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PUBLISHER’S PLAYBOOK A Publication of Dollard Publishing Co., Inc. 11 Mayview Road, Canonsburg, PA 15317 www.thepickleballmag.com Dinking on the Shoulders of Giants I n this first issue of the Roaring ’20s of the 21st century, there’s much to celebrate. But first, we’d like to honor and remember the last surviving founder of our sport—Barney McCallum, who died at 93 this past November. Don’t miss the fitting tribute to him on page 14. The fun he helped create will live on through all of us. And how many other sports can you name where players had the opportunity to shake hands with one of the sport’s founders? What Barney left to us has grown exponentially since its creation. Another fitting tribute to our sport’s founders is our USAPA Ambassadors. Be sure to check out “Ultimate Influencers” on page 32. The fact that the USAPA receives 30 applications a day on average for new ambassadors is an astounding statistic. We also report in this issue that pickleball will launch its first North American APP Tour this year—13 cities with a purse around $500,000. At the same time, we have players who are trying to make inroads for the sport with the Special Olympics and updates on the sport from China, Mexico, Ghana, Kenya and Taiwan. This pickleball phenomenon seems unstoppable as more and more picklers flood onto courts around the country and hear stories of the sport’s influence around the globe. Barney was fortunate he got to see how this sport became a movement and showed the rest of us how something created in the backyard of a suburb in Washington state could take the world by storm. Each one of those 30 applicants, tour competitors, Special Olympians or players in Kenya are learning the sport can change things in much the same way. We all have it in us and we all can make a difference. See you on the courts! PUBLISHER Wayne Dollard EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Julie Talerico [email protected] ART DIRECTOR Michael Miller SALES MANAGER Dominic Bianco CONTRIBUTORS Sarah Ansboury Jack Bandel Mark Berton Jennifer Brozak Kevin Dwyer Kathy Getto Brandi Givens Alex Hamner Nicole Hobson DJ Howard Winkie La Force Craig Laughlin Jennifer Lucore Seymour Rifkin Noe Sariban Alice Tym Bob Unetich Drew Wathey Dollard Publishing Co., Inc. publishes six issues of Pickleball Magazine per year. Subscriptions are $24 per year. To subscribe, call 888.308.3720 or go to thepickleballmag.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS PROHIBITED. © 2020 Please recycle this magazine when you are through enjoying it. Wayne Dollard Publisher 6 TO SUBSCRIBE, CALL 888.308.3720 OR GO TO THEPICKLEBALLMAG.COM