Pickleball BC news

Help Choosing a Paddle

17/10/2017

Here's an article from retailer Pickleball Central about choosing a paddle with the best weight for your game.

October Newsletter From Pickleball Canada

10/10/2017

Read the latest newsletter from Pickleball Canada here.

We welcome Kurt Nielsen of LandQuest Realty, as a new sponsor of PICKLEBALLBC, (See their ad on our home page.) Kurt has made the following generous offer:
"I will donate $1000 to PICKLEBALLBC or your local club's fund raising efforts from a completed real estate transaction through me, initiated by a club member or a club member's referral."
To take advantage of this offer and to contact Kurt visit his website here.

Amazing Rally

29/9/2017

Some have called this the best pickleball point ever. It’s only 60 seconds and has everything you want to see on the court – fast, slow, offense, defense. This is a great video to share with your friends as an example of how awesome pickleball really is.
Watch this point now and be inspired to add something new to your game!

2018 Nationals Return To Kelowna

20/9/2017

From the Kelowna Pickleball Club:
"We are happy to announce that Pickleball Canada has awarded the Pickleball Kelowna Club the opportunity to host the 2018 Nationals. Please note a few important details:

Registration will commence March 1st, 2018 so put this in your calendars.
We won't know the official date for a couple of weeks as we follow the Tennis Futures - it will probably be July 6-8 but could be the following week July 13 to 15th.
Cash prizes will be awarded to Bronze, Silver and Gold in the Open events.
All (or most) events will be split into two age categories."

55+ BC Games Results

17/9/2017

Congratulations to all the medal winners in the 55+ BC Games played in Vernon between September 12th & 16th. Results are now available here.

55+ BC Games Schedule

8/9/2017

The final schedule has been published for pickleball at the 2017 55+ BC Games to be held in four separate school/gymnasium locations in Vernon, between September 13th & 16th.

Lower Mainland League Underway

7/9/2017

The Lower Mainland Team League got underway on Monday, September 4th with matches between the Banzai Boomers A & B (Vancouver) against the (Maple Ridge) Dink Warriors A & B, played at Burnaby Heights Park. For a list of registered teams and results check the Lower Mainland Pickleball League web page here.

A New Age in Pickleball

2/9/2017

Read Glen Peterson's thoughts on "the inevitable rise of younger players to the top of this sport" here.

National Pickleball Day in Comox

19/8/2017

Here's a report from Joe McNeil of the Comox Valley pickleball community on Vancouver Island:
"The Comox Valley Pickleball Association celebrated National Pickleball Day on Sunday August 13th. It was a huge success for its first year. There is a short article and pictures on the home page of the Comox Valley Pickleball website: http://cvpickleball.ca/."

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