Friends and Affiliates
History
Progress Pickleball was formed in June of 2014 to fill a need for pickleball courts for 1 month as a prior club was being updated. At the end of this month it became apparent that we should continue for the summer as the community centres in Scarborough were closed for July and August.
At the end of August it was decided that there was enough ongoing demand to keep our location open for the fall. On December 1, 2014, we moved from 1510 Birchmount Road to 291 Progress Avenue.
Leadership
Ray Nanji is the third Progress Pickleball Club President. He took over from Mike Livie on Dec-01-2024. Please see the official announcement here.
Ray Nanji has been helping out with the club for 8+ years. In 2017 he setup the club's website which continues to operate under the very well-known domain name progresspickleball.com.
Over the years, he secured many strategic partnerships with local and international organizations. This has resulted in current affiliate totals in the double-digits and has helped to get Progress Pickleball to be the most recognized club in the area.
Ray Nanji also competed at the highest levels in Canada between 2018 and 2021. Post COVID-pandemic, he has focused on his passion for coaching pickleball. Known as "Coach Ray", he is also the Head Pro at the Club.
Clinics and Courses
Coach Ray offers custom lessons and also regularly runs a number of pickleball clinics & courses designed to help you improve your game.
These clinics are typically run in 6-week cycles and are bundled lessons that vary in content depending on the skill level of the student(s).
For more information or to book a course or clinic, please contact Coach Ray at ray@progresspickleball.com
Club Hours
Our club hours are:
Club Atmosphere
As a drop in club, we usually have several different skill levels and do our best to assist in getting competitive games for those who attend.
When we are extremely busy we divide into two groups: Recreational and 4.0+.
We welcome new players and visitors to our club.