USAPA Pickleball Nationals VIII Video and Highlights
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USAPA Nationals VIII Pickleball Countdown
Hey Pickleball Nation,
Thanks to Stephanie Lane and Dave Weinbach, the countdown has officially begun to the biggest annual pickleball event of the year, USAPA Nationals VIII in Casa Grande, Arizona.
Expect to see lot’s of great pickleball, but more importantly expect to see old friends and make a ton of new ones.
We’re proud to be a Masters Level sponsor and can’t wait to see everyone there.
The Pickleball Rocks Team
Let the countdown begin: 18 Days till Nationals VIII
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Georgia Is On My Mind
Yes, I’ve got Georgia on my mind.
Happy to announce I’m heading back to beautiful Hiawassee, Georgia for their fall tournament and I can’t wait.
The new 14 court Towns County Pickleball complex will host the second annual Georgia Mountain Fall Classic pickleball tournament September 16-19.
Not looking forward to the lonely 8 hour drive down, but can’t wait to see and feel the excitement when this tournament begins. The growth since last year is staggering. The word is obviously out that the Towns Pickleball Complex in Hiawassee is an amazing place to play pickleball and some of my best pickleball friends will be there. I’m sure Hiawassee will roll out the red carpet for the Elliott family, Rob, Jodi, Josh and Rachel, as well as National Champion Gigi Lemaster and the queen of Pickleball Club Wear and one of the top lady players on the planet, Stephanie Lane to name a few.
I loved supporting the Hiawassee tournament last year and put it on my 2016 calendar early. Not only am I looking forward to playing this year, but especially looking forward to showing off some of the new Pickleball Rocks clothing line and teaching the post tournament clinics on Monday. Should be a fun-filled four days.
Hopefully you’re signed up for either the Novice or the Advanced clinic on Monday. If not, make sure you contact John Hall and let him know you are coming.
Promises to be a great time.
See y’all there,
– Rocket
Carolina Courts Hosts Successful 2015 North Carolina Holiday Smash Pickleball Tournament
The Second Annual North Carolina Holiday Smash Pickleball Tournament was held on Saturday November 21st at the beautiful 16 court indoor facility at Carolina Courts in Concord, NC. Teams from 5 South Eastern states completed for the gold in both age and skill groups.
Tournament Director Bob Nibarger, who is also the USAPA Piedmont District Ambassador and JoAnnah Michael, USAPA Mountain District Ambassador, were the co-hosts for the tournament.
This year all “back in” registrations and brackets were managed by PickleballTournaments.com, who according to Bob “did a fantastic job” with all the logistics. Bob recalls last year that he and Joe Borrelli, North Carolina Coastal District Ambassador, spent 4 hours in a McDonald’s booth doing the brackets on their laptops.
The tournament next year will be a Round Robin and be held the Saturday before Thanksgiving on November 18th and 19th at Concord.
Visit the North Carolina Web page www.northcarolinapickleball.net for photos and information on this tourney and North Carolina Pickleball.
Congrats to all the winners!
Pickleball Rocks Summer Shootout 2015: And The Winners Are???
The Pickleball Rocks Team along with the Brookville Pickleball Club hosted another hugely successful weekend tournament in Brookville, Indiana.
With the help of major sponsors, IGA (hydration and nutrition), Cook Rosenberger Funeral Home (life saving air conditioned courtside tent), Fayette Regional Health Systems (event tents), Pro-Lite Sports (paddle raffle prizes), Jewelry Inn (awards) and FCN Bank (tournament balls), players had a tremendous tournament experience.
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Here is just a little feedback from this year’s players:
Just wanted to say thanks to you and your family for all your hard work and effort to put this event together. I had a great time at this quality event and my first experience with tournament play pickleball. Pickleball Rocks! -Bob Penn
This was my first 3.5 level tournament at the Summer Shootout. Rodney Grubbs and his family put on a spectacular tournament with a great structure and great organization. Major props to Pickleball Rocks and the Grubbs family and their support for an awesome day of Pickleball.
Also, these are the coolest trophies! -Ryan Goodwin
Just a quick note to reiterate what a great job your family did on the tournament over the weekend. I was only there on Sunday and other than the heat it was perfect! I spoke to many other persons and everyone was very complementary of the entire tournament.
Thanks again for putting on such a nice event! -Matt Kelsch
Had a blast! Thanks for helping get Iggy hooked on this great game. You guys are the best. We will be back next year! -Andrew P.
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This years Shootout winners were:
3.0 Ladies
3.o Men
3.5 Ladies
3.5 Men
4.0 Ladies
4.0 Men
3.0 Mixed
3.5 Mixed
4.0 Mixed
Congratulations to all the Shootout winner and a big thank you to all the players who drove the miles to play. We appreciate each and every one of you.
See you next year,
Rocket, Karen, Josh, Abby, Zack and Amy.
The Pickleball Rocks Team
2015 USAPA Great Lakes Regional Pickleball Tournament Promises to be Huge
For the second year in a row Fort Wayne, Indiana and the Fort Wayne Pickleball Club will be hosting the USAPA Great Lakes Regional tournament.
This year’s event will be held at Spiece Fieldhouse
with 200-300 of your closest pickleball friends attending from all over the country. This year’s tournament is designated a Tier 3 tournament so bigger ranking points will be on the line for the top 3 finishers in each event.
This is an indoor (so no weather worries) skill level tournament with age divisions within each skill, so everyone will be in the running for the coveted Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
For more information on this great midwest tournament and to take a virtual tour of the tournament venue, visit http://www.fwpickleball.com/#!regionaltournament/c7ak
Registration deadline is August 3rd.
To register now, go to http://www.pickleballtournaments.com/welcome.pl?tid=385
See you there!!!!!!
The Pickleball Rocks Team
REGISTER NOW at www.PickleballTournaments.com