How To Get Your Pickleball Courts Built: Show Me The Money
How To Get Courts: Here's A Great Example Why don't more communities have dedicated pickleball courts? 99.99% of the time, the answer is MONEY. Trust me, if you walk into any town council meeting or parks and rec meeting and announce that you have the total amount of...
Donnie and Patty Gallegos Join The Pickleball Rocks Team
We are so pleased to announce our first ever Pickleball Rocks brand sponsored players. We have been searching for a couple who embodies what Pickleball Rocks is all about, and we feel we have found the perfect match for us. Whether it's playing in a tournament,...
#In This Together Pickleball
Healing The World Through Pickleball In trying times, the sport of pickleball just has a way of bringing people back together again. The #inthistogether hashtag has become synonymous with healing during the COVID19 pandemic. But beyond that,...
How To Stay Positive During a Coronavirus Quarantine
Sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday, but sometimes it feels like it's been months since we've been able to hang with our friends or play pickleball. Actually it's only been a little over a month since I flew home from the USAPA Mid South Regional...
For Tournament Directors: Postpone or Cancel Your Pickleball Tournament?
Deciding Whether To Cancel Or To Postpone Your Tournament: That is a tough question, with many things to consider. Dear Tournament Directors, we don’t envy you at all during these very uncertain times. Actually, we never envy you because we have been...
When the dust has cleared, WE WILL SURVIVE
So, have you seen it? Have you seen Morgan Evans' amazing video of hope, perseverance and victory? It's all over Facebook and Youtube. It's "When The Dust Has Cleared",And it was the impactful last words of the video that really hit home with our team. ...
Can We Play Pickleball Please?
The quick answer is NO. Read on to see why I believe that. A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM ROCKET:As of the middle of March 2020, the COVID-19 virus has been identified in over 140 countries and every single state in the United States, making it one...
Starting The New Pickleball Year Fit, Healthy and Strong
Every year it seems we set our new goals to include some form of "getting into better shape". We do it with good intentions, but what generally happens? The good intentions quickly exit stage left as we go about our daily routines. So why do we even...
2019 Pickleball Rocks Player of the Year Announced
During the year, people throughout Pickleball Nation email us or use our NominateAPlayer.com website to tell us about their favorite players. They tell us about players who have dominated in tournament play, but many times they also tell us about players...
Introducing The SIMON-X Pickleball Machine: The Perfect Pickleball Practice Partner
So what do you want in a practice partner? We think of things like: 1) Able to hit you the ball at any speed. 2) Able to hit any shot with you. 3) Able to hit the ball consistently to the same spot so you can work on your muscle memory that is soooooo...