dinks
continued
$ 8,000 for Charity
Pickleball
Tournament
Raises
oon Idea #1:
I
t’s no secret among pickleball players
game first
promotes
he actually that
the the
very
idea camaraderie,
that came to mind while considering what a PB cartoon might look
wellness and a greater sense of
e idea for the
cartoon came from a curiosity when the first elongated and narrow paddles were
community.
This is true down south in Biloxi,
troduced by the popular paddle manufacturers. I was asking myself how big a paddle could
Mississippi, where pickleball has become
a part
of the fitness
well as
be before
it created
an program
unfair as advantage
and if there were any restrictions on paddle size or
a charity fundraiser supported by first
thought responders.
of the cartoon before I found the rule in the USAPA/International Federation of
pickleball
all Rulebook Biloxi
and firefighters
while I began
was playing
pondering
what an extended length paddle would do to the sweet
when they were invited by local players at
indoor courts across the street from a fire
station. The word spread quickly about the
game and, as a result, pickleball is now
ht afterward
about including the actual rule with the cartoon for easy reference to the actual size
included in the firefighters’ fitness regimen
and is played
at seven of the
nine stations
ons on paddle
dimensions.
I also
came up with the name “In the Kitchen” for a series of
in Biloxi.
s after seeing
this has
cartoon.
Other from
ideas flowed from there with about 30 to 40 more ideas still in
Pickleball
ignited interest,
the city council and administrators to law
Top: The Guns & Hoses Charity Pickleball
ubation/development
phase.
enforcement officers, while promoting a
Tournament trophy was presented to the
Hoses team.
friendly competitive spirit. Local players
Bottom: Biloxi police officers dressed
are teaching first responders the rules,
patriotically to compete at the Guns &
strategies and skills to prepare them for
Doug Bates
Hoses Charity Pickleball Tournament.
Photos by Deonne Linenberger.
competitive play. •
The
USAPA
Congratulates
Recently
Certified
Referees
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Domenic Girodo
Pam Graves
Rebecca Jilcott
Julia Morgan
Dick Osman
Ann Penstone
Derek Prince
Suzanne Ressa
Alia Rieker
Monica Stampach
Robert Stowe
Jane White
Melody Woodsum
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