Pickleball Up! Up! Up!

Pickleball Success Comments on USAPA National Tournament

"The direction of pickleball in this country is

up, up and up thanks to the many volunteers in the USAPA!"

USAPA Ambassadors Opt-in!

USAPA Ambassadors!

"You all recently received an e-mail from Dick Manasseri inviting you to join our new USAPA How-to Group. This Google Group is the tool that you all have been waiting for. As Ambassadors you are already great leaders in promoting the sport in your local areas. This tool will take your leadership skills to the next level. Regional and Local Ambassadors across the country are sharing their success stories and providing you with detailed information to help grow pickleball and USAPA memberships in your area. Learn from those who have already walked in your shoes. Check out the mini-plans and pick a couple of things that you would like to accomplish this year. Or, partner up with another Ambassador and work as a team to build and carry out your mini plan. If each one of us sets just two goals for the year – just think how much we can accomplish as a Region. But first - just look at what's out there and share anything you have that will assist others. The group has only been up and running for less than two days as of this writing and already we have nearly 35 members on board. What are you waiting for?"

Donna Donald, USAPA Atlantic South Regional Ambassador
10/15/2009 ASR Newsletter http://asre-newsletter.blogspot.com/

Membership to the USAPA How-to Group is by invitation to USAPA Ambassadors/Directors. As of today, 52 Ambassadors/Directors representing 27 states have opted into the newly formed USAPA How-to Group.

• USAPA How-to Group
• http://groups.google.com/group/usapa-how-to-group
• USAPA Pickleball Promoters exchange best practices and resources to expedite the growth of Pickleball

If you are a Great Lakes Pickleball Ambassador and have not received an invitation or have questions about the sign-in process, please contact Dick Manasseri.

Huntsman World Senior Games: Pickleball Results

Congratulations to the Great Lakes Region Athletes who participated in the Huntsman World Senior PICKLEBALL Games...

"...to foster worldwide health, friendship and peace."

*** THE RESULTS ***

Great Lakes Medalist Listed w/Partners

• Pickleball Masters-Legends Doubles 2009 Results
• http://www.seniorgames.net/results/2009/pickleball/doubles/masters-legends/

• Pickleball Doubles Men 2009 Results
• http://www.seniorgames.net/results/2009/pickleball/doubles/men/
• Men 55 - 59 Gold, Allen Hager, OH/Michael Jennings, MN
• Men 65 – 69 “A” Division Silver, Gerald Winter, WA/Lynn Carlson, IL
• Men 65 – 69 “B” Division Gold, Harvey Beckermann, MN/Leland Rients, MN
• Men 70 - 74 Silver, Don Walker, OH/Jack Clark, AZ

• Pickleball Mixed Doubles 2009 Results
• http://www.seniorgames.net/results/2009/pickleball/doubles/mixed/
• 65 – 69 “A” Division Gold, John Banion, CO/Pat Sullivan, MI
• 65 – 69 “B” Division Silver, Donna Hunter, AZ/LeLand Rients, MN
• 65 – 69 “B” Division Bronze, JoAnne Tressler, OH/Larry Birdsell
• 70 - 74 Gold, Don Walker, OH/Jo Hancock, AZ

• Pickleball Doubles Women 2009 Results
• http://www.seniorgames.net/results/2009/pickleball/doubles/women/
• Women 55 – 59 “B” Division Gold, Cheri Swinehart, AZ/Pat Sullivan, MI

• Pickleball Singles Men 2009 Results
• http://www.seniorgames.net/results/2009/pickleball/singles/men/
• Men 65-69 Gold, Harvey Beckermann, MN
• Men 65-69 Silver, Leland Rients, MN
• Men 70-74 Gold, Don Walker, OH

• Pickleball Singles Women 2009 Results
• http://www.seniorgames.net/results/2009/pickleball/singles/women/
• Women 65-69 Bronze, JoAnne Tressler, OH
  

• Main Pickleball Results Page
• http://www.seniorgames.net/results/2009/pickleball/

Windsor Pickleball Demo/Clinic

!!! Windsor PICKLEBALL !!!

Thanks to Barbie Dean

Windsor's Seasoned Citizens 55+

enjoy the health and wellness benefits of PICKLEBALL!

• Read more and watch the slideshow at Pickleball Ontario:

http://pickleballontario.blogspot.com/2009/10/pickleball-in-windsor-ontario-at.html

October 22, 2009 ::: USAPA Ambassador Tom Valentine and USAPA Director Dick Manasseri will join Barbie Dean to present a PICKLEBALL Demo/Clinic.

USAPA National Tournament Players List Nears 400!!!!

USAPA Nationals Brackets to be published sooooooooooooooooooon. Players list nears 400!!!!

"We will publish the player list, but it may not be for another week or two. We have not yet received the entries that were mailed on the deadline of Saturday, October 10. Key people involved with data entry, planning, and seeding are busy at the Huntsman tournament this week. This will be a huge tournament with close to 400 players. Much work remains to be done." Bill Booth, USAPA President (10/12/2009)

WI Pickleball By Tom Brull, USAPA Ambassador

USAPA E-Pickleball News is delivered to USAPA Members' inboxes on the first of each month. Here's a sampling...

Pickleball in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
by Tom Brull, USAPA Ambassador
USAPA E-Pickleball News, October 1, 2009

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, began a new Pickleball club for players in the City of Manitowoc. We were successful in getting the City Recreation Department to paint two courts in 2008 on a tennis court that was seldom used and they added a third court this past spring. They also provided us with a gym to use in the winter. We had to tape off courts, but it worked.

We are averaging 15 to 20 players on a weekly basis and are now listed in the "Places to Play" section of the USAPA website. Although, our surface leaves a lot to be desired, we have started and are growing. Our players range in age from 9 to 70 and we have a good mix of men and women. In the beginning, I provided the equipment. Now almost everyone has their own equipment and are learning new techniques each session. I have been providing our Rec Dept with info from USAPA in hope of getting better and permanent courts, but it hasn't been catching on with them as fast as I would like. I have even volunteered to help paint the lines on the gym floor so that we don't have to tape in the winter, and hopefully will speed up the process.

We are presently playing on Wednesday evenings starting at about 6 pm. and lasting until 7-7:30 pm. As daylight hours decrease, we will start play at 5:00 pm. This Winter, we will move indoors play on Saturdays from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm.

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USAPA National Tournament Registration Deadline: October 10th

USAPA National Tournament

On November 2nd, more than 300 pickleball players from across the country & Canada will converge on Buckeye, AZ for the first USAPA National Tournament. This year the tournament will be held at the Sun City Festival, a Del Webb Community in Buckeye, just a short drive from Phoenix.

If you have not yet registered, there still is time. Registration will end October 10, so hurry and register on-line now.

The USAPA will be selling official USAPA hats, visors, sweat bands, and lapel pins. Additional pickleball vendors will be selling the newest equipment, there will be new home tours for those interested, a banquet with entertainment, tours and attractions around the Phoenix area, and of course lots of pickleball for all ages.

Come and experience the warmth of Sun City Festival and the excitement of the first USAPA National Tournament. For tournament information Click Here