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Carol Todd-Lalonde, a part of Canada’s pickleball obsession, knows only too well the toll the sport can take on regular players. She has endured an array of injuries spanning from her neck to her ankle, all while nurturing her year-round devotion to our favorite sport. Tendinitis, Neck Strain, And Hip Injury! “This time last year, I had tendinitis in my elbow, a neck strain, a hip injury — all from pickleball — and I couldn’t play at all,” she told Ken Warren at The Ottawa Citizen. “And then last March, I sprained my ankle playing. I stretched to hit a…

When Trevor Lawrence of the Jacksonville Jaguars suffered an ankle injury against the Cincinnati Bengals, thoughts of Nick Foles immediately crossed many fans’ minds. Yet, the ex-Philadelphia Eagle hero has moved on and is now a gold medallist in our favorite sport. Quite The Success The Former Super Bowl MVP Foles spent the 2023 season as a free agent but has since transitioned over to pickleball and has become quite the success. Although Jaguars’ Coach Doug Pederson likely has Foles on standby, the 34-year-old quarterback might be too occupied now securing victories in pickleball tournaments to return to Jacksonville. Foles…

We featured the Arizona-based coach Riley Palmer in an article about a father-and-son duo who had searched her out when looking for a top pickleball coach. Riley, or “Smiley Riley” as she is known, is a mother of three and runs a thriving pickleball coaching business in Scottsdale. However, she also runs clinics around Maricopa County, The U.S. and internationally. “This Sport Doesn’t Discriminate” Palmer tells how she originally picked up pickleball as being short in stature (5’2), she was limited in the number of pick-up sports she could compete in around her neighborhood. Pickleball turned out to be the…

Idaho’s winter chill often puts a freeze on pickleball for enthusiasts as it restricts their game to indoor courts, which are lacking across the state. However, that is all set to change with the inauguration of The Flying Pickle, set to be Idaho’s premier indoor pickleball club. Cutting-Edge Virtues Nick Petterson, co-owner of The Flying Pickle, extols the cutting-edge virtues of their new establishment: “No corners have been cut,” he says. “We’ve hired lighting engineers, acoustic engineers, we have layers of rubber under the courts to help with joint problems. “We have a full kitchen with a chef who knows…

Two very different but worthwhile fundraising events took place on the East and West coasts recently. Long Island and Dana, Southern California, were the venues for the Turkey Bowl and Christmas Gift Collection, respectively. Turkey Bowl There was a pickleballing twist to traditional Thanksgiving sports when Northport Village, Long Island, held its version of the Turkey Bowl. Northport resident Keith Brady orchestrated this inaugural Northport Turkey Ball, which morphed from a pickleball tournament into a charitable fundraiser for Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. “A Great Success” “The inaugural Northport Turkey Ball tournament was a great success,” Brady informed Joanne Kountourakis at…

An eight-week course tailored for Parkinson’s patients concluded on Monday. The program aimed to teach them the game of pickleball as part of an initiative called Pickleball for Parkinson’s. “A Perfect Pairing” Pickleball for Parkinson’s is a collaboration involving Destination Rehab, a nonprofit in Central Oregon specializing in assisting individuals with neurological conditions like strokes, Parkinson’s, MS, and brain injuries. Carol-Ann Nelson, founder of Destination Rehab, told Dylan Anderman of ktvz.com, “Pickleball requires so much movement and stepping and reaching that we thought it was a perfect pairing to try and work with people with Parkinson’s to get them moving…

At Knapp Elementary in Racine, Wisconsin, Zyaire Strowder, the community school coordinator and Coach Z to her students, transforms the school into a pickleball haven every Wednesday. During her time as the school’s basketball coach, she noticed students asking about pickleball in the hallways. This led her to start an after school club for children to try something new. The pickleball club was created during a brainstorming session between Strowder and a colleague. They discussed what other schools in the community were offering, and eventually, the Racine Area Pickleball Club and Zane Navratil, a pickleball pro and Racine native, donated…

Fort Lauderdale is stepping into an exciting pickleball chapter with The Fort—a new South Florida destination where individuals can hook up for dining, beverages, and pickleball. This groundbreaking partnership with the City of Fort Lauderdale will present top-notch pickleball amenities alongside a fusion of social activities and culinary experiences, perfectly encapsulating the South Florida lifestyle. World’s Premier Pickleball Stadium At the core of The Fort lies its pickleball club, boasting an incredible 43 top-grade courts and the world’s premier pickleball stadium. This cutting-edge facility caters to casual and competitive players, offering open and reserved play, clinics, leagues, tournaments, and the…

USA Pickleball has announced that Pickleball Coaching International (PCI) will be named an “Official Coach Education Partner” of the National Governing Body. PCI has had to meet a strict set of guidelines established by USA Pickleball to ensure the best possible standards for coach certification and education for the sport. “A Unique High-Quality Coach Education Program” Pickleball Coaching International Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Renneson said, “I am thrilled that PCI has become an ‘Official Coaching Education Partner’ of USA Pickleball. “We have worked for years to put together a unique, high-quality coach education program that meets the needs…

Season 2 for Major League Pickleball (MLP) this year has been full of twists and turns on the back end, seeing the league fall apart with Steve Kuhn’s resignation and the merger with the PPA. However, things looked pretty solid on the front end in the regular season events – we can’t complain about high-level pro pickleball! The one thing MLP excelled in this year was creating an electric atmosphere through its team competition format. Pickleball’s top pros were drafted into teams of 4, and watching those teams unify and navigate the Premier and Challenger Levels has been a wild…