USA Pickleball Announces Pickleball Coaching International as an “Official...
PCI will receive official designation as one of USA Pickleball’s Official Coaching Education Partners PHOENIX — USA Pickleball today announced that Pickleball Coaching International (PCI) will be...
View ArticleLooking back to the weekend, looking ahead to 2024
The end of the 2023 PPA season finished like it started. Without a surprise. What did we learn from this past weekend’s Tour Championship? And what should we expect in 2024? Women’s singles What we...
View ArticleFor Those With Parkinson’s, Pickleball Can Be An Ideal Sport
By Bob Reinert Red Line Editorial Parkinson’s is called a “snowflake disease” because no two snowflakes are alike, and neither are the ways the disease affects different people. According to the...
View ArticlePPA Tour “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023
Gold Medal Matches In numerical order: 11: Catherine Parenteau trailed Lea Jansen 0-5 in the decisive Game Three of the Women’s Singles Final at the National Indoor Championships, then she won eleven...
View ArticleGenie Bouchard, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey and Donald Young Set to Make 2024...
Tennis stars begin their quest to challenge the world’s best pro pickleball players, including Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters, at Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, January 10-14, 2024...
View ArticleEleven PPA “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023 Pt. 2
Part Two: Medals and Standings Triple Threats: Which male players finished the year ranked in the Top Ten in all three categories: Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles? Ben Johns (1-1-1, respectively)...
View ArticleNearly 3,000 Matches Played at USA Pickleball’s 2023 Diamond Amateur...
Holly Hill, Florida — USA Pickleball, the National Governing Body for the sport of pickleball in the United States, hosted the second annual Diamond Amateur Championship presented by Fortune Tires...
View ArticleA Pickleball Family: From Father-Son Partnership to Repairing Creams
Christopher Hardy has played plenty of PPA tournaments with his son, Christopher, now 12. But that all ended not too long ago. “He’s playing 4.0 doubles now. He dumped me for another partner,” dad...
View Article2024 rule changes you should know about
There were 92 rule changes proposed to USA Pickleball for 2024, but just one almost everyone in pickleball has a strong opinion on. And USA Pickleball has told us we’ll just have to wait. A rule...
View ArticleThe ABC’s* of 2023
*Anna Leigh and Ben’s Championships (PPA Tour events only) ANNA LEIGH WATERS: Medals: Anna Leigh’s 47 medals in 2023 were all gold medals. She averaged 2.76 gold medals per tournament played in 2023....
View ArticleMoneyball coming to the PPA Tour
The PPA Tour is about the best pickleball pros in the world competing. And now the PPA is offering something for the players who don’t qualify for the main draw. Starting in 2024, at the PPA’s first...
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Health, Happiness, School and Pickleball: How the Sport is Becoming Part of...
After discovering pickleball, Larry Lam, who immigrated to the United States from Vietnam after the war, and his family have embraced the sport fully. By Joanne C. Gerstner Red Line Editorial Larry...
View ArticlePPA 2024 Action Kicks-Off on Jan. 9
In 2024, the PPA Tour will make 26 stops, hit a number of new destinations, and work alongside Major League Pickleball, all of which will make 2024 the biggest year of professional pickleball. New...
View ArticlePPA starting Junior Tour in 2024
Some players, like Leo Chun, want to someday win an Olympic pickleball gold medal. Others, like Jack Loughridge, want to be a pro. But whatever your pickleball goals are, if you’re 16 or younger, the...
View ArticlePickleball Hall of Fame Inductee Steve Wong Joins USA Pickleball As Vice...
The accomplished competitor and longtime pickleball leader fills new position at USA Pickleball. PHOENIX – USA Pickleball, the National Governing Body for the sport of pickleball in the U.S., today...
View ArticleVulcan VPRO FLIGHT Pickleball Named “Official Ball” of the Carvana PPA Tour,...
The elite pro pickleball is now available at Pickleball Central and vulcanpickleball.com DALLAS, January 4, 2024 – Today, the Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) announced that...
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Draw Reveal: Hyundai Masters powered by Invited
The Hyundai Masters powered by Invited has officially kicked off and the professional draws for all five divisions of play have officially been released. It’s time to dive into the excitement! As...
View ArticleSTORYLINES FOR THE HYUNDAI MASTERS POWERED BY INVITED (January 9-14, 2024)
OVERALL TOP 5: GRAND SLAM: Starting the year with a SLAM – one of only 4 tourneys worth 2,000 points. BALL DROP: Vulcan VPRO FLIGHT is the new official pickleball of the Carvana PPA Tour. NO STRINGS:...
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2024 will tell a lot about the future of tennis stars in pickleball
Genie Bouchard moved her way to Championship Court Wednesday afternoon, snaking her way through the crowd at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. It wasn’t the first time she’d be...
View ArticleDuong takes out No. 1 Ben Johns
Tennis is still Quang Duong’s life, but pickleball is his expertise. And after a win against Ben Johns at the PPA’s first event of the season – the Hyundai Masters – it’s easy to see why. Duong...
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