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We’ve recently seen pickleball mentioned in this work of non-fiction, but how about pickleball prose? The author, poet, and pickleball Doug Snelson has released his most recent collection, Pickleball Poetry: Fun and Whimsical Verses to Dink About. Doug first picked up a paddle eight years, although he’s always enjoyed tennis and ping pong. “I’ve always liked racket sports,” he says. “I was captain of my high school tennis team, and my dad taught me a lot about table tennis. We played that a lot as a family.” Snelson has produced five children’s books, but Pickleball Poetry is aimed at readers of…

The National Pickleball League (NPL) just announced that their 2023 league play events will be officially sanctioned by USA Pickleball (USAP). NPL is the premier pickleball league for Champions Pros (Age 50+) and the new partnership further proves their commitment to bringing the highest level of standards and quality to the brand-new team competition format for pickleball’s senior pros. USAP is considered to be the primary governing body for pickleball within the nation, and has brought their expertise in the rules of the game to the sport’s professional level for many years. They officially sanction APP Tour tournaments, one of…

The APP Tour hits the Big Apple this weekend in one of the tour’s biggest events of the year! Over 1,100 amateur and pro players are registered to participate in the tournament, hosted at the massive USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens. Coming off of the incredible PPA Atlanta Open that we witnessed last weekend, we’re ready for another action-packed event with the APP! We’ve got a lot to look out for; from the staples of Andrei Daescu and Parris Todd to up-and-coming forces like Alix Truong, there are plenty of players who will make a huge…

Just last week, we discussed how pickleball is taking over under-utilized malls across the country; now, we have a massive announcement from a modular indoor pickleball concept called Picklemall. They aim to repurpose existing mall properties by installing premium pickleball spaces for the sport’s growing player base. Their first location will be in the Arizona Mills Shopping Center in Tempe, AZ. The 104,000-square-foot facility will feature 24 regulation-sized courts. According to Picklemall, the Arizona facility is just the first of fifty locations they plan to open across the country within 24 months. Their website states that after the Arizona Mills…

The popularity of pickleball among Americans has not yet translated into a large television audience. However, the major pickleball organizations remain optimistic about gaining viewers and attracting more people to play the sport. Outside Celebrities Previously, pickleball relied on outside celebrities to attract viewers, such as hosting celebrity-packed tournaments or featuring former tennis legends in broadcasts. Similar to the “Beckham effect” in Major League Soccer, these efforts aimed to grow the sport’s popularity. However, a shift is occurring, with actual pickleball players emerging as stars within the sport. Players like WNBA star Jewel Lloyd are gaining prominence through the efforts…

Yesterday’s Championship Sunday for the PPA Acrytech Atlanta Open was the biggest pro pickleball finals event of the year so far. Hosted at the Life Time pickleball facility in Peachtree Corners, GA, the championship matches featured the best of the best, as over 1,400 players competed in the largest tournament in PPA Tour history. The top PPA pros showed up, and we got to see many familiar faces take home the gold, including an amazing triple-crown performance from Anna Leigh Waters. Let’s take a closer look at the results of each event. Mixed Doubles – Todd/Newman (6) vs. Waters/Johns (1)…

Ex-Penn State Nittany Lions, Jordan Hill, and Michael Mauti, engaged in a thrilling pickleball match at the Country Club of Harrisburg after deciding to switch gears from the football field to the pickleball court. 48-48 Challenge They joined forces with aviator and pickleball enthusiast Dean Matt from Sarasota, FL. Matt is on a mission to establish a world record by playing pickleball in all 48 contiguous states within 48 days. Don’t forget to read the great article we recently published telling you all about this spectacular event. Sixty-three-year-old Dean Matt of Sarasota is a pilot and pickleball addict. He’s hoping…

The PPA Tour has announced new group and wholesale ticket pricing options for future tournaments, offering its fans bulk packages of 20 tickets for a discounted rate. These packages will be available starting with the upcoming PPA Texas Open and will have options for the PPA’s Grounds Pass, Courtside Package, and VIP Package ticket types. According to a recent email sent out by the PPA, the idea of selling these group packages is to encourage pickleball fans to potentially resell tickets for a net profit. Depending on the ticket type, they claim that the estimated reseller profits will range between…

On Tuesday, the streaming platform Amazon Prime Video announced its latest agreement. They have officially inked a multiyear deal with the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) for exclusive global streaming rights to four live PPA Tour events annually. This deal encompasses the highly anticipated 2023-2024 PPA Tour World Championship Series. The first event to be covered by Amazon Prime will be a thrilling four-day tournament commencing today (Thursday, 5/18/2023) set against the backdrop of the Atlanta Open in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Amazon has confirmed that its coverage will encompass matches featuring renowned players like Ben Johns, Anna Leigh Walters, and Anna…

The PPA is back this weekend with the largest tournament in PPA history! The PPA Acrytech Atlanta Open will see over 1,400 amateur and pro-level pickleball players compete at the Life Time facility in Peachtree Corners. As the biggest tournament in PPA history, you can expect to see all of the PPA’s biggest stars come out to play, including the Johns brothers and Anna Leigh Waters, making the main draw brackets some of the most interesting ones we’ve seen all year! View this post on Instagram A post shared by CARVANA PPA TOUR (@ppatour) Men’s Singles View this post on…