SAVE THE DATE:
- August 6th & 7th, 2010
- 3rd Annual Senior Pickleball Tournament
- Middletown, Ohio
9/22/09
SAVE THE DATE: Ohio 2010 Pickleball Tournament
USAPA Ambassador Stanley Volkens announces the dates of the 3rd Annual Senior Pickleball Tournament in Middletown "The Pickleball Capital of Ohio"!
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9/15/09
MN Pickleball in the News!
September 15, 2009
Funny name, serious fun
Pickleball is the rage among the older set, who are bringing the sport back from their winter vacations.
By MARY JANE SMETANKA
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jan Merwin used to play tennis. Then she got older and her knees went bad -- bad enough that doctors have recommended that both knees be replaced.
But the urge to compete hasn't gone away, which is why the 63-year-old from Maple Grove drove to Bloomington last week to meet other enthusiasts for two hours of pickleball.
Wearing a salt-stained visor and sunglasses, she smacked a perforated yellow plastic ball back and forth across a net with a wooden paddle, leaping and reaching and jumping in spirited doubles games that left her glistening with sweat when she sat down.
Funny name, serious fun
Pickleball is the rage among the older set, who are bringing the sport back from their winter vacations.
By MARY JANE SMETANKA
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jan Merwin used to play tennis. Then she got older and her knees went bad -- bad enough that doctors have recommended that both knees be replaced.
But the urge to compete hasn't gone away, which is why the 63-year-old from Maple Grove drove to Bloomington last week to meet other enthusiasts for two hours of pickleball.
Wearing a salt-stained visor and sunglasses, she smacked a perforated yellow plastic ball back and forth across a net with a wooden paddle, leaping and reaching and jumping in spirited doubles games that left her glistening with sweat when she sat down.
9/4/09
Windsor Pickleball: New Location!
Windsor Pickleball: New Location!
Riverside Minor Baseball Centre
Riverside Minor Baseball Centre
Open September 29, 2009
Contact: Barbie Dean at bgdean67@mnsi.net
9/3/09
USAPA National Pickleball Tournament
TIME TO REGISTERUSA Pickleball Association
National Pickleball Tournament
GO! http://usapa.org/nationals/index.php
- Sun City Festival
- Buckeye, Arizona
- November 2-8, 2009
- Events will include singles, doubles and mixed doubles in all divisions. Awards will be given to the top three finishers in each event. There will be cash prizes for open division winners. Award winners will receive USAPA Ranking Points (Tier 1).
9/1/09
USAPA Membership Spotlight
September 1, 2009
- USA Pickleball Association
- Membership Spotlight
- Today's Total: 1689 Members
Greater Rochester (MI) Pickleball Fest Mixed Generation PlayersToP Three Regions:
- 1st Player Great Lakes Region - 352 Members
- 2nd Place Atlantic South Region - 340 Members
- 3rd Place Southwest Region - 276 Members
ToP Three States:
- Florida - 304 Members
- Arizona - 274 Members
- Michigan - 242 Members
The numbers change everyday. Atlantic South and Southwest can (and likely will) beat the Great Lakes' numbers with an easy dink over the net. Great Lakes Pickleball's phenomenal growth is really about so much more than numbers. It's about a vibrant community of pickleball players, families and friends being fit together -- on and off the courts. It's about players bringing their zesty Midwest spirit and great sports ethics with them to the game.
Great Lakes Pickleball! FUN! Friends!
PoP! POp!
