It’s a chronic issue that almost every player has been guilty of at some point on their pickleball journey: Overestimating your own skill level. Whether it’s a drastic overestimation or bumping yourself up by an extra half point, it’s an easy trap to fall into and one that’s not unique to pickleball – although there […]
Spring is in the air and with a revamped pro schedule in 2025 that means Major League Pickleball is near. The season-opening event is in Orlando on April 24-27 at the USTA National Campus and all 16 Premier Level teams will be in action. Buy tickets: MLP Orlando Scheduling changes this year have placed all MLP […]
There have been several Major League Pickleball trades since the Premier Level and Challenger Level free-agency drafts in early March. We’re keeping them up to date here, with analysis and updated rosters for each trade. Trades can be made until July 16 at 10 p.m. March 18 update Bay Area Breakers (Challenger) receive Alix Truong […]
Franklin has been a big player in the pickleball paddle industry for nearly a decade, going back to when they made the first Ben Johns signature paddle in the late 2010s. Their latest release – the C45° – builds off of their previous models by adding a second step in the thermoforming process, incorporating strategically […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Pickleball was the fastest growing sport in America last year. That probably sounds familiar because it’s the fourth straight year that’s been the case. There were an estimated 19.8 million players in the U.S. in 2024, an increase of 45.8% from the previous year and a 311% jump […]
We’ve now seen a month’s worth of play from Ben Johns with men’s doubles partners not named Collin, and much like the second half of 2024 with his brother, the results have been a mixed bag. He’s teamed up with three different men’s players in four tournaments since he and Collin won the PPA Tour […]
It’s official: The Major League Pickleball franchise formerly known as the Pandas is now the Nashville Chefs. And the team, which is operated by The Kitchen, is looking to make a serious run at the Challenger Level title this season. The Kitchen took over in a management role for the team in the fall of […]
After upsetting top-seeded Ben Johns in singles in early March at the PPA Tour Cape Coral Open, John Lucian Goins is no longer under the radar. The 16-year-old is stacking up big win after big win and made another deep run at the PPA Tour Texas Open just a week after his breakthrough performance in […]
Some are calling it the CCR rule, but it has nothing to do with classic rock or the Fogerty brothers. The United Pickleball Association of America recently released new guidance intended to help paddle manufactures and players recognize when a paddle should be retired from play to maintain performance standards in competition. While not an […]
The Pickleball World Rankings India League, a team-based pickleball league that was touted as an opportunity for pro players to showcase their talent “on a worldwide stage,” has been put on hold for the second time. When it was first announced in September, the league signed dozens of players — including several big-name players based in […]
