A HISTORY OF "FIRSTS"...

A history of "firsts"...

Discover the milestones that set us apart within our first year:

• First Certified Instructors: We proudly became the inaugural professionally certified pickleball instructors in the greater Michiana area, helping to bring a new level of play to many of our community's players.
  
  

• Pioneers of Tournament-Style Drills: H2 Pickleball pioneered the fusion of drills into a full-fledged pickleball tournament format. We're not just instructors; we're innovators shaping the future of pickleball training.

• Dedicated Pickleball-Only Facility: Breaking new ground, we are the first in the Michiana area to offer a dedicated pickleball-only facility designed from the ground up for pickleball, and accessible to both members and non-members alike. Join us in a space designed exclusively for the love of the game... by pickleballers, for pickleballers!

Our vision

We use pickleball as a way to build a welcoming, inclusive, caring, and supportive local community. We have fun simply jumping onto a court with anyone in our pickleball community, we compete to challenge ourselves, and we thrive when we remember we have more things in common than that which separates us.

Have fun, compete, and thrive with us!

Our team

Don Happ

Founder / PPR Certified Pickleball Coach

Todd Hill

Founder / PPR Certified Pickleball Coach

Matt McCubbins

Pickleball Teaching Assistant

Don is sponsored by TMPR Sports. Don has a number of years experience coaching both Senior League and high school baseball, as well as several years teaching tennis. 5.0 was his highest attained USTA tennis rating having played competitive USTA Team Tennis for nearly 40 years. Don currently carries a 4.749 Doubles DUPR pickleball rating, as well as a 4.150 Singles DUPR pickleball rating.

Todd is a Business Strategy Advisor within Notre Dame's Athletic Department. He also spent 12 years as an Adjunct Professor within Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. He leverages and applies the skills he learned teaching in the classroom to the pickleball court. Todd is a PPR Certified Coach and is sponsored by TMPR Sports. He currently carries a 4.742 DUPR rating. Todd also serves as an instructor at major pickleball camps when he is in Florida.

Nick Simeri

Pickleball Teaching Assistant

Matt brings to pickleball the lessons he's learned from a lifetime of competitive sports including volleyball, basketball, track & field and golf. Matt enjoys both recreational and competitive pickleball and has played tournaments with Todd, Don and many other local players. As a TMPR sponsored player Matt currently carries a 5.006 DUPR rating and has assisted H2 with lessons, tourneys, and team-building events.

Nick is a sponsored TMPR athlete and has a deep passion for teaching today’s youth. Nick has been a tennis player most of his life and has years of experience coaching children and adults. He started the Men’s Varsity Tennis Team at Indiana University South Bend and coached for several years at the South Bend Racquet Club. He currently holds a DUPR rating of 4.53. In additional to pickleball & tennis, he regularly plays basketball, soccer and many other sports. Nick and his wife have recently started traveling the US participating in high level tournaments as their love for the sport grows.