by Sfapickleball | Apr 4, 2023 | Allyce Jones, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Dekel Bar, dizon, Federico Staksrud, Food For Thought, James Ignatowich, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Marietta Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, red rock, Riley Newman, Sports, storylines, themes, Tour, Tournaments, Tyler Loong, Tyson McGuffin, utah, Vivienne David, wright
OVERALL TOP 5: ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: Going from 13 feet above sea level in Daytona at MLP to 2,700 feet above in St. George, UT, the players will have to adjust to the lighter air. NEW MAN WITH RILEY: James Ignatowich will be paired with Riley Newman, as Matt Wright...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 1, 2023 | AJ Koller, April fools, Ben Johns, change, Food For Thought, James Ignatowich, joke, Just for Fun, News, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, rules, Sports, Tour, Zane Navratil
The PPA Tour is instituting a number of rule changes on a trial basis for the rest of the 2023 season “We’ve always been at the forefront of promoting pickleball, prioritizing players’ best interests, and most importantly, growing this great sport,” said Connor...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 30, 2023 | Alex Neumann, Anna Bright, bright, Championship, Featured Sponsor, Federico Staksrud, News, official sock, partner, performance, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, socks, Sports, thorlo, Tour, Tournament, Zane Navratil
Engineers studied pickleball footwork to create a sock tailored for enhanced protection and support SALT LAKE CITY (March 30, 2023) – The Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) today announced THORLO® as the Official Sock of the PPA Tour. The...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 29, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, returns, serves, Sports, Tour, Tournaments
Every game starts here. The pros in top-level doubles don’t take many chances with serves and returns and tend to perform these two shots with the highest level of consistency. So much so, that their rallies seem to start with the third or fourth shot. Do the numbers...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 28, 2023 | AJ Koller, All-Access, bar, Ben Johns, Championship, Collin Johns, dekel, Dekel Bar, Featured Player, johns, News, pickleball, pickleball 360, pickleball getaways, PPA, pro, Tour, Tournament
It’s all about who you know. Isn’t that how the expression goes? Whether it’s business, or friendships, relationship building, or get this, even pickleball. That’s been the experience with Dekel Bar, because if the Johns brothers – Collin and Ben – introduce you to...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 22, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, bright, Catherine Parenteau, Collin Johns, Federico Staksrud, Finals, James Ignatowich, johns, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters
Stats and facts emerging from the gold medal matches at the Florida Open: Anna Leigh Waters said in a post-match interview she plans to take off for about a month. She said she is having her wisdom teeth pulled, and her mother is having her long-postponed knee...
