BATON ROUGE — A local pickleball coach is stepping into the national spotlight this week to showcase an invention designed to sharpen skills right at home.

Tim Spinosa, a Baton Rouge-based pickleball instructor, is scheduled to appear on national shopping network QVC on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 a.m. to debut his invention, the X-treme Pickleball Trainer. 

Spinosa developed the device after identifying a common challenge during his coaching sessions: players needing an easy, solo method to log repetitive practice off the court.

With the sport's rapid growth and the holiday shopping season kicking off, Spinosa's appearance offers local sports enthusiasts a chance to rally behind a Baton Rouge entrepreneur on national television. Viewers interested in following the broadcast can tune in early Thursday morning to catch the live demonstration.