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'Pickleball is the Wild, Wild West' - S.I.

24/5/2022

 
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​From Sports Illustrated: "There are: Too many leagues. Too many federations. Battling billionaires. Bad behavior. And the growth of a booming sport is on the line." Read the full article here.

USAP Member Magazine

20/5/2022

 
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​Read the USA Pickleball members May/June Pickleball Magazine ​here.

USAP Member Newsletter

11/5/2022

 
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​Read the 2022 May USA Pickleball member newsletter 
here.

USAP Announce New Sanctioned Formats

10/5/2022

 
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USA Pickleball is pleased to announce it has approved two new sanctioned tournament formats, in effect as of April 1 st, 2022: 
  • No-Referee Sanctioning
  • Mini (Skinny) Singles 
To read more about these new sanctioned formats, visit USAPickleball.org. 

Pickleball Fire Magazine

10/5/2022

 
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​Read the May edition of 
Pickleball Fire magazine here.

Pickleball: Must-Have Luxury Amenity

4/5/2022

 
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​​"Pickleball is trending, and luxury real estate developers are racing to keep up." Read the full article, written by Rebecca Bratburd for 
Mansion Global here.

Pickleball - Victoria - Noise

2/5/2022

 
"Pickleball’s growth raises a racket in Victoria, amid bans over noise complaints.
Pickleball players readily admit their sport makes noise, but complaining about the sound of people having a healthy good time is out of bounds, say players and officials." Read the full article from CHEK News here.

Pickleball Becoming Big Business

24/4/2022

 
Article from Jessica Golden, CNBC: "The name of the sport, whimsical and nondescript, may invoke an image of a slow-moving game played by retirees in Florida. But the paddle sport — a cross between tennis, badminton and table tennis — is now America’s fastest-growing sport and is attracting major interest and financial investments." Read the full article here. ​

Pickleball Fire Magazine

31/3/2022

 
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​The March/April edition of 
Pickleball Fire Magazine is out, and it has lots of instructional articles, player profiles, and industry news. Read here.

Noise: Coast to Coast Concerns

30/3/2022

 
From the Los Angeles Times: "The sport of pickleball has been around for nearly 60 years but grew in popularity during the pandemic.  Although it’s played on an adapted tennis court, some neighbors will say it’s not as quiet as its 'sister' sport, tennis.
L.A. Times investigative reporter Connor Sheets joined us to explain how the noise generated from this pastime is serving up some irritability in communities located close to the courts."
​Watch the video report here.
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