--- title: Mark Livingston --- [Skip to main content](https://thelocalpickle.com/mark-livingston#main) [![dark logo 1](https://thelocalpickle.com/hubfs/dark%20logo%201.svg) ![dark logo 1](https://thelocalpickle.com/hubfs/dark%20logo%201.svg)](https://thelocalpickle.com?hsLang=en) - Show submenu for ABOUT ABOUT - Show submenu for GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED - [Create An Account](https://thelocalpickle.com/court-reserve-account-prompt-test) - [Memberships](https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Memberships/Public/11447) - [Rules & Regulations](https://thelocalpickle.com/rules-regulations) - [Code Of Conduct](https://thelocalpickle.com/rules-regulations#code-of-conduct) - [FAQs](https://thelocalpickle.com/faqs) - Show submenu for ABOUT US ABOUT US - [Our Mission](https://thelocalpickle.com/about#our-mission) - [Meet The Pros](https://thelocalpickle.com/about#meet-the-pros) - [Work With Us](https://thelocalpickle.com/about#join-the-pros) - [Gallery](https://thelocalpickle.com/gallery) - Show submenu for PLAY PICKLEBALL PLAY PICKLEBALL - [Public Booking](https://app.courtreserve.com/online/publicbookings/11447) - [Daily Schedule](https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Reservations/Index/11447) - [Open Play](https://thelocalpickle.com/open-play) - Show submenu for LESSONS & CLINICS LESSONS & CLINICS - [Lessons](https://thelocalpickle.com/lessons) - [Clinics](https://thelocalpickle.com/clinics) - [Youth Programs](https://thelocalpickle.com/youth-programs) - [COURTRESERVE](https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Portal/Index/11447) - [MEMBERSHIPS](https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Memberships/Public/11447) - [TIMEOUT CAFE](https://thelocalpickle.com/timeout-cafe) - [CONTACT](https://thelocalpickle.com/contact) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Show submenu for ABOUT ABOUT - ABOUT - Show submenu for GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED - GETTING STARTED - [Create An Account](https://thelocalpickle.com/court-reserve-account-prompt-test) - [Memberships](https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Memberships/Public/11447) - [Rules & Regulations](https://thelocalpickle.com/rules-regulations) - [Code Of Conduct](https://thelocalpickle.com/rules-regulations#code-of-conduct) - [FAQs](https://thelocalpickle.com/faqs) - Show submenu for ABOUT US ABOUT US - ABOUT US - [Our Mission](https://thelocalpickle.com/about#our-mission) - [Meet The Pros](https://thelocalpickle.com/about#meet-the-pros) - [Work With Us](https://thelocalpickle.com/about#join-the-pros) - [Gallery](https://thelocalpickle.com/gallery) - Show submenu for PLAY PICKLEBALL PLAY PICKLEBALL - PLAY PICKLEBALL - [Public Booking](https://app.courtreserve.com/online/publicbookings/11447) - [Daily Schedule](https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Reservations/Index/11447) - [Open Play](https://thelocalpickle.com/open-play) - Show submenu for LESSONS & CLINICS LESSONS & CLINICS - LESSONS & CLINICS - [Lessons](https://thelocalpickle.com/lessons) - [Clinics](https://thelocalpickle.com/clinics) - [Youth Programs](https://thelocalpickle.com/youth-programs) - [COURTRESERVE](https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Portal/Index/11447) - [MEMBERSHIPS](https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Memberships/Public/11447) - [TIMEOUT CAFE](https://thelocalpickle.com/timeout-cafe) - [CONTACT](https://thelocalpickle.com/contact) - [PUBLIC BOOKING](https://app.courtreserve.com/online/publicbookings/11447) - - [PUBLIC BOOKING](https://app.courtreserve.com/online/publicbookings/11447) ![CM](https://thelocalpickle.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CM.jpeg?width=276&height=276&name=CM.jpeg) ###### Pickleball Pro # Mark Livingston Dedicated pickleball coach and tournament medalist helping others unlock their full potential on and off the court. ### 12+ Years Racket Experience ### 5 Cups of coffee a day ### 3x Drills per week ## Mark’s Pickleball Journey Coach Mark Livingston is the newest additional to our top notch coaching team. He is joining forces with The Local Pickle as our weekend Pickleball Pro and Drill Master. Mark is a Certified Pickleball Coach and Teaching Professional with 5,300 hours of on-court coaching since 2019. He operates Coach Mark Pickleball, LLC here in Bluffton. Mark is a Certified Teaching Pro, Rating Specialist, and Director with IPTPA, the International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association. He also holds the Certified Pro designation from PPR and is a Level 2 Coach with PCI. Coach Mark is also a 4.5 skill rated player through IPTPA and PPR. He was the Teaching Pro at the Birch Bay Activity Center in Birch Bay, Washington for five years, where he also directed an IPTPA Testing and Training Center. In addition to supporting members and players at The Local Pickle on weekends, Mark works with members of the Sun City Hilton Head Pickleball Club during the week as a Professional Pickleball Instructor. You can learn more about Mark’s coaching philosophy of “Play Slower and Lower” at www.coachmarkpickleball.com. 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