Wayne Bigg
Wayne is an accomplished player who competes on a local, regional and national level. He enjoys teaching all levels of players from the beginner to advanced. You can find him playing or teaching just about everyday on a local court. He loves training and playing mixed doubles with his wife Natalie. Beyond pickleball, you can find Wayne running a successful real estate business. In his downtime he enjoys spending quality time with his two boys and three dogs Macie, Charlie and Hank.
Wayne Bigg Sr
Wayne Sr is an accomplished 4.0+ player who has been competing for over 10 years. He brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the training group. He has spread the game of pickleball far and wide and his enthusiasm for the game is contagious. Outside of pickleball Wayne is a US Army veteran and retired machinist. He lives and volunteers in Carolina Beach any chance he gets. He is an active member of the Island Men and American Legion.
Natalie Bigg
Natalie is just one of those all around athletes that can participate in anything and do it well. She is a former volleyball, basketball and track stand out. Don’t let her small size fool you. She held her high school pole vault record and she stands a mere 5’0″ tall. She still competes in beach volleyball today. Her love for sports and competition was what brought her to pickleball. She picked up the game very quickly and became an accomplished player in a short period of time. She recently won gold in a 4.0 mixed tournament playing alongside her husband. She enjoys working out, traveling, going to the beach and spending quality time with her family.
Joe Reina
Joe has been a member of Cape Fear Pickleball Club since its inception. He has served two terms as CFPC Director of Training. He is an IPTPA Certified Level 1 instructor, and has developed training a guide for instructors to teach introductory training. Joe has also participated as an instructor for intermediate level skills clinics and rating assessment clinics (informal).
Other pickleball trainers within CFPC:
Jimmy Carlo sport7799@yahoo.com
Todd “Mojo” Muffley mojopickleball@gmail.com