Player Health & Safety
New on USAPA.com, check out the updated Player Health & Safety page under the Tournaments/Ratings menu. To expand on this area, USAPA is currently considering the establishment of a Health and Safety Committee. If you have current or former medical experience and would be interested in helping us to devise best safety practices, possibly…
USAPA Unveils New Skill Level Definition Program
As fast as the sport of pickleball is growing, so is the need for constant clarification and thorough understanding of a player’s individual skill level. The USAPA recently developed a comprehensive program that clearly outlines the necessary skills for each respective player’s rating. On the website, interactive display buttons are available and a downloadable PDF…
#NationalsVII: Your posts from Day One
A selection of social media posts from the USAPA Nationals VII Pickleball Tournament. #Congratulations to these young women @ #NationalsVII! #PROLITEPROUD #DETERMINATION #pickleball #nevergiveup! pic.twitter.com/VOGJ1OXIWO — Pro-Lite Sports (@ProLiteSports) November 9, 2015 Duty called. #NationalsVII pic.twitter.com/TNaul7JN08 — Third Shot Sports (@thirdshotsports) November 9, 2015 @littlebitesbig so alert. Important since it was for a gold medal…
APP Tour Named Official Pro Tour Partner of USA Pickleball
The Association of Pickleball Professionals, (APP Tour), has been named Official Pro Tour Partner of USA Pickleball through 2023. Launched in June of 2019, the APP Tour was the first USA Pickleball-sanctioned tour for professionals and amateurs. The 2021 APP Tour campaign currently has 18 scheduled tour stops, with a total prize purse of $700k….
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…
Pickleball player back from the dead – literally
(April 22, 2015 Minneapolis, MN, www.startribune.com) Randy Hall was on the pickleball court when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. “I was pretty much dead,” said Hall, 64, a retired teacher who lives in Willmar, Minn., and winters in Florida. “I had a five-vessel bypass that night.” Two months later, Hall was back on the…
Junior Spotlight – Danny Phillips
Danny Phillips – Big Weapon in a Small Package A ten-year-old from northern Utah has been the youngest player to enter the Margaritaville National Pickleball Championships for the past two years. At eight years old, Danny won Bronze in Junior Boys Doubles with his partner Tate Klein at the 2018 Championships. In 2019, the pair…
USAPA Announces New Partnership with Zelus Insoles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Gainor – (704) 941-4191 USAPA Media Relations George Bauernfeind – (630) 649-8817 USAPA Managing Director, Marketing & Communications USAPA Announces New Partnership with Zelus Insoles Leading Insoles Brand in North America is Great Fit with the Sport of Pickleball PHOENIX, AZ. (April 21, 2020) – The United States Pickleball…
USA Pickleball Unites With Nearly 30 Countries to Launch the Global Pickleball Federation
PHOENIX– USA Pickleball, the National Governing Body for the sport of pickleball, along with pickleball federations across 28 countries, today announced the launch of the Global Pickleball Federation (GPF). The mission of the GPF is to grow and promote pickleball internationally from the amateur to professional levels with integrity and purpose. Priorities for the GPF…
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