Awareness
Notice what gets your attention. Do you replay your mistakes but quickly forget your good shots? Start catching that habit.
CONFIDENCE COACHING FOR WOMEN PICKLEBALL PLAYERS 50+
Play the game
you’re capable of playing.
You love pickleball, and you want to see how good you can get. But self-doubt, overthinking, and the fear of letting down your partner, your team, or yourself can keep your best game from showing up.
You’re far more capable than you know.
Confidence grows when you learn to see your progress.
Your mind naturally notices mistakes and what still needs work. Confidence grows when you notice that habit and begin looking for what’s improving, too. Every time you recognize something you’re doing better, you give yourself another reason to trust your game.
Intention
Choose a quality you want to build, like courage or patience. Set an intention to look for moments in your game that show that quality.
Focus
Give those moments credit. Maybe you went for your shot despite feeling nervous or stayed patient through a long rally. Each one gives you a reason to believe in yourself.
What shakes your confidence on the court?
Choose what sounds most like you, and I’ll give you one simple thing to try in your next game.
Try this next game
Meet Coach Sue
Your coach may believe in you before you do.
I’m Sue Hughes, MSEd, a Senior Pro pickleball competitor and Player Development & Mental Performance Coach. I’ve spent nearly four decades helping athletes and other high achievers move through self-doubt and perform with greater freedom.
My master’s degree in Counseling and background in high-level sports help me understand both your game and the self-doubt that can get in its way. I’ll help you work through what’s holding you back, put your strengths to work, and build the confidence to discover how good you can be.
You deserve a coach who believes in you. It’s okay to borrow that belief while you build your own.
What Players Are Saying
I’ve grown so much since joining Pickleball Awakenings - both on the court and in life. Coach Sue offers amazing resources covering confidence, mechanics, strategy, and more - but the GREATEST RESOURCE is Coach Sue herself. Through her personal guidance, she has helped me build confidence, overcome fears, and find courage on the court and beyond. It has also been an honor to connect with such a special community of women in the Awakenings group who genuinely support one another’s growth!
Nancy B.I am so VERY impressed with this program and continue to learn every day! As a women over 60, I can truly feel my skills improving, my confidence growing, and my community (something very precious to me) expanding. We gather for live coaching sessions, gameplay reviews available and weekly online discussions where we can encourage and celebrate each other’s growth. This program is an absolute WIN! Thank you, Sue, for your dedication and hard work in helping us all elevate our game!
Sandy A.I had heard about this amazing Coach at Bounce, who gave lessons. Finally I saw Sue Hughes in person...and the rest is history. Not only did i sign up for private sessions but joined Pickleball Awakening. The web site was interactive and very informative. You could ask questions, hear different perspectives, watch instructional videos and personalize each area to fit your own needs. Loved her clinics and all the like minded players I met. This fills a needed niche for the mature female athlete!
Becca L.Find the right coaching for you.
Your confidence coach, wherever you play.
You don’t have to work through self-doubt on your own.
Pickleball Awakening is my online coaching community for women pickleball players 50+. Wherever you live, you can bring me your questions, talk through what’s shaking your confidence, and get help deciding what to focus on next.
It’s frustrating when you keep working on your game, but self-doubt and overthinking still get in the way. You know the mental side matters, but you may not know how to change it. Here, you’ll have my guidance and the support of growth-minded women on a similar journey. You can talk honestly about what’s hard, learn from one another, and help each other recognize progress that’s easy to overlook on your own.
Ask questions anytime. Get personal guidance from me. Keep growing together.
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Your pickleball game deserves more than constant self-judgment.
Let’s build confidence that holds up through the ups and downs, so you can trust your skills and enjoy discovering what you’re capable of.
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