European Pickleball Federation and IPTPA bring coaching certification to Europe
Short answer: The European Pickleball Federation announced a partnership with the International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA) to bring its Level I coaching credential to coaches across Europe, according to the EPF news page.
The EPF news page describes the IPTPA as the leading authority in pickleball coaching certification, with a credential recognised in more than 90 countries. It also reports that Universidad Europea is becoming the first university in Europe to host a university-level course developed with the EPF and the IPTPA, citing rising demand for qualified instructors.
We have only read the headlines and summaries on the EPF news page, not the full announcements, so details such as course dates, prices and eligibility are not covered here. See the EPF site for those.
Related: EPF joins the World Pickleball Federation.
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Sources checked 14 Oct 2026. Header photo: Players at a pickleball training session in a hall in Hungary, by Bananajoe42, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
