COMMUNITY
Get Ready for Our Inaugural Pickleball Tournament
ELI AWBREY Parker Poe eliawbrey @ parkerpoe. com
T he Atlanta Bar Association is revamping its Sports & Recreation offerings, and the first event on the calendar is a Spring 2026 pickleball tournament. On April 18th, lawyers can participate in a one-day pickleball tournament at Atlanta Pickleball Center, an indoor facility in West Midtown.
Pickleball fever has swept the nation over the past three years demand and popularity have skyrocketed locally, bringing countless outdoor courts, leagues, and tournaments to metro Atlanta. Beginners can pick up the game fairly quickly, but pickleball has even converted former lifelong tennis players because it is
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