by Sfapickleball | May 10, 2024 | amateurs, Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup 2024, Championship, dave fleming, Featured Sponsor, Food For Thought, health benefits, humana, humana champions showcase, News, older generation, pickleball, pickleball central, PPA, ppa 2024, ppa tour, senior athletes, senior players, seniors, showcase series, Stream, Tournament, Tournaments, Veolia Austin Open 2024
We all know that pickleball is for everyone. It’s inclusive, social and engaging. And the health benefits are obvious – from cardiovascular, mental health, and personal fitness, pickleball is a great way to breathe new health and vitality into your body. That’s one...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 8, 2024 | 2024 doubles, All-Access, Championship, doubles rallies, doubles rallies getting shorter, Finals, Food For Thought, men's doubles, mixed doubles, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Tournament, women's doubles
A subtle change is happening across the early portion of this PPA season. Championship doubles rallies are shorter this year. That’s using the statistics from the three PPA gold medal doubles matches in each of the first five tournaments of this year, compared to...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 2, 2024 | Championship, Finals, Food For Thought, increase in third shot drives, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball doubles, pickleball third shot drives, PPA, ppa tour, third shot drives, Tournament
A shift in tactics is underway in the PPA. Have you noticed it, especially lately? If you think you’ve been seeing more third shot drives, you are right, and the numbers back it up. Let’s compare the statistics on third shots in the three PPA gold medal doubles...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 26, 2023 | amateur pickleball, amateur play, Finals, Food For Thought, pickleball, pickleball 2023, pickleball fans, pickleball fnas, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour fans, spectator experience, Tournament, Tournaments
Meg Marion has played in a bunch of PPA Tournaments. She’s not a pro. Nope. She’s not that different from so many people who spend their money, travel a little bit, and want the challenge and a little of the pressure that comes from playing tournaments. Marion is 62...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 26, 2023 | amateur pickleball, amateur play, Finals, Food For Thought, pickleball, pickleball 2023, pickleball fans, pickleball fnas, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour fans, spectator experience, Tournament, Tournaments
Meg Marion has played in a bunch of PPA Tournaments. She’s not a pro. Nope. She’s not that different from the many people who seek to spend their money traveling a bit and want the challenge and exhilarating pressure that comes from tournament competition. Marion is...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 10, 2023 | Ben Johns, Food For Thought, Leigh Waters, Lucy Kovalova, melissa mccurley, Michelle Esquivel, News, Office, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, pickleball tournaments, pickleballtournaments, Players, PPA, ppa tour, retires, Tournament
Ten years ago, Melissa McCurley remembers the world of pickleball. The best players in the world were in their 60s. There were two companies manufacturing paddles and PickleballTournaments.com was home to about 100 tournaments per year. Now, as McCurley just finished...
