Pickleball isn’t just a fun and addictive activity to play with friends or family — it’s also a great workout and even offers several mental health benefits. Recently the AARP — an organization focused on issues that impact people aged 50+ that has about 40 million members — published an article discussing how the sport […]
The National Pickleball League — a senior pro league made up of 12 teams across the country — has announced it will expand by adding three new age-specific divisions, along with a new series of tournaments that will feature both professional and amateur players. Along with the existing Champions Pro league for players over 50, […]
This week on Pickleballers, we sit down with the most powerful man in pickleball, Connor Pardoe. He is the CEO of the UPA (the combined PPA Tour + MLP). Connor shares his origin story, how he fell in love with the game, and the napkin-math that became the PPA. He walks us through exclusivity with […]
Last week the New York Times published a story that provided an in-depth look at how pickleball has taken over thousands of tennis courts across the country. The numbers were truly staggering, so we wanted to share them here. The piece, written by Ethan Singer, analyzed nearly 100,000 aerial photographs and through that identified more […]
This week on the Pickleballers Podcast, we sit down with two legends of the senior pro game: Beth Bellamy, a top-ranked 50+ women’s pro with 99 medals, multiple US Open and National titles, former WTA tennis star and co-founder of the National Pickleball League, alongside Scott Moore, a 21-time USA Pickleball National Champion, 12-time US Open […]
DUPR, the premier pickleball rating system, recently announced a new benefit for its DUPR+ members: access to an exclusive insider deal on pickleball lessons through a new partnership with TeachMe.To, the leading marketplace for finding and booking in-person sports lessons, and the nation’s number one provider of pickleball lessons by volume. Wanting to get your […]
A yet-to-be released comedy that follows a washed-up tennis pro who turns to pickleball to save his career has officially been acquired by Apple Original Films. “The Dink” features several big-name stars, including Jake Johnson, Ben Stiller, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman, Aaron Chen, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell and Christine Taylor. Former tennis pros […]
Thomas Wilson, one of the most athletic, entertaining and beloved players in pro pickleball, joins the Pickleballers podcast this week for an inspiring and emotional episode. Thomas opens up about his journey from college tennis to the pro pickleball stage, his battles with life-threatening health challenges and the resilience it’s taken to fight his way […]
James Valentine, lead guitarist of Maroon 5 and passionate pickleball player, joins the Pickleballers crew this week for an unmissable episode. James shares his journey from Nebraska to the global stage of music, the grind behind Maroon 5’s rise, and how his love for tennis led him to discover his newest addiction: pickleball. Watch the […]
FOX & Friends celebrated National Pickleball Day — and pickleball’s 60th birthday — with a live game from Grand Central Terminal in New York City on Friday morning featuring multiple pickleball pros and former NFL star Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson. Fox News reporter Griff Jenkins joined pros Zane Navratil and Genie Bouchard along with Johnson for […]
