Kelly has been teaching tennis since his high school days as a parks and recreation instructor, becoming certified by the USPTA in 1988. As a player, he was a nationally ranked JUCO tennis player and played a year of D-1 tennis at the University of Texas-El Paso, garnering all-WAC academic honors before embarking on his teaching career. Kelly still loves to compete and played on two sectional qualifying teams in 2023 at the 4.5 men and 9.5 mixed levels.
Kelly prides himself on being adaptable to any level of player. He gives relatable, common sense corrections and provides players with “extra tools” in their tool box to call upon when competing.
Kelly also is passionate about Pickleball. He has run numerous pickleball round robins and tournaments and plays frequently! He is certified as a pickleball professional through the USPTA.
