Prairie Community Center Dawn discovered that teaching and coaching pickleball

 was her true calling.  Now IPTPA  certified, she teaches all around the Twin Cities southern metro including (but not limited to) outdoor courts in Edina, Richfield, Bloomington, Saint Louis Park, Minnetonka and Hopkins. Whether you want to get ready for competing in tournaments, get good enough to participate in open play or just learn enough to play and laugh with family and friends; Dawn will help you achieve your goal!

 

Dawn lives in Bloomington with her husband Jim, is a grandma to 15 grandchildren, loves to garden and often will bring her sweet puppy Hanna to the courts.

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Dawn always tells her students...

"I can't say enough about Pickleball...it has transformed my life in so many ways and I bet that once you start you won't be able to stop! You'll be hooked like the rest of us!" -Dawn

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UNDERSTAND RATINGS

PICKLEBALL RATING SYSTEM

LEARN ABOUT DUPR and RATE YOURSELF

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What some happy tennis students say:  
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Lucky Shots, NE Minneapolis
Mega Pickle + Pong (Chanhassen)

Minneapolis Pickleball Club
Lone Lake (Minnetonka), Staring Park (Eden Prairie)
Rosland Park (Edina) and Wolfe Park (St L.Park)
Westwood Courts (Bloomington)

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“When I took my first lesson with Dawn, she told me pickleball would change my life… well, I shook that comment off - only to find it has come true. Dawn is a highly skilled pickleball player with great knowledge of the game and an excellent teacher. Because of her, I’ve now introduced many others to the game of pickleball. I’ve brought two teams within our business to take lessons with Dawn and everyone has loved their experience! Dawn has a fantastic way of explaining and demonstrating all the different pieces and parts of the game. I would recommend Dawn to anyone (new AND experienced players) looking to learn more about pickleball and finetune their skills. Thank you, Dawn, for changing my life and many others!"
 
Joanne Stadnik
CEO - Voyage Healthcare
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PHONE:  763-670-0981

EMAIL: dawndohnstad@gmail.com

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TO BOOK INDOOR LESSONS WITH DAWN,

FIND THE COURT RESERVE APP IN YOUR

APPLE STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY STORE 

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