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Appearance Fees, Exclusivity and the Potential Impact on Pro Pickleball

January 2, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 10 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

This post was written prior to information we had received about Tom Dundon and the purchase of the PPA. We

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Tom Dundon Purchases Pro Pickleball Association (PPA) – Goes All-In on Pickleball

January 1, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 10 Comments AAF, pickleball, pickleball tournaments, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tom Dundon

Further Update: with more contract details emerging for players, we put out a new article this morning you can find

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

PPA Says Good Bye to Spin Serves – Random Thoughts

December 29, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, USA Pickleball, usap, usapa

On the heels of our big questions post yesterday and answering whether the Morgan Evans serve would have any impact

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Opinion Previews 

5 Big Questions Heading into the 2022 Pickleball Season

December 28, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 2 Comments APP, app tour, austin gridley, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, vivienne david

Before we get into the subject of this article, we wanted to further clear up some confusion. In case you

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Breaking Down New Partnerships in Pickleball for 2022

December 22, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 19 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, USA Pickleball

New partnerships are always intriguing. The Hollywood gossip industry is, in large part, driven by relationships – J-Lo and Ben

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Irina’s Retirement (no, not that kind of Retirement)

December 17, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 27 Comments Nationals, pickleball, pro pickleball, retirement

Authored by Gritty So I wasn’t going to write about this but here we are. I had intended to include

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Opinion Recaps 

Major League Pickleball (MLP) – Draft Grades

October 2, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 12 Comments dreamland, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, Texas

Drafts are always fun and MLP was no different. We thought they did a good job with the format. 2

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Opinion 

5 Questions about Major League Pickleball (MLP)

July 6, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 10 Comments dreamland, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball

Authored by Slim See the mock draft we completed before the draft and the draft grades now that it is

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NML Pickleball’s Under the Radar Players – Women

May 26, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 4 Comments pickleball

This is part 2 in our Under the Radar players installment in collaboration with The Dink. We had our under

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NML Pickleball’s Under the Radar Players – Men

May 12, 2021March 22, 2022 admin 8 Comments pickleball, the dink

Under the Radar players in pickleball. The Men. Did we miss anyone?

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  1. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    We are about to both play the amatuer events in Sacramento and have never both done one together so we’re…

  2. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    The lack of difference between events seems like a big contributor to this

  3. Dan Beeman on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I just got done playing 2 hours of really fun pickleball with friends on our local courts. While I am…

  4. Deb Waldin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I stopped watching PB tournaments a year ago because…watching Anna Leigh win every single time got very old. Good for…

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