Pickleball Professionals
Guy Darienzo - Director of Pickleball PPR Certified, ASFA Certified
Guy has over 35 years’ experience as an athlete, teacher, and athletic trainer. He was a three-year starter at wide receiver for the University of Delaware, Division I football team, where he developed the work ethic, discipline, and experience to understand and play the game at a high level. After college, he began coaching and teaching using his high energy and dedicated focus at Bergen Catholic High School, Ridgewood High School, as Head Freshman football coach at DePaul Catholic High School and most recently at Northern Highlands Regional High School.
Guy’s enthusiasm for teaching and coaching, as well as his desire to fully develop athletes to become the best version of themselves led him to the 8th grade enrichment program, The Prep. There he teaches Language Arts, a Social Emotional Learning course called Mindset, Mindfulness and Focal Attention (MMFA), and a Strength and Conditioning program. The MMFA course focuses on mindset training and the importance of the mind body connection.
An overwhelmingly positive approach, coupled with an in-depth ability to reach, relate to and inspire every athlete, rounds out a skill set that has made him an exceptionally successful coach and teacher in every venue. Guy has turned his focus to the sport of Pickleball where he is a Head Instructor at Bergen Pickleball Zone in Ramsey and now a Director of Pickleball at Brookside Racquet and Swim Club. As a certified PPR Pro, he focuses on the mental part of the game as well as the skills and tactics necessary to compete. Thiscombined technique is designed to inspire and bring the enjoyment of the sport to all who step on the court.
Cindy Kresch – Director of Pickleball PPR Certified
If you live in Bergen County, you may know Cindy as the owner of A Hum Music, a popular music and movement program serving thousands of area families since 2007. As a teacher, her energy and enthusiasm for giving children and adults fun and supportive learning experiences has been a priority of hers for over 22 years.
What you may not know is Cindy has always had a passion for sports and fitness. She played varsity tennis for Ithaca College and while in graduate school at Cornell University, she worked part time as a certified fitness instructor. Upon moving to NYC, she trained clients in Manhattan, while working full time in marketing and education. When she and her late husband moved to NJ, Cindy continued to work in fitness, running a Hoboken health club for 5 years. She guided her clients to become stronger both physically and mentally.
When her now 25- & 22-year-old kids introduced her to pickleball, her passion to share this sport was almost instantaneous. As a PPR Certified Pickleball Instructor, Cindy has introduced hundreds of people to this fun game and weekly teaches beginners to more advanced players guiding them in all aspects from stroke execution and footwork, to on court mindfulness and strategy. Her students describe her as a “fun, caring, enthusiastic, and patient instructor, who meets you at whatever level you are.”
Cindy is a Head Instructor at Bergen Pickleball Zone in Ramsey, and she is excited to share her love of this sport with both children and adults at Brookside Racquet and Swim Club.