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USA Pickleball and UTR Sports Form Strategic Partnership

April 23, 2024 / Pickleball

USA Pickleball has announced a strategic partnership with UTR Sports that appoints UTR Sports as the rating/rankings, technology, and software partner of USA Pickleball for their tournaments, leagues, and recreational activities. The USA pickleball announcement last week follows last year’s June, 2023 announcement where the Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP) appointed UTR Sports as APP’s […]

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Foothills Park Glendale, Arizona

April 18, 2024 / Phoenix Pickleball Courts, West Valley, Phoenix

Foothills Park Glendale is a large 29-acre park located in the northern area of the City of Glendale off 57th Ave and Union Hills. Foothills Park Glendale has evolved over the years to keep current with the recreational interests of city residents and continues to offer a wide range of facilities at this park location.

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Country Meadows Park Pickleball Courts

April 9, 2024 / Phoenix Pickleball Courts, West Valley, Phoenix

The Country Meadows Park pickleball courts are a relatively new addition to this park which received a refresh from the City of Peoria in 2021. The park is located about as far west as you can go in Peoria so I don’t see many players other than locals playing here due to it’s out of

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55 Fun Tennis Team Names for Your Tournament Team

April 2, 2024 / Tennis

While most tennis players register for a tournament using their own name, sometimes it’s nice when the tournament director allows a little fun and creativity and lets teams use fun tennis team names on their registration. There are plenty of instances where local or community-based tournaments will allow teams to register using fun tennis

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Solano Park Pickleball Courts

March 8, 2024 / Phoenix, Phoenix Pickleball Courts

Solano Park is located in the central Phoenix area of the city and not too far from the Phoenix Tennis Center. The Solano Park Pickleball courts are a new addition to the park in 2023 along with some other improvements the city made to make the park more family friendly for residents in the area.

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Deer Village Park Pickleball Courts | Peoria, AZ

February 28, 2024 / West Valley, Phoenix

Like many of the small neighborhood parks in Peoria, Arizona Deer Village Park is tucked in to a little community in this suburb of Phoenix. The Deer Village Park pickleball courts are available for local Peoria residents and visitors alike but you would never know the park is there if you were not already looking

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Liberty Park Pickleball Courts | Peoria, AZ

February 21, 2024 / West Valley, Phoenix

The Liberty Park pickleball courts are located at a small community park in the northwest area of Phoenix in the very nice suburb of Peoria. The park is known as Liberty Park Peoria and is tucked in to a small housing community by the name of “The Meadows”. The amenities at Liberty Park include a

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Alta Vista Park Pickleball Courts | Peoria, AZ

February 13, 2024 / Phoenix Pickleball Courts, West Valley, Phoenix

The Alta Vista Park pickleball courts are located in a small 11-acre city park tucked in to a community just off Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria, Arizona. The park may be considered small by city park standards but is the perfect size for its convenient location for locals that live in the Peoria area. Because

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PICKLEBALL RULE CHANGES 2024

February 6, 2024 / Pickleball

As the official governing body for the sport of pickleball, USA pickleball amends and sets the rules for the upcoming pickleball year. Any USA pickleball member may submit a new rule proposal during the six month open period and any player is allowed to comment on the suggestions that are submitted. For the pickleball rule

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Definitive Guide to the Best Pickleball Courts in Phoenix

January 24, 2024 / Phoenix, Phoenix Pickleball Courts

The number of people starting to play Pickleball in Phoenix is growing at an unprecedented rate and the City of Phoenix is playing catch up in building enough pickleball courts in Phoenix to meet the demand from pickleball players all across the city. Phoenix is very spread out geographically and the city has added pickleball

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