After two weeks off, the PPA Tour is back in action this week with the Cape Coral Open. The tournament is being held in Cape Coral, Florida, and the weather looks like it will cooperate all week — the forecast calls for plenty of sunshine and highs in the upper 70s. After experimenting with a few […]
Over the past few years there has been a lot of movement in the cost of pickleball paddles as different brands try to identify the sweet spot between performance and price. Many companies have come out with mid-to-high tier options in the $180-$200 range, while most top-tier paddles still hover between $250-$300 (or more). If […]
Anna Leigh Waters is the most dominant pickleball player of all time — the sport’s biggest star, the standard everyone is chasing, and now the first-ever Nike signed pickleball athlete. In this episode of Pickleballers, Anna Leigh sits down with Roscoe and Jared to tell the full story behind the two biggest moves in pickleball: […]
World No. 1 women’s pickleball player Anna Leigh Waters has been on quite a press tour over the past year. Last summer she threw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game, did several live interviews with major media outlets (like this one on ESPN’s Sportscenter) and also has been our most popular guest on Pickleballers. And that […]
Major League Pickleball made several big announcements Thursday that will impact the 2026 season. In a call with reporters earlier this week, league officials outlined the changes and explained the rationale behind the decisions. There’s a lot to unpack, so let’s get to it. All teams will compete at the same level in 2026 After […]
The pro pickleball players who constantly succeed share a trait: The ability to consistently execute on their plan. I am thinking of this as “Disciplined Execution.” In my vernacular, “Disciplined Execution” means doing your best to develop, stick to, and execute a game plan. It is important to always include “doing your best” in any […]
Few spots remain for one of the most exclusive pickleball experiences in the world. The third-annual Necker Island Pickleball & Pro-am Forum is set for March 8-13, and it’s truly a bucket-list trip for pickleball lovers and luxury travelers alike. Spend your days on the court and off with top pros including Roscoe Bellamy, Hunter […]
There’s no doubting that Ben Johns is the greatest player to have ever played pickleball. But how did he reach that pinnacle, and how has he maintained that level of dominance for so long? In an episode of Pickleballers last year, Johns explained to co-hosts Roscoe Bellamy and Jared Paul that a lot of his success […]
The Major League Pickleball trade deadline was Sunday, and several teams made moves at the last minute. Sunday was also the keeper deadline, meaning teams have made their decisions on which players to drop from their 2025 rosters (most teams were required to drop at least one player). The keeper selections will be announced Monday […]
