ON THE COVER : 7-time Doubles National Champions Alex Hamner and Jennifer Lucore .
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TO RETREAT OR NOT TO RETREAT
CONTENTS
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JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2017
Volume 2 Issue 1
IT ’ S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
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PLAYER PROFILE : ALL IN THE ELLIOTT FAMILY
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MAKING THE SINGLES CONVERSION
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IPTPA ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM
FEATURES
13 INAUGURAL INTERCONTINENTAL PICKLEBALL CUP
18 MAKING THE SINGLES CONVERSION
24 THE RULES GURU
26 PICKLEBALL 411 : THE NON‐VOLLEY ZONE LINE
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IT ’ S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
35 MINTO US OPEN RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
37 CHOOSING THE RIGHT PADDLE IN 2017
44 PICKLEBALL STRATEGIES
46 PLAYER PROFILE : ALL IN THE ELLIOTT FAMILY
48 IPTPA ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM
50 THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PICKLEBALL
52 SUPER SENIOR INTERNATIONAL PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION
55 CUP OF JOE
60 FITNESS & NUTRITION : CORE TRAINING
64 PASSIONATE PICKLEBALLERS
USAPA
6 NEW MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE 7 FROM THE PRESIDENT 8 USAPA MEMBER PROFILE 12 ASK THE USAPA
15 MID-AMERICA INDOOR PICKLEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
INSTRUCTION
21 FREE ONLINE TRAINING 22 PRACTICING SOLO 30 TO RETREAT OR NOT TO RETREAT 44 PICKLEBALL STRATEGIES 54 MORTIMORE GAME
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