At last. With dedicated, outdoor pickleball courts sprouting up in smaller cities and villages around the country, we are also beginning to see indoor options become just a little more plentiful.  While we are certainly grateful for those YMCAs, … [Read more...]

With temperatures plummeting and players flocking out-of-the-cold and indoors, we are once again approaching the date for our annual pickleball between-Christmas-and-New Year's get together – also known as the 2019 WinterMAX Pickleball … [Read more...]

While college football fans are devouring Top 25 rankings in any-and-every publication they can get their hands on, the month of July marks the final month of a relatively quiet time for college coaches and staff. With the exception of spring … [Read more...]

Do you sit at home waiting for your spouse, who’s already an hour late, to come home!!!?  Do you have a honey-do list that keeps growing because your spouse isn’t around? Does your spouse have a sore thumb because they’re watching videos, or … [Read more...]

If you're like me, you are addicted to the game of pickleball.  I have previously expounded on  10 reasons why I love pickleball -- from the numerous health benefits, to the competition to the social aspect of the game. On the pickleball passion … [Read more...]

Nothing generates a retreat to one’s own philosophical corner in pickleball like the ball debate or rally scoring. For both topics, opinions are plentiful – and, like politics, one is not likely to change the mind of another. What is Rally … [Read more...]

If you’re a pickleball newbie, you can download the USAPA & IFP Official Tournament Rulebook to find the “official” rules about how to play the game of pickleball. Etiquette “rules,” on the other hand, are generally unwritten – yet equally as … [Read more...]

Getting ready to host pickleball tournaments? As a tournament director there’s much to do – securing a facility and courts, recruiting an army of helpers/volunteers, marketing the tournament, procuring food, water, drinks, balls, awards and giveaways … [Read more...]

If you're a member of an "official" pickleball club, play at your local YMCA or Community Center or have simply been playing pickleball at your local courts, you've likely heard of ladder leagues. Perhaps you've even seen a flyer for them posted at … [Read more...]