If you're serious about playing pickleball, you should understand how the scoring system works. The side-out scoring is the traditional system in pickleball. USA Pickleball has been using it in all its tournaments since the beginning. But in 2023, the Major League Pickleball (MLP) began implementing the rally scoring system in some tournaments. Although unpopular, […]
Arizona is the home of the first-ever USA Pickleball National Tournament back in 2009. It's been a few years since then, but plenty is happening today! So, if you're looking for pickleball tournaments in Arizona this 2024, you came to the right place. The special pickleball event in Mesa this coming March will serve as […]
USA Pickleball (USAP) has just named Steve Wong its Vice President of Competition. For the colossal task, the Pickleball Hall of Famer from Seattle shall oversee the growing number of sanctioned tournaments and competitions, including the Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships. "On behalf of our team, I am thrilled to welcome Steve back to USA […]
2023 has been an excellent year for pickleball. I'd say there hasn't been more growth in a single year since its inception in 1965. Pickleball courts are appearing like mushrooms almost everywhere, especially in the US. But with ups, come downs. Currently, the biggest concern with these courts is the annoying noise paddles make when […]
According to the latest count by Pickleheads, Florida has 1,065 pickleball courts, all public and free to use. Regardless of which data you will check, Florida is always the leading state where people play pickleball. No wonder there are also lots of pickleball events a year. So, if you want to join tournaments in the […]
If you think you’re too old to play pickleball, you should meet Joe Gaeta from Islip, Long Island. At the age of 96, he’s not only playing the sport like a 20-year-old-hunk, but he’s also teaching his fellow seniors how to play pickleball. But how was he able to do it? Does he have special […]
Meet the Owl Paddle, the first quiet pickleball paddle certified by USA Pickleball, the governing body of the sport in the United States. This product claims to address the overwhelming complaints about the noise in pickleball courts. But how quiet is it? Who were the people behind this? More importantly, will it really help solve […]
As the governing body of pickleball, USA Pickleball recently launched the so-called Quiet Category to reduce pickleball noise during casual games. Introduced in September, this new category will highlight products that make only about half or less of the noise commonly produced by equipment used in community parks. The move is a response to the […]
Ben Johns made history by winning his 100th gold medal in the Carvana PPA tour last September. Undoubtedly the world’s No. 1 pickleball player, the 24-year-old American professional pickleball player captured the 2023 PPA Tour Men’s Doubles title at the Baird Wealth Management Cincinnati Open, along with his older brother, Collin. Shortly after, he also […]
Picklepow started when a group of friends came together over a shared bond – Pickleball! After playing for years, they created a resource to teach others and connect them to courts across the country. Need a new hobby? You might've just found it!
