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VOLUME 7 / ISSUE 1 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2022
Jennifer Dawson takes the Triple Crown at the 2021 National Championships .
See story on page 36 . Photo by Bruce Yeung ; IG : @ yeungphotography .
features
36 A League of Their Own
The 2021 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships presented by Pickleball Central serves up world-class talent at a world-class venue . By Drew Wathey
46 Tournment Results & Medal Winners
54 Premier Pickleball
The Indian Wells Tennis Garden has earned its stature as one of the world ’ s elite tennis facilities .
By Drew Wathey
60 New Tournament Series Focuses on Next Generation of Pickleball
Players
Buoyed by a new tournament series that is focused on a younger age bracket , the next generation of pickleball players is shattering the myth that pickleball is a seniors-only sport . By Jennifer Brozak
DEPARTMENTS
6 Publisher ’ s Playbook 16 Dinks : What ’ s News in Pickleball 20 Q & A by Rules Guru Bob Unetich 24 Around the Post by Jennifer Lucore &
Alex Hamner 28 Scene on the Court by Pickleball Curmudgeon
Craig Laughlin 32 Travel : Premier Pickleball Destinations by
Laura Gainor 64 Regional Matters 66 Pickleball Canada 68 Pickleball England 70 Pickleball Mexico 72 In the Know : Equipment Reviews by
Jack Bandel 80 Ask the Pickleball Doctor : The Role of the
Rotator Cuff by Dr . Noe Sariban 92 Health & Nutrition : Drive Up Your Metabolism by Brandi Givens , RDN 96 PRO-file : Behind the Scenes with Zane Navratil by Alice Tym
FROM USA PICKLEBALL
9 Message from Robert Quicksilver ,
USA Pickleball Chair of the Board 11 Message from Stu Upson , USA Pickleball CEO 76 USA Pickleball ’ s Recently Approved
Equipment 88 USA Pickleball Upcoming Sanctioned Events 94 USA Pickleball Junior Spotlight : Maddie Toren
By Hope Tolley INSTRUCTION
30 The Short Hop — Risky or Strategic ? with
Alice Tym 84 Purposeful Shots with Alice Tym 90 A Fraction of a Second from Greatness with
Rick Cipes
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