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Contents
VOLUME 5 / ISSUE 1
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020
DEPARTMENTS
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features
14 We Say Farewell to Pickleball
Legend Barney McCallum
32 Ultimate Influencers
USAPA Pickleball Ambassadors exemplify
the character and culture of the game through
sportsmanship, dedication and passion.
By Drew Wathey
36 Global Tennis Brands Take on the
Pickleball Gear Market
By Jennifer Brozak
42 Association of Pickleball
Professionals (APP) Launches
First-Ever Pickleball Tour
46 Next Stop, Special Olympics
One man’s quest to get pickleball on the roster of
official games in the Special Olympics. By Mark Berton
ON THE COVER:
USAPA Ambassadors (l to r): Ron Gibbs, Mike Hoxie,
Claudia Fontana, Gigi Guerra and Andrea Mayorga.
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Publisher’s Playbook
Dinks: What’s News in Pickleball
Q & A with Rules Guru Bob Unetich
Around the Post with Jennifer Lucore and
Alex Hamner
Scene on the Court: Observations from
Pickleball Curmudgeon Craig Laughlin
Regional Matters
Around the World
Pickleball Canada
In the Know: Equipment Reviews with
Jack Bandel
Tournament News:
World Pickleball Championship
Ask the Pickleball Doctor: Injections for
Orthopedic Injuries—Good or Bad Idea?
Nutrition: Rally Your Resolution with
Brandi Givens, RDN
Back Court: We’d Love to Hear From You!
FROM THE USAPA
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Message from USAPA Chairman of the
Board Darryl Noble
11 Message from USAPA Executive Director
Justin Maloof
48 World’s Most Powerful Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectrometer Arrives
at St. Jude
50 The Healing Effect of ‘Paddles’ Saved This
Pickleballer’s Life
70 USAPA Recently Approved Equipment
76 USAPA Junior Spotlight: Nathan Tang
INSTRUCTIONALS
22 Safety First! with PPR’s Sarah Ansboury
and Nicole Hobson
30 How to Get a Jump When You’re in a Slump
with Alice Tym
56 Learn to Reset with Alice Tym
66 Two Primary Purposes of a
Dink with DJ Howard
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