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The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC), the nation’s leading manager of sports and recreation facilities, has teamed up with sports industry leaders plus some retired professional male and female athletes to launch PBX Pickleball. A Host Of Sporting Talent Advisors for the new organization include 3x MLB All-Star Kevin Youkilis, 4x World Series Champ Tino Martinez, 2x MLB All-Star Brad Penny, 18-year MLB veteran Kent Mercker, NHL Player, Coach, GM and Team President Paul Holmgren, 4x Stanley Cup Champ Kris Draper, NFL Pro Bowler and Super Bowl Champ Golden Tate, and former CEO of USA Pickleball Stu Upson among others. Youkilis…

The sense of community and inclusiveness of pickleball has made it a popular fundraising tool for charities and nonprofits. It also brings people together in times of personal loss. Monica Aguilar Hicks, a mother of three in southern California, discovered this following the passing of her husband Leo. After being diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia six years ago, Leo received a stem cell transplant. Following the procedure, he made a vow that he would raise awareness for the Be the Match bone marrow registry if he beat leukemia. “We were devastated. But when they told us about Be…

This weekend, Indiana pickleball players will play for a good cause. The 2023 Making Memories Classic is a pickleball tournament that seeks to raise funds for The Longest Day Alzheimer’s Association. Hosted at Craig Park in Greenwood, IN, the 2nd Annual Making Memories Classic will see pickleball players come together to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana. Tonight, Friday, July 14, the event will kick off with a pro-player exhibition featuring Jade and Jackie Kawamoto, who both grew up playing tennis at Greenwood High School. In an interview with WISH-TV, Laura Forbes, the Communications Director of the…

If you’ve ever set out to play a game of pickleball at your nearby local courts, chances are you have witnessed open play: a window of time during the day when pickleball courts are first come, first serve (literally) to the public. In most cases, some system will be in place to hold your spot in line, whether through a paddle rack or benches. However, other times, you might find that open play can feel like pure chaos, with people fighting over court space or hogging a court for hours at a time. So, what’s the best way of navigating…

Boston’s iconic Fenway Park is hosting the 2023 Pickle4 Ballpark Series through July 16. The tournament got underway yesterday and features professional and amateur tournaments plus open play for fans. In Collaboration With Pickle4 Play will be on 12 temporary courts that have been set up in the outfield. Pickleball at Fenway Park is being held in collaboration with Pickle4, a newly formed partner of the US Open Pickleball Championships. Pickle4: “Where Passion Meets Innovation”. Pickle4 is the home of the US Open Pickleball Championships® and the Ballpark Series™. Its primary focus is the continued development of our favorite sport.…

The Season Two MLP Premier Level Draft has concluded, and we are so pumped to take a look at which teams will stand out this season. From the first overall pick of Ben Johns going to the Chicago Slice to the final selection of Erik Lange, also going to the Slice, this draft has completely reshaped the Premier Level. Rather than analyzing every single pick, we thought it’d be more interesting to look at each team as a whole based on both team DUPR ratings and individual performances from Season One. One thing that we learned from Season One is…

After a month-long break, the PPA Tour is back this weekend to start up the second half of the season at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver, CO. With the absence of many of the tour’s top players, including Tyson McGuffin, Catherine Parenteau, JW Johnson, and Riley Newman, this will likely open up opportunities to see some exciting new matchups on Championship Sunday. Top Players to Watch For: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pickleball Union (@pickleball.union) Women’s Singles View this post on Instagram A post shared by FILA Pickleball (@filapickleball) In women’s singles, all eyes will…

Pickleball is becoming more than just a fun way to socialize and stay in shape. It’s also proving to be a sound business model, especially at the professional level. Since its inception in 2021, Major League Pickleball has seen a 100x growth in its team values, according to the league’s new CEO Julio DePietro. Front Office Sports reported that after being initially acquired for as low as $100,000, MLP team valuations have skyrocketed to as high as $10 million. DePietro, a former partner at Citadel Investment Group, purchased a stake in the Florida Smash MLP team last year. The league…

Major League Pickleball (MLP) announced they are partnering with Pickleball Cares, a new philanthropic organization dedicated to providing resources and opportunities to underserved communities. Together, their goal is to impact lives directly through the sport we all love by introducing pickleball to young people who are in need of opportunities to participate in organized sports. Pickleball Cares hopes to provide underprivileged youths with better opportunities to improve their self-confidence and well-being by reaching out to school districts in historically lower-income areas and providing them with pickleball equipment and clinics. They want to provide kids with high-quality clinics run by professional…

Canterbury Area Pickleball Club The Garden Of England Pickleball has been taking off in the past few years in Kent, “The Garden of England,” with Canterbury Area Pickleball, the latest club to establish itself in the region. Lisa Evans, who was involved in setting up the Canterbury club, previously helped start a club in Ramsgate, Kent, about seven years ago, which is still running. Evans said: “Invicta Pickleball: they’re still going. There’s also one at Baypoint on a Wednesday night.” Polo Farm Sports Club, Canterbury “We’re actually doing a session at Polo Farm on August 17. It’s an Ed Glover…