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Rick Schmidt

See his classes here.

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Rick is a resident of Commerce Township, and a lifelong sports enthusiast.  He has played and coached a variety of sports, including baseball, soccer, tennis, racquetball, endurance races, long-distance bicycling and off-road motorcycling.  He discovered pickleball in 2005 while traveling to Arizona for work assignments, and rediscovered it in 2018 through the West Bloomfield Parks and Rec program.  The instructional style he uses is to promote fun and camaraderie, with a goal of meeting each individual class member in their stage of growth in the sport.  He is encouraged by the tremendous expansion of pickleball in southeast Michigan, and believes that the welcoming nature of the player community is a major driver of that growth.  By giving back time to instruct newer players he hopes to return the goodwill he received when picking up the sport here in Michigan and continuing to build up this great group of pickleball enthusiasts.  

Classes:
Intro to Court Position & Shot Selections
​Agility & Aerobic Training

Favorite Class Memory:

"To meet former students on the court and witness the enthusiasm and improvement that has occurred is truly inspiring."

Fun Fact:

Rick has participated in 4 Tough Mudder endurance events in multiple states.  He is also an amateur chef, with a passion for Middle Eastern and Asian foods.

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    • News
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Staff
    • Volunteer
  • Parks + Facilities
    • Bloomer Park
    • Bloomfield Knolls Park
    • Connect
    • Dog Park
    • Drake Sports Park
    • Karner Farm
    • Keith Sports Park
    • Lily Pad Springs
    • Marshbank Park
    • Recreation Activities Center >
      • Nature Room and Outdoor Natural Play Area
    • Schulak Farm
    • Sylvan Manor Park
    • West Bloomfield Trail
    • West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve
    • Rentals
    • DIA Inside Out
  • Recreation
    • Youth >
      • Camps
      • Soccer
    • Adult >
      • Softball
      • Wheels to the Road Bike Club
    • Adult 50+ >
      • Pickleball
      • Senior Newsletter
      • Senior Services Advisory Team
    • Nature >
      • Nature Appointments
      • Nature Birthday Parties
      • Scout Projects
      • Snowshoe
    • Community Transit
    • Instructors
    • Provide Feedback
    • Discount Admission Tickets
  • Events
    • Winter/Spring >
      • Winter Solstice
      • Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance
      • Black Expo
      • Spring Fling
      • Earth Day Celebration
      • Garage Sale
    • Summer >
      • Native Plant Sale
      • Food Truck Tuesdays
      • Kids Komotion
      • Summer-on-the-Bank
      • Walk West Bloomfield
      • National Trails Day
      • Go Fish
      • Marshbank Music
      • Pet Adoption
      • Family Block Party
      • Pollinator Festival
      • Tastes & Tunes
    • Fall >
      • Camp Out
      • Senior Health Expo
      • Group Hayrides
      • Trick or Treat Trail
      • High Tops & High Heels
      • Heroes Appreciation Breakfast
      • Letters to Santa
  • Registration
    • Registration Information
    • Register Online
    • Activity Guide