Technique
Move better.Efficient mechanics and sound fundamentals built for the athlete you are today.
Technique. Strategy. Performance.
Build the foundation.
Elevate your game.
Evidence-informed pickleball coaching for ambitious recreational and tournament players.
● Serving the Coachella Valley
Player first. Always.
KLEVER PICKLEBALL · PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
The whole player
More than learning shots.
Development happens when mechanics, decisions, and partnership grow together.
Strategy
Think better.Court IQ, anticipation, intentional shot selection, and decisions that fit the point.
Performance
Play better together.Doubles responsibilities, partner awareness, movement, communication, and coordinated patterns.
Athlete. Student. Coach.
A player-first approach.
Ivan Da Silva was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro and moved to the United States in 2007. An unexpected loss to a 73-year-old player in Palm Springs changed how Ivan understood pickleball. He realized that success required more than athletic ability and better shots. It required movement, decision-making, court awareness, partnership, and a deeper understanding of how adults develop skills.
That curiosity became the foundation of his player-first coaching approach. Every lesson begins with the individual: how the player moves, what they recognize, how they make decisions, and how they function with a partner.
Qualifications & experience
Built through
practice and study.
Credentials matter. So do years of competing, coaching, learning, and working with the athlete in front of you.
Coaching credentials
- PPR Certified
- SafeSport completed
- USA Weightlifting coaching background
- Sports performance coaching background
Competitive pickleball
- Competing since 2017, with medals from 3.5 through 5.0 and professional qualifier experience
- Attended clinics led by Ben Johns, Kyle Yates, and other notable players
- Worked with and assisted Morgan Evans in clinics and instructional videos
- Continues taking lessons with pickleball coaches
Athletic background
- Competitive soccer
- Capoeira
- Swimming and indoor cycling
- Competitive weightlifting
- Pickleball
Education & leadership
- Associate in Computer Networks; Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science
- BFA in Songwriting and Music Production, Berklee College of Music
- Pursuing an MS in Applied Artificial Intelligence at USD
- IDS Infosec owner; Cybersecurity Senior Manager Lead at a major financial institution
The Klever Method
Learn to READ
the game.
Great doubles players do not only react to the ball. They recognize the whole court, evaluate the situation, act with intention, and develop from every result.
“Do not just hit the ball.
Solve the point.”
Recognize
See the ball, partner, opponents, space, positioning, and tendencies.
Evaluate
Understand what the situation requires and what you can realistically execute.
Act
Choose and execute with intention, not from a memorized pattern alone.
Develop
Learn from the result. Refine, repeat, and adapt over time.
Doubles is a shared game
Two players.
One solution.
Many players are effectively playing singles on a doubles court. KleverPB helps partners read one another, understand changing responsibilities, and move as a coordinated unit.
Ball→Opponents→Partner→Space→Decision
Books that build better players
Train the body.
Develop the mind.
Ideas from motor learning, deliberate practice, resilience, attention, and the mental game help players stay patient while new skills take root.
Expose broadly. Train narrowly. Reinforce repeatedly.
01The Talent Code
02The Inner Game of Tennis
03Mindset
04Atomic Habits
05Peak
06The Art of Learning
Private coaching
Built around
your game.
Ivan maintains a limited coaching schedule to provide focused, individualized instruction. The first lesson begins with how you warm up, move the ball, use your feet, position the paddle, read the court, and choose with intention.
- Recreational and tournament players
- Individual player development
- Doubles partnership development
- Realistic progress for adult athletes
Corporate & group events
Team-building pickleball experiences for corporate teams, private groups, and community organizations. Ivan has led events for groups of up to 30 participants and can adapt the format for different experience levels.
Ask about a group event →Contact
Start a conversation.
760-567-2532
Text preferred before calling.
ivan@kleverpb.comServing the Coachella Valley
Coaching available in English and Portuguese, with conversational Spanish.
Ready to develop your game?
Let us start with
how you see the court.
Tell Ivan about your level, goals, and preferred availability. Coaching is available on a limited basis in the Coachella Valley.
Request a lesson