NATIONAL TEAM HEAD COACH
MASTER TEACHING PROFESSIONAL
PRO PLAYER
US OPEN & WORLD CUP Bronze Medallist
Eric AH-Yuen
Eric AH-Yuen is an internationally recognized high-performance coach, professional pickleball coach, and former elite athlete with more than two decades of experience developing champions across multiple sports. Widely respected for his expertise in player development, performance coaching, and leadership, Eric has dedicated his career to helping athletes maximize their potential from the recreational level to world-class competition.
As a professional pickleball coach, Eric has taught, trained, and coached thousands of players throughout North America, ranging from beginners to elite professionals. His coaching résumé includes working with some of the biggest names in the sport, including former World No. 1 Kyle Yates and world-ranked professional Salome Devidze. His ability to improve technical skills, strategy, athletic performance, and mental toughness has earned him a reputation as one of the sport’s leading coaches.
Eric serves as Head Coach of Team Canada at the World Cup of Pickleball, leading Canada’s Open Pro, Senior Pro, and Junior National Teams on the international stage. He is also a certified IPTPA Level 2 Teaching Professional, IPTPA Rating Specialist, Canadian National Pickleball Coach Level 2, and has served as a USAPA National Ambassador since 2015, reflecting his commitment to growing the sport and developing the next generation of players.
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PRO PICKLEBALL PLAYER
As a competitor, Eric is an accomplished Senior Professional pickleball player and a medalist at some of the sport’s most prestigious events, including winning a Bronze Medal at the US Open Pickleball Championships. His experience as both an elite player and coach gives him a unique perspective that few instructors possess.
Before becoming one of pickleball’s premier coaches, Eric built an extraordinary career in high-performance sport. He is a 2-Time World Champion, 4-Time World Silver Medalist, and former National Team Head Coach in taekwondo. He later spent over a decade traveling internationally as a high-performance coach on the PGA TOUR, working with elite professional golfers and helping athletes optimize strength, mobility, injury prevention, recovery, and mental performance. Throughout his career, his athletes have captured victories on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and Asian Tour, while many junior athletes have earned NCAA Division I scholarships.
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Eric’s coaching philosophy is built on the belief that true excellence comes from combining world-class technical instruction, tactical intelligence, physical preparation, and mental resilience. Whether coaching beginners, aspiring professionals, or international teams, his passion is helping every athlete perform at their highest level while building confidence, discipline, and a lifelong love of competition.
Today, Eric continues to coach, mentor, and inspire athletes around the world through private coaching, elite training camps, seminars, and international coaching programs. His reputation for excellence, professionalism, and producing results has established him as one of the most respected high-performance coaches in pickleball.
