Spotlight on an Amazing Coach!

Patricia Barney

Hattiesburg, MS (Civilian)

MACS Pickleball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Racquetball Instructor

I am a USPTA, PPR certified pickleball and tennis professional. I played tennis in high school, and then again as an adult, competing for many years in USTA leagues and tournaments. I was introduced to pickleball in 2015 and became a tennis and pickleball instructor in 2019.

I began teaching for MACS in 2021 as the New Orleans VA pickleball/badminton lead instructor. I then relocated to the Hattiesburg, MS area in 2023 and continued teaching the basics of pickleball, badminton, table tennis and racquetball to active-duty military at Camp Shelby. I have loved my work with MACS; most notably my work with wheelchair-bound veterans, one of whom won 3 bronze medals in 2 US Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Florida.