CNN: Pickleball, virtual golf, skydiving, craft beer: How malls are luring shoppers
Pickleball, virtual golf, skydiving, craft beer: How malls are luring shoppers – As reported by Parija Kavilanz for CNN Business. As Covid restrictions ease, expect to see more malls morph into family entertainment destinations where shopping may not even be what draws shoppers in. CNN spoke to Tanger Outlets CEO, Stephen Yalof about some of…
USAPA Regional Updates
Each month, our Regional and District Ambassadors submit reports on what is happening in their area. Here is a quick snippet of what was reported in October. Southern Arizona Pickleball Association 1st Fall Double Elimination Tournament Southwest Region – Submitted by Chuck Borozinski, USAPA SW Region Media Contact SAPA just finished the first non-rated to 2.5 tournament…
More Schools Playing Pickleball During Coronavirus Pandemic
Article By: Kai Beech, National Correspondent for E.W. Scripps. Playing sports while obeying safety protocols, like social distancing, can be difficult. But with many people looking to exercise and stay safe during the pandemic, one sport is now serving up that option: pickleball. “Compared to other sports where you have a lot of contact with…
Celebrating pickleball’s 50th anniversary
Across the United States, we have heard about many pickleball groups celebrating pickleball’s 50th anniversary. Here is a taste of the festivities that has been reported. Have you celebrated pickleball’s big anniversary? If so, send us a picture and/or a story to newsletter@usapickleball.org and we’ll post it below. Indian Land, South Carolina Thanks Barb Patrick, Vice President…
The Picklebarn Is Creating New Opportunities While Giving Back To Its Southern Minnesota Community
By Bob ReinertRed Line Editorial When Mitch and Sidney Elofson were doing internships at a tennis academy in Naples, Florida, as part of their master’s degree programs, they decided to try pickleball. Both were immediately hooked. After returning to their native Minnesota, the married couple played the sport more and more frequently until the COVID-19…
USA Pickleball Featured on Good Morning America
As more media outlets continue to pick up on the Pickleball popularity wave, USA Pickleball has found itself once again in the national television spotlight. This past week, Good Morning America has joined the queue to be the next news station to feature pickleball as one of the fastest-growing sports in America. Good Morning America…
Video: Brunswick County loves pickleball, Wilmington is catching on
(March 2, 2016 Brunswick County, NC, www.foxwilmington.com) More than 350 people are members of the Brunswick Forest Pickleball Club. They play on brand new pickleball courts in the community almost every day. The courts are similar to tennis courts but they are much smaller in size. Don’t be fooled, the game can be very challenging….
Pickleball and Service: Growing Together
Have you heard of this silly sport and happy marriage of Pickleball and Service? From an Army Airborne Paratrooper to pickleball Ambassador; Dan Beeman has never stopped serving. At 50, Beeman was involved in a major car accident and subsequently had a double fusion of his vertebrae in his back. While this traumatic event impacted…
Pickleball’s popularity is reaching all ages in Williamson County
(August 30, 2017 Franklin, TN, www.williamsonherald.com) For those still unfamiliar with pickleball — and they’re getting fewer and fewer — a description from one of the sport’s enthusiasts might sum it up best. “It’s life-size ping pong with chess-like strategy.” That analogy came from Rick Hobson of Nashville, who was at the Academy Park outdoor pickleball courts…
Hundreds compete in region’s largest pickleball tourney in Bend
(August 15, 2016 Bend, OR, www.bendbulletin.com) It’s 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning, yet the parking spots at Bend’s Pine Nursery Park are filling up fast. All 16 of the pickleball courts — each about one-fourth the size of a tennis court — are filled with men and women vying for victory at what organizers…
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