Thursday’s announcement that Anna Leigh Waters is joining Franklin Sports ends several weeks of speculation about which paddle she will use going forward. When it became clear that she wasn’t going to sign a new deal with longtime sponsor Paddletek, there were a few logical landing spots. JOOLA, Selkirk and even Holbrook were thrown around […]
It’s official: Anna Leigh Waters has signed a new equipment deal with Franklin Sports. Waters and Franklin announced the partnership Thursday morning, putting an end to the rumors and speculation that had taken over the pickleball world since Waters’ contract with Paddletek expired on Dec. 31. As part of the new contract — which is […]
Enhance Pickleball got started as a company making training aids and producing instructional content. Over the years they have dabbled in manufacturing paddles, but their main focus was their Dink Master training board and several other products meant to help players work on their game. That all changed in 2025, first with the release of […]
Pro player Vivienne David on Tuesday announced her retirement from playing professionally after competing for more than 5 years on the PPA Tour, APP Tour and in Major League Pickleball. David, 28, won 15 gold medals (5 women’s doubles, 10 mixed doubles) and 42 total medals during her career, making her one of the winningest […]
We are now six years removed from pickleball’s pandemic-fueled boom, and 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most consequential periods in the sport’s history. The initial stardust of rapid growth has settled. Pickleball is now entering its next phase, transitioning from a moment of cultural acceleration into a durable, mainstream force. A […]
Several big-name pro players have announced they are moving on from their previous paddle sponsor, and in some cases we know where they’re headed. In other instances, we’re waiting for news to drop regarding their next equipment deal. Below is everything we know about this month’s game of paddle musical chairs, and we will be […]
Now that we know Anna Leigh Waters didn’t renew her equipment contract with Paddletek, we’re officially on ALW Decision Watch until further notice. Every major paddle company in the game has likely had at least one conversation with the Waters camp by now, and rumors have been circulating for weeks about who she intends to […]
As it has every year, USA Pickleball recently introduced several rule changes and tweaked language in other parts of the official rulebook to add clarity for 2026. The new rules went into effect Jan. 1, and we’re here to break down the most important things that have changed. Rule 14.A.2: No more freeze in rally […]
From top pro players to business leaders to NFL legends, we saw it all on Pickleballers in 2025. We didn’t know what to expect when we started the podcast in the spring — we just knew we wanted to bring something new to the pickleball podcast sphere and we wanted to learn more about the […]
Pro player Parris Todd has received a $50,000 fine and will be suspended for two events in 2026 for participating in an event in Japan recently without proper approval from the United Pickleball Association. The suspension will include one PPA Tour event (the Masters in January) and one Major League Pickleball event (the first event […]
