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Junior pickleball is on the way up. At the 2024 Biofeeze USA Pickleball Nationals a junior player has made history.

Ella Cosma is the first-ever two-time Junior Female Triple Crown winner. Is she the next Anna Leigh Waters? Only time will tell. You can follow along with the results from Nationals here.

In This Issue:

📽️ Don’t just study the tape, chart your dinks
🏆 Preview the PPA Milwaukee Open
🙅 One mayor’s pickleball vendetta

Happy Nationals Week.

Our Picks ☝️

📸 Photo: Players from around the country stake their claim

It’s tradition at USAP Nationals to hold your state flag while topping the podium.

🗓️ Calendar: 30 days away from $50K

The Dink Minor League National Championships are one month away. Teams will compete for a record-setting $50K prize pool and one team will win a trip to Dubai to compete on the international stage.

🏡 Zillow: Pickleball courts are one of Denver’s trendiest home features

Colorado is not a pickleball hotbed but the Rocky Mountain State is catching up on the trend. According to Zillow, the number of home listings in Denver that mention pickleball courts is up 49% compared to 2023.

🙌 Giveaway: Win the paddle of your choosing

Have you been waiting all year to buy a new paddle? Save that cash for holiday gifts and win a paddle of your choosing here.

Get Precise With Your Dinks

What does it take to win a pro pickleball point? You might think power and speed, but for the world’s top two teams, the keys are patience and precision.

Podcast host, Matty Pickles, is changing the game with pickleball data visualizations. One of his recent creations is mapping out shot locations at the kitchen line. The technique allows you to see exactly where each dink is landing and makes it easier to recognize patterns in play.

A recent video demonstrates how the Johns Bros used a strategy of consistent dinks to JW Johnson’s backhand to lead to a win at the PPA Championships.

Not so surprisingly, Riley Newman and Hayden Patriquin employed a nearly identical strategy to beat Frazier/Johnson last weekend. They must be subscribed to Matty’s Channel.

If you have game tape of your matches, trying mapping out your own kitchen play. It’s a great way to see if your strategy is working out as planned and identify any patterns being used against you.

Florida's Newest Pickleball Hangout is Going Big

Sick of fighting the weather? There’s hope yet—The Pickleball Club could turn into your ideal hangout.

They opened their first club in Sarasota last May, and with six more locations in the works across Florida, they’re setting out to make premium, weather-proof indoor courts a reality. It’s all part of a bigger vision to keep up with the explosive demand for pickleball—especially among the 55+ crowd that’s been driving the sport’s rapid growth.

With membership perks, lessons, events, and even merchandise, The Pickleball Club is more than just a court—it’s a community built for year-round play.

And while they’re focused on making the sport accessible to players, there’s also an investment angle: The Pickleball Club’s private offering for accredited investors taps into the financial potential of a sport that just keeps growing.

One Mayor’s Pickleball Vendetta

In North Saanich Britsh Columbia, Mayor Peter Jones has a bone to pick with pickleball. There’s an ongoing battle between him and the Peninsula Community Pickleball Club (PCPC) that is on its way to the Supreme Court of BC.

Let’s take a quick look at the timeline:

• 2017 - The District Council of North Saanich (British Columbia, Canada) approved the installation of four courts in Wain Park, for an approximate cost of $150k-$200k

• April 29th, 2024 - Mayor Peter Jones, seemingly out of nowhere, made a motion at a council meeting to permanently close the courts, due to noise complaints from neighbors. The motion passed, 5-1

Here’s the kicker, the Wain Park pickleball courts were not scheduled to be discussed at the April 29th meeting. A few days later, it was revealed that the Mayor had visited the courts the night prior and had an altercation with the players while trying to get them to vacate the courts.

• July 26th, 2024 - The PCPC filed their case for a judicial review by the Supreme Court of BC

The judicial review will take place December 2nd and 3rd, and the pickleball petitioners and the District of North Saanich will learn the fate of these highly contentious pickleball courts. Read the full story here.

What to Watch at the Milwaukee Open

The PPA heads up north to Milwaukee for one of the last events of the year. Don’t worry about cold temps and cracked balls, this one will be played indoors at the Baird Convention Center.

Resting Up
After a long 2024 season, the tour’s top dogs are sitting this one out. Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters will both be absent along with Catherine Parenteau, JW Johnson, and Christian Alshon.

Triple Crown Watch
With ALW out of the picture, Anna Bright is on triple crown watch. She will participate in singles tomorrow and has an intriguing first-round matchup with Genie Bouchard.

Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher are the heavy favorites in the women’s doubles division and we will see the long lost mixed partnership with Dylan Frazier giving Bright a great shot at gold.

Men’s Doubles Mystery
Last week’s champs, Riley Newman/Hayden Patriquin, have a shot at back-to-back titles to end the year. They’ll have to navigate a bracket that includes Federico Staksrud/Gabe Tardio and Quang Duong/Dylan Frazier.

The Milwaukee Open is the last chance for players to earn points ahead of the PPA Finals in December. See who has a little extra motivation to win and Erik Tice’s predictions for the weekend here.

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Checking in on USA Pickleball Nationals

National Champions are being crowned this week in Arizona. Many of the 65+ and junior divisions have already been completed, if you have friends who have qualified you can find the results here.

The pro qualifiers begin today and the pro divisions are set to follow in the upcoming days:

Thursday, November 14, 2024
PRO Men’s Singles | PRO Women’s Singles

Friday, November 15, 2024
PRO Men’s Doubles | PRO Women’s Doubles
PRO Men’s Singles Gold Match | PRO Women’s Singles Gold Match

Saturday, November 16, 2024
PRO Mixed Doubles

Sunday, November 17, 2024
PRO Men’s/Women’s Doubles Gold Match | PRO Mixed Doubles Gold Match

You can watch any of the matches played so far here. For live streaming, check out the QVC+ app which will broadcast the event for the first time ever. We will update you on Friday with more results from AZ.

Headlines & Quick Hits

• What is the most common pickleball injury and how to prevent it

• The PPA LAPIPLASTY World Championships Tournament Recap

• A Look at the Race to the PPA CIBC Finals with One Event Remaining

• ICYMI: 98% of Matches Won Have 98% of Matches Won Have THIS in Common w/ Dave Fleming

Highlights

• Always thank your partner for the setup 🙏

• You know it’s over before it’s over 🫣

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