06/01/2026
“I would definitely recommend this training to my friends.”
After realizing he had a unique talent and passion for pickleball, Dex Saniuk began Sports Performance classes at OrthoNebraska to further improve his game. Through his training, he’s been working on improving his strength, pushing his endurance and perfecting his form to prevent injuries — all while making some new friends along the way. The best part? He has seen noticeable improvements in his movement and learned to push himself to discover what he can truly do.
Hear more from Dex and his dad about their Sports Performance experience and how it’s helping Dex work toward his goals.
Video transcript
Dex: My name is Dex and I like playing pickleball.
Mike: My name is Mike Saniuk. I’m Dex’s dad. Our entire family plays pickleball. Mom plays very socially. Dex and I play very competitively.
Dex: My favorite part about playing pickleball would probably be just the community and friends.
Mike: Watching Dex play pickleball truly just fills my heart.
Dex: When I started doing classes at Ortho, I mean like, the coaches are they’re so nice, and the kids are just so nice, too. Some of the things I’ve learned from the training here is like, try your best and no one will make fun of you.
Mike: Every coach that we’ve seen work with Dex has been very professional, very fun but firm, often leading to push himself and again, give him a chance to believe in himself to see what he can truly do.
Dex: My vertical jump and my side to side movements, I get compliments all the time with my grandparents like saying, “You’ve gotten so much better with these workouts.”
Mike: The amount of improvements over the last 2 to 3 months has been um actually astronomical for for our son.
Dex: It keeps me getting stronger.
Mike: The injury prevention part of Ortho’s training is super important to us. Dex has a connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos. So he has really hypermobile joints. Form has to be perfect, otherwise he could really injure himself. So the fact that they’re there watching over and giving him educational pieces to his training is very very important to us.
My biggest dream for Dex is that he continues just to have fun and take it as far as he can go.
Dex: I would definitely recommend this training to my friends and anyone.
Mike: It’s been a fantastic experience.
