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VOLUME 9 / ISSUE 6 NOV / DEC 2024
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Bobbi Oshiro , originally from Honolulu and now residing in Plantation , Florida , didn ’ t drop a game throughout the entire tournament . Photo by Bruce Yeung ; IG : @ yeungphotography .
features
30 USA Pickleball Nationals Brings Together Top Pros and Amateurs
A new Southwest home set the stage for the 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships . By Drew Wathey
40 The Biggest Pickleball Event in History Smashes Records and Wins Hearts
For one week in early November , North Texas was the center of the pickleball universe . By Matt Cudzinowski
46 Huntsman World Games — It Only Gets Better
Number of participants was 1,066 from 43 states and the District of Columbia . By Alice Tym
DEPARTMENTS
8 Publisher ’ s Playbook 16 Dinks : What ’ s News in Pickleball 18 Rules Guru : Proposed 2025 Rule Changes by Bob Unetich 20 In the Club : Rally , Charlotte , North Carolina by Drew Wathey 22 Sweet Spot : The Hottest Finds in Pickleball by Kate Mohns 26 Player to Watch : Gabe Tardio by Rick Cipes 28 Destination Pickleball : Innisbrook Resort by Laura Gainor 72 Planet Pickleball : News from the Global
Pickleball Community 78 Paddle Reviews by Jack Bandel 80 Ask the Pickleball Doctor : Managing Tournament
Days by Dr . Noe Sariban 84 In the Kitchen with Brandi : Bravo to Blueberries , the Pickleball Fruit by Brandi Givens , RDN 88 PRO-file : Behind the Scenes with Megan Fudge by Alice Tym
FROM USA PICKLEBALL
10 Message from USA Pickleball CEO Mike Nealy 54 Drop Shots 56 Feature : Spotlight on Nationals 62 Feature : Former NFL QB Jake Plummer Keeps
Active with Pickleball 64 Recently Approved Equipment 66 Calendar : Upcoming Sanctioned Events
INSTRUCTION
24 Top Five Common Mistakes — And How to Fix Them by Matthew Schwartz 50 Anticipation by Jim Hackenberg 68 Attacking off the Bounce by Sarah Ansboury
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