Pinehurst Pickleball Association Doubles Tournament

Join us for the 1st Pickleball tournament hosted by Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, September 18-20, 2014! Events include Men’s 40+, 60+ and 70+ Doubles; Women’s 40+, 60+ and 70+ Doubles; Mixed 40+, 60+, 70+ Doubles. Competition will take place at the Pickleball Courts located on Pinehurst No. 6 at 97 Juniper Creek Blvd. in Pinehurst, NC. CLICK HERE for complete information and the registration form.

Gulf Breeze latest to tackle Pickleball

Published July 30, 2014 - www.pnj.com

Sure, I snickered when the bosses assigned me a story on Pickleball, a racquet game described as a cross between badminton, tennis and ping pong.

And yes, I rolled my eyes when I was told that the fast-growing, goofy-named game is really, really popular among the 50-plus set.

"There are 104 Pickleball courts in the Villages," one player said, referring to the mammoth retirement Shangri-la near Ocala.

Yay, I thought. This is going to be as exciting as shuffleboard or four-square. And just as fast.

Then I went to the Gulf Breeze Community Center and played a few games with some of the more experienced Pickleball players.

I'm not snickering now.

 

CLICK HERE to read more.

 

Pickleball Social Night growing in popularity at city recreation centers

Published July 30, 2014 - www.pineapplenewspaper.com

The Pickleball craze combining the best of badminton, racquetball and tennis is becoming popular for residents of all ages and abilities at Pompey Park Recreation Center and Delray Beach Community Center. Pickleball is a fun and active racquet game. The game can be played indoors or outdoors and is traditionally played on a badminton size court with a net similar to what’s found in tennis but lowered to just under 3 feet. Pickleball players use a wooden paddle or hard plastic paddle to hit a ball similar to a plastic wiffle ball, serve underhand and allow the ball to bounce once on the opposing player’s side before being returned.

“The Pickleball at Pompey Park is great because it’s social open play matching up players of all skill levels. We have four courts of games playing simultaneously,” said Delray Beach resident and Pickleball aficionado Merrill Beveridge.

Beveridge compares the game to tennis but said it’s less strenuous on her body. She said the court is about one-third the size of a tennis court and that games are played to 11 points with the winner having to win by two.

Social Pickleball Night is currently held Pompey Park Recreation Center, 1102 NW Second St., while summer camps are in session. Cost is free at this time. Starting August 18, Pickleball will move to a timeslot from 8-11a.m., Monday to Friday at Pompey Park. On August 23, a Saturday 1-4p.m. Pickleball schedule will also open at Pompey Park. Players can bring their own Pickleball racquet or one will be provided by staff.

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Strategy and Technique Clinic held at North Georgia Pickleball Club

Submitted by Ann Earley, Ambassador, North Georgia

Today Tom Earley conducted his second summer clinic for Intermediate Plus Pickleball players. After three hours, the players are ready for competition in our 8th annual PB club tournament on September 5-7!

Gary Clark goes down of dehydration - Don't let this happen to you! 

Palmetto Indoor Doubles Invitational

PALMETTO INDOOR DOUBLES INVITATIONAL
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
SATURDAY,AUGUST 16 and SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
MEET AND GREET FRIDAY NIGHT - AUGUST 15, 2014

Hi to all Pickleball Players,

We hope that all of you are having a wonderful summer season! The Palmetto Indoor Doubles Invitational is being held in beautiful Aiken, South Carolina on August 16, 17 2014. There will be a meet and greet social for all players on Friday night August 15 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. sponsored by the City of Aiken Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department.  

Deadline for mail in entries is July 31, 2014. On-line entry deadline is August 6, 2014. We hope to see you there!!

Cindy and Nancy
Tournament Directors
954-309-5882
419-320-3655

Adult Pickleball Clinic in Wake Forest, NC

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with the Wake Forest Pickleball Association to sponsor adult pickleball clinics on Tuesday evenings in August. The clinics will be offered from 6-7 p.m. at the Flaherty Park Pickleball Courts, located at 1226 N. White St.

The pickleball clinics are free and open to anyone ages 18 and older, but space is limited to the first 24 registrants.

Register online through Sunday, Aug. 3, at http://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/recdeskportal/. Anyone wishing to register will be required to set up a free account with a unique user name and password. The pickleball clinics can be found by selecting “Programs” then “Adult Athletics.”

Pickleball is played on a badminton-sized court with a plastic ball and paddle. Easy to learn the game can be played indoors or outdoors and as singles or doubles. No special apparel is required, and equipment will be provided for use by the clinic participants.

For more information about pickleball, contact Joe Vartanesian at retired17@gmail.com.

For more information about the pickleball clinics or registration, contact Athletics Superintendent Edward Austin at 919-435-9562 or eaustin@wakeforestnc.gov.

Pickleball popularity on the rise in Delray Beach

Published July 23, 2014 - www.sun-sentinel.com

 

Pictured from right, Pickleball ambassador Josh Kalin preparing to serve as Merrill Beveridge gets ready to return. Pickelball a game that combines the sports of badminton, racquetball and tennis has caught on at Pompey Park and Delray Beach Community Center. (David DiPino, photo/david dipino / July 23, 2014)

The Picklelball craze combining the best of badminton, racquetball and tennis is becoming popular for residents of all ages and abilities at Pompey Park Recreation Center and Delray Beach Community Center.

The game can be played indoors or outdoors and is traditionally played on a badminton size court with a net similar to what's found in tennis but lowered to just under 3 feet. Pickleball players use a wooden paddle or hard plastic paddle to hit a ball similar to a plastic wiffle ball, serve underhand and allow the ball to bounce once on the opposing player's side before being returned.

"The Pickleball at Pompey Park is great because it's social open play matching up players of all skill levels," said Delray Beach resident and Pickleball aficionado Merrill Beveridge."We have four courts of games playing simultaneously."

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Cary will build pickleball courts in White Oak Park

Published July 24, 2014 - www.carynews.com

CARY — Four players stood in the gymnasium of the Brier Creek Community Center in Raleigh, equipped with large paddles and a neon ball as holey as Swiss cheese.

The players lobbed the ball back and forth over a net. They carefully avoided the “kitchen,” a small rectangle near the net that’s off limits.

Was this a large-scale game of ping pong or a weird form of badminton? Maybe some sort of tennis match?

Nope, it was pickleball.

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