California Takes 2nd Place

USAPA Membership numbers change everyday --

Today, for this slice in time, California nudged Michigan out of second place.
AND Flordia, with 200 USAPA Members, is nipping at our heels.

 

1. First! Arizona with 421 USAPA Members
2. Second! California with 239 USAPA Members
3. Third! Michigan with 238 USAPA Members

 

Congratulations to ALL of the California Ambassadors and Players!
SHINE - SILVER - SHINE!
 
To learn more about becoming a USA Pickleball Association Member or to renew your Membership -- click this link http://usapa.org/memberships/index.php

How-to Update the USAPA Places To Play Listings

USAPA Places To Play MI Pickleball

Additions and/or updates needed for your local area courts?!?

How-to Update the USAPA Places To Play Listings

A simple guide from USAPA President Bill Booth

"Updating the Places to Play is really simple. Refer to the screen capture below that has been annotated with red arrows pointing to the parts that I will be referring to. All of the pages have a link to add another place. Click on the link to bring up the form. Fill out the form and click on the "Add Record" button. That is all there is to it.

"To edit the place, just click on the place name. Change the relative information and click on the "Update Record" button.

"Please list every location in a separate record. It is important to have a good address so that it can be mapped. We get an email for every addition or edit so that we can monitor it. We manually add the latitude and longitude so that the map works. Each record has a comment section to leave information about playing times, schedule, or any other relevant information.

"Where can I play pickleball OUTDOORS?!?"

Michigan Cities with OUTDOOR Courts Lined for PICKLEBALL

Ada, Auburn Hills, Battle Creek, Big Rapids, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Canton, Coldwater, Durand, East Lansing, Farmington Hills, Holland, Houghton Lake, Howell, Jackson, Lansing, Lexington, Mendon, Muskegon, Oak Park, Oxford, Portage, Royal Oak, Saginaw, Saginaw Twp, Sumner, Traverse City, Troy

Go to: USAPA Places to Play then,
click the “Place Name” for more details, to make additions, or to update the listing.

USAPA Places to Play Page Elements

1. Add Another Place Name
2. Delete Record
3. Update Record
4. [Record ID Number]
5. [Last Update]
6. Place Name
7. Address
8. City
9. State
10. Zip Code
11. [Latitude and Longitude – Map]
12. Contact Person
13. Contact Phone Number
14. Contact Email Address
15. Website
16. Number of Courts – Indoor/Outdoor
17. Courts – Private/Public/Public – Membership Required
18. Added by
19. Last Edited by
20. Comment

Special thanks to ALL of the Pickleball Program Coordinators, USAPA Board Members, USAPA Ambassadors, and PLAYERS working to maintain comprehensive, current and accurate listings.

The Pickleball Training Room

 "How to lose games!"

A tounge in cheek review of unforced errors to avoid.

By Norm Davis, USAPA Board of Directors/Training

Calling All Gently Used Paddles

Dear Players,

Do you have a used pickleball paddle you are willing to part with -- for a good cause?!?

One of Michigan's most well respected pickleball players, Jan Doke, works at a Latchkey program for children ages 5-12. Jan brought her paddles in one day for the children to try. "They loved it"!

Jan Doke is going to teach the children at the Latchkey program how to play picklebball. She is trying to collect 20 paddles for the Latchkey program and a community program she would like to start for children in Hartland, MI.

Jan is a wonderful teacher! She has the right temperament, skill set, and energy to help children learn to make life-impacting healthy choices. I raise my paddle to Jan Doke -- and I am happy to be among the first to add that paddle to her Latchkey program pickleball equipment box.

If you have a used, but still functional, paddle(s) for the children Jan Doke will be teaching please:

• give the paddle(s) directly to Jan Doke when you see her on the courts
• give the paddle(s) to Tom Valentine, Larry Sagowitz, Clare Bushman or me and we will deliver them to Jan Doke
• email me if you have any questions or want more information

Thank you!

Yours in pickleball, Janet Razz

Pickleball | Beaumont Hospitals

USA Pickleball Association Training Grant Recipient

Pickleball | Beaumont Hospitals
Published on Beaumont Hospitals (http://www.beaumonthospitals.com)
Services & Programs >Classes>Fitness>Pickleball

Special thanks to USAPA Ambassadors Peggy Murphy Kurza and Jeff Pariseau for adding the Bon Brae Center to Michigan's Places to Play Pickleball

LOCATION: St. Clair Shores - Bon Brae Center

MAP

• Tuesdays 10:30am - 12:30pm
• Thursdays 7:15 - 8:30pm 
• Fridays 4:30 - 7:00pm 

$3 Drop-in or $10 punch card/5 classes
Call 800-633-7377 to register or for more information

Pickleball Goodies Product List Online!

      Copyright (c) 2009 PicklebalGoodies.com

"My name is Tom Valentine. I am the owner of Pickleball Goodies. I am in business to provide you with the best equipment with a personal touch. I believe the best way to learn the game is with the right equipment. You can only know what works best for you if you try before you buy. I don't sell on the Internet (yet), but I visit all the major tournaments in Southeastern Michigan and I'm willing to meet you wherever you play.

"I am a member of the USAPA. Like you, I play pickleball every chance I get. So, give me a call to try the newest equipment and maybe we can play a game or two.

• Website:  Pickleball Goodies
• Phone: 248-895-7250 (after 5:00pm)
• Email:  pballgoodies@comcast.net  

6% USAPA Member Appreciation Discount!

Where in the world is Marilyn Holladay?

Enjoying adventures beyond Michigan Pickleball courts!

http://picasaweb.google.com/mhollada/KevinInJapan#

New Location! Farmington Hills 50+ Pickleball!

City of Farmington Hills 50+ Drop-in Pickleball

Fridays at 9:30am to 12:30pm

*** NEW LOCATION***

St. John Lutheren Church of Farmington Hills

23225 Gill Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48335

(between Grand River and Freedom Road)

• 2 Courts
• $3 Farmington/Farmington Hills residents
• $4 non-residents

Contact the City of Farmington Hills Senior Division at 248-473-1830 for more information.

USAPA Places to Play MI Pickleball

Livonia Pickleball League Begins April 18

Livonia Community Recreation Center
Spring Adult Co-Ed Doubles Pickleball League

Matches on Sunday's from 8-10:00am
Beginning April 18th in Mac Gym 1

Registration at the Parks and Recreation desk
Fee: Resident $50 per player/Non-resident $60 per player

Flyer: http://usapa.org/file/mi/Livonia_Pickleball_League_Spring_2010.pdf
For more information call Livonia Parks and Rec at 734-466-2410

Great for players of all ages and abilities!

PHOTOS: MSO 2010 Winter Pickleball Games

Michigan Senior Olympics 2010 Winter Pickleball Games

MSO PHOTOS - CLICK HERE

Action Packed Season of LIFE! The Fabulous Five!

Great Grandma Ida's 2009-2010 Season Results:

Five babies in five months! Gifts too vast to comprehend!

Age-abiding blessings upon blessings!

November Blessing! BOY!

December Blessing! BOY!

January Blessing! BOY!

February Blessing! BOY!

March Blessing! GIRL!

!!!!! Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ !!!!!

Hartland High School Seniors VS Hartland Senior Center Picklers

LivingstonDaily.com ::: March 12, 2010

Senior citizens grab pickleball crown

By Frank Konkel • DAILY PRESS & ARGUS

 The pickleballers from the Hartland Senior Center are not to be messed with.

Hartland High School seniors learned that lesson the hard way March 4, making good on a challenge they issued to face the pickleballers from the senior center in a series of doubles matches.

The senior center players schooled their younger counterparts in doubles matches, 8-1, in front of senior center "cheer gals" and bleachers full of spectators at Hartland High School.

"Oh, my Lord, we mopped the floor with them, but we knew we would," said senior center pickleball player Connie Anderson, who acknowledged most of the high school seniors didn't have much pickleball experience. On the contrary, some of the senior center players have won pickleball tournaments. Pickleball is a relatively new game that's a cross between pingpong, badminton, racquetball and tennis.

"We all had so much fun, you wouldn't believe," Anderson said. "The kids were fantastic, as polite as could be and gracious, too. They kept challenging us, and we just stopped counting at 8-1. They were proud to get that one point."

The challenge was set up by Anderson's granddaughter, high school student Erika Paajanen, for her senior project.

Paajanen volunteered at the center over the summer, and she said she wanted to do something that would bring both generations together. Paajanen said she knew her classmates were going to have a difficult time facing the seniors, having witnessed many of them dominate the courts over the summer.

But by the time the nine doubles matches were over, winning or losing didn't really matter.

"I think it's cool to get the two generations together," Paajanen said. "Besides hanging out with our grandmas and grandpas, we don't get a lot of interaction with seniors. This was definitely fun."

Paajanen said she received tons of feedback from her peers March 5 at school, despite the beat-down she and her 11 classmates took. It's an event she'd like to see happen again — though she would like to see the Hartland High School seniors exact a little revenge.

"I hope so," Paajanen said. "But they're very good."

• CLICK HERE to visit the Hartland Senior Center Pickleball website

“Arizona Soft Game Workshop” Kalamazoo YMCA

“Hello Pickleball Friends! We hope you can join us for this workshop to learn the Arizona Soft Game. We are holding it on a Saturday afternoon to make it easier for our out of town friends to participate. It's a great way to expand your game and prepare for the upcoming May 20-21, Kalamazoo Doubles Tournament.” Bob Northrop and Melissa Muha

• Sat April 17, 2010 1-5 pm
• Kalamazoo YMCA, 1001 W. Maple Street, Kalamazoo, MI
• $10 per person
• $2 discount for YMCA & USAPA members

“Soften your game! 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 person, the cycle is repeated!”

Workshop by Jim and Yvonne Hackenberg

As national competitors, Jim & Yvonne have the complete game of pickleball! Join them at this workshop to learn the fine points of the Arizona Soft Game and its ability to confound your opponent.

SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION

• Attendance is limited! Register early! CLICK HERE to print a registration flyer.
• Courts open for general play at 1pm. Workshop: 1:30-2:30.
• Play continues until 5pm with Jim and Yvonne coaching you on your newly acquired skills during the first hour!

CONTACT INFORMATION

Bob Northrop - USAPA Ambassador Kalamazoo
Melissa Muha - USAPA Ambassador Portage

website: http://www.where2pickle.org/  
email: picklemaster@where2pickle.org  

Bloomfield Andover High School Pickleball Announcements From Jim Luzod

Bloomfield Andover High School Pickleball Announcement From Jim Luzod

"There is special testing for the students at Bloomfield Andover HS, Tues March 9. We will not be able to use the fieldhouse for our normal fun and games tomorrow morning. We will be open for business again Thursday, Mar 11 at 10:00.

Also the school will be closed down April 6 and 8 for the Spring break. No play at Andover HS that week. We will continue again on April 13 and play to April 29, our last day for this season.

Many players have asked about playing outdoors in Bloomfield. We have two courts with official painted lines at Bloomfield Hills Middle School on W Quarton Rd and two courts at Eastover Middle School, Opdyke/Kensington. We have no programs planned for those locations. I will be around all summer and I can help you set up play groups, introduce friends to Pickleball, and help you get your family into the game.

See you on the courts. JPL"

New Pickleball Vendor: "Pickleball Outfitter" Traverse City, MI

VALUE! 6% USAPA Member Appreciation Discount!

• Shop Pickleball! http://www.pickleballoutfitters.com/index.html

FUN! Click the paddle on the Pickleball Outfitters home page to hear Singing Pickleball Pete!

• Sing Pickleball! LYRICS

"Save-the-Date" Spring Lake Summer Days Pickleball Tournament

Spring Lake Summer Days
Pickleball Tournament

Spring Lake, MI

AUG 15, 2010

Upcoming Michigan Pickleball Tournaments

OPC Spring 2010 Pickleball Ladder League Registration Forms

Older Persons' Commission (OPC), Rochester, MI

Spring 2010 Pickleball Ladder League Registration Forms

OPC Membership Required

http://usapa.org/file/mi/OPC_Pickleball_Ladder_Novice_Spring_2010.pdf

http://usapa.org/file/mi/OPC_Pickleball_Ladder_Intermediate_Spring_2010.pdf  

http://usapa.org/file/mi/OPC_Pickleball_Ladder_Night_Spring_2010.pdf

Press and Player Introduction to Pickleball

"Pickleball Backgrounder"

• http://usapa.org/media/Pickleball_Backgrounder.pdf

Pickleball Tournament Points Update for 2010 by Marilyn Holladay, USAPA Board of Directors/Tournament Points Chair

March 1, 2010
USAPA E-Pickleball News

Submitted by Marilyn Holladay
USAPA Board of Directors/Tournament Points Chair

Tournament Points Update for 2010

The USAPA Board regularly reviews game and tournament rules and procedures in order to keep the game true to its roots while clarifying issues that arise, as we have more and more players competing in tournaments.

January 1, 2010 saw a few changes and many clarifications in the area of points earned for winning tournament events. The list of approved events now includes 19+ as an age group in response to the growing number of younger players. The 4.5+ rated event was dropped in favor of separate 4.5 and 5.0 events to reflect the fact that there is a growing number of 5.0 players. This change enables the 4.5s and 5.0s to each have a competetive event more focused on their skill level. Masters and Legends have been dropped as events which earn points.

"Ranking Points" was changed to "Tournament Points" to try to avoid the confusion among the terms 'points', 'rankings' and 'ratings'. Receiving large numbers of points does not automatically give you a high rating -- ratings reflect the level of player the winner defeated to gain those points.

First, second and third place points will only be awarded if there are 4 or more people who compete in the event. If there are only 3 competitors, medals may be given to all, but only first and second place winners will get points. If there are only 2 competitors, points go only to the first place winner.

Tournament Directors are encouraged to offer additional events not on the approved list in the interest of matching the profile of participants. For example, mixed generation doubles is becoming very popular. Medals/trophies may be awarded, but Tournament Points will not be assigned.

See Tournament Points for more detail on all tournament points rules.

To find out your point totals see Points Inquiry . This will give you the 2010 totals. To see 2009, change the year near the top right of the screen.

To see where you finished compared to others in the various events for the year 2009 go to Rankings History .

Potential changes under consideration for 2011 that have been identified so far include the following:

- splitting Doubles points from Mixed Doubles points

- awarding points in the player's own age group if age brackets were combined due to insufficient numbers

If you have opinions on these or other Tournament Points rules or comments, go to USAPA Contacts and select Marilyn Holladay for your email. Please be specific in your comments.

Again, our goal is to make pickleball accessible, fun, and fair to players of all ages. We will publish proposed changes for 2011 on the USAPA website by July 1, 2010 for your comments and input.

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