Dear Santa!
USAPA Ambassador Tom Valentine
makes it easy for your Elves to delight
MI Pickleball Players on your "NICE LIST!"
Picklers hope you will pack your sleigh with
gift USAPA Memberships/Renewals too!
Yours in pickleball, Janet Razz
11/23/2009
11/15/2009
MI Pickleball December/January Tournament Calendar
To view/download the registration form(s), click on the title of the tournament(s) that interest you. This list of MI Pickleball Upcoming Tournaments is also posted on the sidebar for quick and easy player access.
North Oakland YMCA Pickleball Tournament
Skills Drills AND Crazy Mixed Up Doubles Tourney
- Older Persons' Commission Gym, Rochester
- Dec 11 2009
- FILLED - Registration Closed
- Players Age 50+
Troy Holiday Intergenerational Festival
- Troy Community Center Gym
- Dec 27 2009
- Registration Deadline Dec 18
- Players Age 18+/Partners 20 Years Apart in Age
- Auburn Hills Community Center Gym and
- Rochester Older Persons' Commission Gym
- Jan 25-Jan 27 2010
- Registration Deadline Dec 14
- Players Age 50+
North Oakland YMCA Pickleball Tournament
Laura Patterson's Pickleball Adventures - MI to NC
The usual pickleballmania flight pattern: SnowPicklers fly home from the Southwest or Atlantic South teaching and talking PICKLEBALL to players in the Great Lakes Region!
Here's an Atlantic South update about a former Michiganian that reversed the flight pattern. Laura Patterson was introduced to PICKLEBALL in the Midland Michigan area and is now serving as a USAPA Ambassador in North Carolina. Go Laura!
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Laura Patterson, USAPA Ambassador (NC) -- MSO 2009 |
Laura Patterson, former Michiganian, is now serving as USAPA Ambassador in Winston-Salem, NC. Laura has been busy contacting local YMCA's in the Winston-Salem vicinity and in just a few short months has been successful at getting the opportunity to talk about and demonstrate this "new sport" to her area. On November 11th, Laura had the opportunity to set up a modified court and introduce the game to school children, senior citizens, families and the YMCA director and staff.
See photos of Laura and read more about her YMCA experience on the Atlantic South Region site here: http://south.usapa.org/2009/11/pickleball-introduced-to-winston-salem.html
USAPA Nationals Vendor Tent
Dick Manasseri writes:
Thanks to Coach Mo and Ken Allbert, Administrator of PickleballCoach.com the Michigan Pickleball Paddle logo was displayed at USAPA Nationals.
It was very cool to see the Michigan Great Lakes Pickleball Paddle there in the vendors tent where players met people like:
- David McCallum - Son of Barney McCallum, One of the Pickleball Creators
- Mary Littlewood - Pickleball Author
- Steve Wong - Founder of S-Type Paddles, Medal Winner
- Bunny Duey - USAPA Historian
- Nancy and David Jordan - Keepers of the USAPA Membership Table
Congratulations to Ken, for his medal winning performance at Michigan's Auburn Hills Community Center Turkey Tourney!
- Dick
Coach Mo's Pickleball Strategies and Techniques DVD available at PickleballCoach.com or from Tom Valentine of Pickleball Goodies !!
11/12/2009
Michigan's BIG Game Weekend Awaits You!
Michigan's BIG Game Weekend:
- Blaze ORANGE Day in Michigan Woods
A picture of serenity,
Mr Buck looks oblivious to the calendar.
BIG Game Weekend doesn't phase him, because...
... Mr. Buck and his 12 closest friends
take year round sanctuary in my subdivision.
The BUCK stops here :O !
11/10/2009
USAPA National Tournament Impressions by Yvonne Hackenberg
Hello Janet,
Thank you for the nice e-mail. We had such a rich experience in Arizona. Aren't pickleball players the best! This sport has afforded us so many great moments and introduced us to so many wonderful people. It's the same wherever we go.
In terms of the USAPA National Tournament experience...here are a few impressions:
Thank you for the nice e-mail. We had such a rich experience in Arizona. Aren't pickleball players the best! This sport has afforded us so many great moments and introduced us to so many wonderful people. It's the same wherever we go.
In terms of the USAPA National Tournament experience...here are a few impressions:
- The Arizona soft game is alive and well in doubles. The third shot is often a drop shot into the kitchen. After that shot there is much "dinking around" until someone tragically dinks too high. Once they remove the ball from their groin, the cycle is repeated.
- The players don't try to do anything spectacular with the serve. Just deep (and sometimes high) to the backhand.
- It is very hot and dry in Arizona. There was very little time to recover between matches. Michiganians should find a 20 X 44 sauna to practice in before heading to Arizona.
- The vast majority of players display excellent sportsmanship.
- Pickleball is enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities.
I hope this persuades others to participate next year.
Thanks again for your support and encouragement. Also thanks to Marilyn Holladay, Pat Sullivan, Dick Manasseri, Dan & Joyce and the other Michiganians who rooted us on.
Yvonne Hackenberg
Action Gear, Inc.
Martha Wasserman (AZ/Michiganian for 50 Years)USAPA Nationals GOLD Medalist
Dick Mannasseri (Rochester Hills, MI)
USAPA Director National and International Relations
Yvonne Hackenberg (Kalamazoo, MI)
USAPA Nationals SILVER Medalist
Martha and Yvonne carried the Michigan flag on the Nationals Winners Podium. Click here to see the photo: http://mipickleball.usapa.org/2009/11/medalist-parade-michigan-flag-at-usapa.html
11/09/2009
Medalist Parade the Michigan Flag at USAPA Nationals!
"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."
Martha Wasserman, GOLD MEDALIST
and
Yvonne Hackenberg, SILVER MEDALIST
!!! Parade the Michigan Flag on the Winners Podium !!!
Congratulations to ALL of the
men, women, boys and girls who participated
in the 1st USAPA National Pickleball Tournament !!!
Saturday Afternoon Pickleball
Rochester Pickleball Club
Saturday Afternoon 2:00-4:30pm
Rochester Adams High School Auxiliary Gym
Experienced players from the USAPA will be on hand each week to provide beginner lessons and to organize play for families and other groups who want to have fun or work on their skills. Recreational Speed Pickleball will be part of the fun, plus competitive games for the adventurous.
All ages welcome! Teens aged 15+ may play without their parents with any picture ID. Equipment provided. Wear court shoes.
COST: $5. per person drop-in fee or discounted Pickleball Punch Card. Family Card $50. for 5 punches (one punch admits up to 5 people in one family). Individual Card $30. for 10 punches (one punch admits one person).
CONTACT: Marilyn Holladay at mhollada@gmail.com
11/05/2009
Michigander Medals in Tier 1 Pickleball Tournament
!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!
toYvonne Hackenberg (MI)
and her partner
Hilary Marold (TX)
USAPA 2009 National Tournament (Tier 1)
SILVER
Women's Doubles 55-59
and
Women's Masters 50-64
11/04/2009
Coach Mo's Pickleball Technique Tweets
Pickleball Tips on Twitter by Coach Mo
"Pickleball Tip 25 - Your opponents only need a pulse to win the point if you miss the serve. Give them a chance to lose."
OH Yea! I'm all to familiar with that one :O !
Are you ready for more Pickleball Strategies and Techniques? Well now you can get more info from Coach Mo by following his tweets!
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