How Much Do Pro Players Make?

by | Jun 26, 2023 | All-Access, Food For Thought, how much to pro pickleball players make, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa tour, pro, pro players, professional pickleball, revenue, Sports, Stream, Tour, Tournament

Are you thinking about getting rich trying to be a pro pickleball player? OK, well, better think pretty hard about it. Pickleball is new and popular and, to some extent, uncharted, so the possibilities to make money as a pro are wide and varied, but unlike traditional...

Newman, Wright End Doubles Partnership

by | Jun 22, 2023 | AJ Koller, Dekel Bar, doubles, end, Featured Player, Food For Thought, Julian Arnold, men's doubles, newman, News, partner, partnership, pickleball, Players, podium, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, split, Sports, Tour, Tournament, wright

Riley Newman and Matt Wright have won 23 medals together in the past 18 months, but Newman just announced that the two won’t be partners any more. Newman, one of the most dynamic players on tour, has been a regular on the podium stand in both doubles with Wright and...

Building Back: the Positive Power of Pickleball

by | Jun 17, 2023 | chickennpickle, covid, Featured Player, Food For Thought, Just for Fun, kansas city, kemp, laura, News, Oklahoma city, pickleball, positive, power, PPA, Sports, texas, Tour, Tournament, Wheelchair

There was a time not that long ago when Laura Kemp wouldn’t make it through the day without crying. Anyone who knows Laura would be surprised to hear that. Fiery, positive, and full of energy, Kemp was feeling trapped. A 7th grade science teacher who loved her...

Keep It Down or Pump It Up?

by | Jun 16, 2023 | All-Access, complaints, crowd, dink, DJ Young, fans, Food For Thought, informative, Lucy Kovalova, News, noise, pickleball, Players, playing, PPA, pro, quiet, rowdy, rules, Sports, Stream, Tour, Tournament, Tyler Loong

As pickleball emerges and grows and becomes more commonly seen on TV, the sport has an interesting question it needs to ask itself moving forward. Is it going to be like tennis and golf, or is it going to be like everything else? Because, honestly either way could...

Fleming and Carvana Make Pickleball for All Exhibition a Success

by | Jun 15, 2023 | carvana, Chicken N Pickle, dave fleming, exhibition, fleming, mobility, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament

Anthony Ryan played competitive wheelchair tennis for more than a decade. He got burned out on it. Playing a dozen or more tournaments per year will do that. So Ryan went looking for something else. Like so many others who played tennis or other competitive sports,...