Jennifer

Harjo

Pickleball Teacher & Coach

ABOUT JENNIFER

Jennifer Harjo, known by many as Big Momma, started her pickleball career in 2014 and quickly fell in love with the sport. By 2020, she was successfully competing at the 5.0 level when an injury took her out of the game for over a year. Throughout the recovery process, she studied game strategy and decided to return to the game a smarter, stronger player. The name Ojrah (Harjo backwards) reflects her journey of discovery which helped her see the game in new and unexpected ways.

TEACHING STYLE AND PHILOSOPHY

Jennifer’s teaching style and philosophy includes:

  • positive, fun, community atmosphere

  • focus on basic skills first

  • helping students learn drills that they can do on their own

  • kindness, even with students who struggle with the basics

  • placement and strategy is just as important as power

  • positive coaching with encouragement (no yelling or insults)

“If we can control the kitchen, we control our opponents, and then we control the game.”

Jennifer Harjo • Pickleball Teacher & Coach