By Pickleball Is Great Special Contributor This month Pickleball Is Great presents a series of articles looking at the first 55 years Of Pickleball. This is the third installment of four in that series. Have you noticed how popular pickleball is becoming? Some facilities boast 30+ courts, and they seem to all be filled. Court […]
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By Melissa Kildow Pickleblogger My name is Melissa Kildow and I love pickleball. I am a very passionate 4.9 pickleball player from Michigan. I am PPR certified and work as a pickleball pro at one of the largest indoor tennis clubs/pickleball in mid-Michigan, Ascension Genesys Athletic Center. I also compete locally and nationally in […]
By Pickleball Is Great Special Contributor This month Pickleball Is Great presents a series of articles looking at the first 55 years Of Pickleball. This is the second installment of four in that series. It is amazing to see the progression and growth of pickleball over these 55 years. Watch an interview with co-founder Barney […]
We had some great pickleball photos sent in for our April Photo Contest! Which is YOUR favorite?
In a little over a year, PlayTime Scheduler has quickly become the go-to tool for scheduling pickleball play in communities all over the United States and beyond. Boasting an ingeniously-simple, user-friendly interface combined with invaluable functionality, PlayTime Scheduler is bookmarked on the browsers of thousands of pickleballers of all ages and abilities, with an additional […]
By Pickleball Is Great Special Contributor This month Pickleball Is Great presents a series of articles looking at the first 55 years Of Pickleball. This is the first installment of four in that series. This summer we celebrate 55 years of pickleball. It was back in the summer of 1965 when Joel Pritchard, Barney McCallum, […]
We have a winner for our April Writing Contest! We received some great pickleball stories, poems and limericks, many of which will soon be on display on the Pickleblog, but the winning submission this month belongs to Melissa Kildow! Melissa received a Picklesphere.com coupon code for $50, good towards apparel of her choice. Thank you […]
Bob Diller wins Photo Of The Month for April with this shot of a gentleman practicing for the Senior State Games in Lancaster County, PA. This is one of those photos that’s begging for a caption, don’t you think? 🙂 Bob is the lucky recipient of $50 in pickleball apparel from Picklesphere.com! […]