Andy Zodin on 15 years running racquet sports at Columbine Country Club, what a director actually does day-to-day, the ownership conversations that never go away, staffing teaching pros in 2026, and how private clubs are handling pickleball.
Key Takeaways
- What a director of racquets actually does on a normal Tuesday.
- The ownership conversations that happen on repeat, and how to handle them.
- Staffing and retaining teaching pros in 2026.
- How private clubs are integrating pickleball without losing their tennis identity.
- What Andy would do differently building a program from zero today.

