Pickleball Magazine 2-4 Courtesy of The Pickleball Guru | Page 8

FROM THE USAPA
USAPA
LAUNCHES
MOBILE
APPLICATION
U
SAPA is happy to announce the
launch of its new mobile app. The
app is specifically designed to provide
USAPA members and the general public
with direct and easy access to USAPA
information. The app is FREE and de-
signed to work with any smartphone or
tablet and is available for download in
Apple’s App Store and Google Play (An-
droid) store – simply search “USAPA.”
Features of the USAPA app include
instant access to tournament informa-
tion, pickleball news and a direct link to
Places to Play. A “New Member Regis-
tration” tab is also included. This makes
it easy for anyone to become a USAPA
member right from their device. USAPA
members who download the app will
have a single access point to their
Member Profile and even the ability to
edit their profile. In addition, members
can access their USAPA Member Card,
the new Member Rewards program and
even have the ability to renew their
USAPA membership.
“We’re very excited to offer this
great new tool to our members and the
pickleball community,” said USAPA’s
Executive Director Justin Maloof. “We
hope the app makes the application
process super easy and we really like
giving members instant access to items
they use on a regular basis.”
For the time being, users may need
to turn their phone horizontally to
adequately view the Places to Play
feature. However a new, enhanced
Places to Play feature is currently under
development and will address the issue
later this year.  •
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Pickleball Shoulder Injuries
BY BARBARA WINTROUB
T
he most common injury site in the shoulder is not the rotator cuff
muscles themselves but rather the tendons that attach these muscles to
the upper arm. There is not a lot of space inside the shoulder. When muscles
fatigue or improper technique is used, it is very easy for one of the rotator
cuff tendons that pass through this space to get pinched. When this happens
over and over again, it can injure the tendon. The labrum or cartilage in the
shoulder socket also can become injured (torn) in overhead athletes, especially
those with very loose shoulders and poor rotator cuff strength and shoulder
stability. Many of the shoulder injuries seen in pickleball can be prevented
with a proper stretching and strengthening program. The video at the fol-
lowing address walks through some prevention – http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=xCNSIpNG9w0  •
2017 National Veterans
Golden Age Games
BY DEONNE LINENBERGER
T
hirty-one pickleball players from the Gulf Coast MS group held three
days of exhibition games and clinics during the 2017 National Veterans
Golden Age Games held in Biloxi, MS, in May. There were 120 wheelchair and
ambulatory veterans taught the game of pickleball during this event, and 800
veterans 55 and older enrolled in the VA health care system competed in the
Golden Age Games. Pickleball will be a competitive sport for the first time
when the games are held in Albuquerque next year.  •
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