Contents
VOLUME 3 / ISSUE 4
JULY/AUGUST 2018
DEPARTMENTS
28
features
28 Breaking Barriers,
Building Bonds
Strengthening Community Through Pickleball
34 Bringing it Home
Growing Pickleball In Your Area
38 St. Jude
From Humble Beginnings to World-Renowned
Children’s Research Hospital
42 A Rules Guide for Beginners
50 Pittsburgh’s Gamma
Classic Tournament
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25
26
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Publisher’s Playbook
IPTPA Goes Global
Rules Guru
Around the Post
League Spotlight: Desert Pickleball League
Around the World:
Cruise Liners and Pickleball in India
(from the USAPA)
Biz Buzz: Spotlight on Amazin’ Aces
Player Profile: Andrew Leighton
Kroc Center, Camden, New Jersey
Pickleball Canada
New Apps for Pickleball
Biz Buzz: DIY Paddles by Players Pickleball
Passionate Pickleballers
INSTRUCTION
20
32
44
45
48
60
63
Pickleball 411–Stacking
How to be a Closer
Sick Trx Singles
Teaching & Learning from the Ground Up
The Serve–Four Stages
Benefits of an Under-spin 3rd Shot Drop
Time Outs
FROM THE USAPA
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18
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From the President
Goodwill Trip to China
Multi-Year Deal with PPR
Alliance with A AU
Recently Certified Referees
Recently Approved Paddles
The Midwest’s Kemper Arena
Warrior Games in Colorado
People on the Move
June 29-July1, 2018
on the cover
Pickleball at Pittsburgh’s North Park
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