Chris Fagan

I am a PPR certified pickleball coach from North Bend, Washington. I have been teaching clinics, classes and private lessons in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington for five years. I am consistently praised for my engaging and fun coaching style.

Over fifteen years ago, a friend – who happened to be a six-time pickleball champion, pickleball Hall of Famer, and co-founder of USA Pickleball Association – set up a portable pickleball net on my driveway and taught me to play. I’ve been hooked ever since!

Later, I installed a court, net and lights at my home in rural North Bend, Washington. Excited neighbors wanted to learn and play. The joy and laughter of weekly matches were the proof that pickleball brings people together.

Before becoming pickleball-obsessed, I climbed some of the highest mountains in the world, ran 100-mile ultramarathons on mountain trials, and skied unsupported to the South Pole over 48 days with my husband. Besides pickleball, I currently enjoy fastpacking and hiking beautiful trails in the Pacific Northwest and around the world.