09-05-2023 • Stacie Townsend Will Your Pickleball Paddle Color Be Regulated in 2024? Each year, USA Pickleball evaluates the rules through its rules change process, which considers the input of the pickleball... 5 min read Strategy
09-05-2023 • Stacie Townsend Gambling Takes to the Pickleball Court The Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Tour has made history by becoming the first-ever pickleball organization to... 4 min read Strategy
09-05-2023 • Stacie Townsend Tour Wars: Complete Chaos Breaks Out in Pro Pickleball What is happening in pro pickleball?! In one word: Chaos. In a few words: The tentative merger negotiated in 2022 between... 34 min read Return
08-21-2023 • Stacie Townsend Permanent Or Not? By Mark Peifer, USA Pickleball Certified Referee; Past Chairman, USA Pickleball Rules Committee Your opponent attempts an... 2 min read
08-21-2023 • Stacie Townsend Lob When They Lean A lob is one of the most underused shots on the pickleball court. However, this shot should be used strategically. The optimal... 1 min read
08-21-2023 • Stacie Townsend 6 Pickleball Tips to Block Like a Pro Blocking like a pro on the pickleball court requires a combination of technique, positioning, timing, and strategy. Here... 4 min read Drop Strategy
08-21-2023 • Stacie Townsend 2023 Mid-Year Rules Update USA Pickleball just released a mid-year Rulebook revision eliminating player out of position faults. Learn more about this... 5 min read Return Serve
08-21-2023 • Frank Cerabino Murmurs from the Losers’ Bracket: “Sorry” Seems to be the Easiest Word Is there no place for "sorry" in pickleball? Despite our best efforts, we fulfill a reliable quota of boneheaded, bad-miss... 8 min read Dink Drop Return Serve
08-21-2023 • Stacie Townsend Find a Way to Pursue Your Passion—Pickleball or Otherwise You never know who is standing across the pickleball net from you. At first blush, we are all there to have a good time... 6 min read Strategy
