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Contents
VOLUME 7 / ISSUE 6 NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2022
Photo by Bruce Yeung ; IG : @ yeungphotography
features
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2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships
Fifteen-year-old Anna Leigh Waters takes the Triple Crown ! By Drew Wathey
40 Pickleball Hall of Fame Class of 2022
Norm Davis , Pat Kane , Larry Moon and Wes Gabrielsen were inducted on November 10 at the Indian Wells Country Club in
California . By Fran Myer
44 The Huntsman World Senior Games
Red rocks , rocking bands and hard-hitting pickleball . By Alice Tym
46 Huntsman World Senior Games Hall of Fame Inducts Four Pickleball Players
Dick
Johnson , Alice Tym , and Jim and Yvonne Hackenberg were chosen from 230,000 athletes in 86 countries . By Lawana Johnson
50 Sounds of Silence Amplified on the Pickleball Court
For the Deaf community , pickleball can be both a recreational activity and a competitive one . By Drew Wathey
54 The Producers
Boxcar Productions leads the way in pickleball broadcasting . By Emma Masur
DEPARTMENTS
6 Publisher ’ s Playbook 10 Dinks : What ’ s News in Pickleball 14 Q & A by Rules Guru Bob Unetich 18 Around the Post by Jennifer Lucore &
Alex Hamner 74 Pickleball Canada 76 Pickleball England 78 Pickleball Mexico 80 Pickleball South Africa 86 In the Know : Paddle Reviews by Jack Bandel 92 Health & Nutrition by Brandi Givens , RD 96 PRO-file : Behind the Scenes with Steve Wong by Alice Tym
FROM USA PICKLEBALL
58 Message from Stu Upson , USA Pickleball CEO 60 Drop Shots 62 The Scoop 63 Chatter 64 Holding Court with NBA Hall of Famer
Rick Barry 66 Recently Approved Equipment 68 Community Spotlight 70 Calendar : Upcoming Sanctioned Events 72 Referee Corner
INSTRUCTION
24 Third Shot Lob — Whaaaat ? by Alice Tym 82 How Can I Learn vs . Train to Improve My
Game ? by Sonny Tannan
90 Finding the Perfect Pickleball Partner by Rick Cipes
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2022 | MAGAZINE 5