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  • Playing the Blame GameOctober 23, 2023
    Handy Pickleball Excuses List (Compiled by Hutch) No matter how much we try, things out of our control sometimes happen in the game of pickleball that on the rare occasion, cause us to understandably miss a shot. It can happen to anyone, even the best of us. Here is a short list of the most… Read more: Playing the Blame Game
  • Make pickleball great (again)! Why you should play this tremendous sport.July 17, 2023
    Hello everyone, it’s me, the one and only Donald Trump! I’m here to tell you about a fantastic sport that I guarantee you’ll love—pickleball! Now, let me tell you, pickleball is incredible, really incredible. It’s a game that’s sweeping the nation, and believe me, folks, you’re going to want to be a part of it.… Read more: Make pickleball great (again)! Why you should play this tremendous sport.
  • Choosing a Pickleball PaddleDecember 28, 2022
    Picking the best pickleball paddle requires pairing the most important elements of a paddle with a player’s skill and style. The key to finding the best pickleball paddle is to find the proper balance of core material and thickness, surface material, paddle weights, and grip size. The most expensive paddle isn’t necessarily the best paddle… Read more: Choosing a Pickleball Paddle
  • Pickleball at Avalon BeachApril 13, 2022
    Our Club features in the November 2021 issue of the Pittwater Life magazine. A reporter (Steve Meacham) saw us playing pickleball at Avalon Beach and was keen to explain to puzzled readers what this sport is all about. The article is titled “Avalon in a surreal ‘pickle’”. Click on the image below to learn about… Read more: Pickleball at Avalon Beach
  • Pickleball “Team Building” AfternoonNovember 12, 2020
    We were recently approached by Dale Beaumont, founder and CEO of Business Blueprint, to organise a “team building” afternoon of pickleball for his staff. This took place yesterday afternoon. We had given the participants some homework to do beforehand (links to videos on how to play and how to score) so that some of them… Read more: Pickleball “Team Building” Afternoon
  • Pickleball Terms and DefinitionsJanuary 16, 2020
    By Jennifer Lucor (allpickleball.com). Added to by Rona. An important part of learning to play pickleball is understanding pickleball terminology. This is a cheat sheet which will help you understand some of the strange sounding words you hear in the pickleball world. Ace – A serve that is in (and legal) and has not been… Read more: Pickleball Terms and Definitions
  • Health Benefits of PickleballSeptember 4, 2019
    What are the physical and mental health benefits of playing pickleball? The physical and mental health benefits of pickleball are many. Pickleball requires players to move back and forth over a badminton-sized court and hit a ball over the net with a paddle. This means players are moving their legs, arms, wrists, and their whole body. This… Read more: Health Benefits of Pickleball
  • When will Pickleball make the Olympic Games?August 30, 2019
    The International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) has some exciting goals for the sport! The first step in the process of pickleball being included in the Olympic Games is recognition as a sport from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC requires that the activity have administration by an international nongovernmental organization that oversees at least one… Read more: When will Pickleball make the Olympic Games?

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