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VOLUME 6 / ISSUE 4 JULY / AUGUST 2021
After playing pickleball just eight times , Valerie Thompson built a permanent pickleball court at her home in Scottsdale , Arizona . Valerie kicks up her heels with her Harley on the private backyard court . See story on page 32 . Photo by Scooter Grubb .
DEPARTMENTS
6 Publisher ’ s Playbook 18 Dinks : What ’ s News in Pickleball 22 Q & A with Rules Guru Bob Unetich 26 Around the Post with Jennifer Lucore &
Alex Hamner
28 Scene on the Court : Spotlight on Sportsmanship , with Pickleball Curmudgeon Craig Laughlin 50 Regional Matters 52 Pickleball Canada 54 Pickleball England 56 Pickleball Mexico 60 In the Know : Equipment Reviews with
Jack Bandel 66 Health & Nutrition : Foods That Build Court
Strength , with Brandi Givens , RDN 72 PRO-file : Getting to Know Ben Johns , with
Alice Tym features
32 Queen of Speed
Fastest female motorcycle racer joins the fastest-growing sport . By Laura Gainor
38 2021 Pacific Northwest Regionals Pickleball is at home on the range in Boise , Idaho . By Alice Tym
44 USA Pickleball Makes History with Inaugural National Indoor Championships
By Karen Parrish
48 Art of the Pump Fake
I ’ m surprised there isn ’ t more trickery on the pickleball court . In basketball , everyone has a pump fake .
By Rick Cipes
FROM USA PICKLEBALL
9 Message from USA Pickleball Chairman of the Board Phil Mortenson 11 Message from Justin Maloof ,
USA Pickleball COO
42 The International Federation of Pickleball ( IFP ) Celebrates 53 Member Countries and Counting , by Ruth Rosenquist 62 USA Pickleball ’ s Recently Approved
Equipment 70 USA Pickleball Junior Spotlight : Dominic
Osborne , by Bob Nibarger
INSTRUCTION
30 Attention All Teaching Pros : Teach the
Student , Not the Method , with Alice Tym 46 The Backhand Slap with Morgan Evans 58 Establishing a Pattern with
PPR ’ s Collin Johns
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