MaryJo Wagner Get ready for PebbleCreek’s biggest pickleball event of the year! On Wednesday, Feb. 8 (Women’s Doubles), Thursday, Feb. 9 (Mixed Doubles), and Friday, Feb. 10 (Men’s Doubles) beginning at 8 a.m., your PebbleCreek Pickleball Club (PCPB) will be hosting our 7th annual USAPA Sanctioned Pickleball Tournament on our 20 dedicated court facility located…
Brenda Weide The PebbleCreek Pickleball Club hosted our annual Holiday Toy Drive for Goodyear children. This was our 7th year, and was bigger than ever! Martha Urbin brought her train, and Santa was there to get everyone’s Christmas wishes. Many elves came from the North Pole to help fill our train, serve breakfast, and help…
Nancy Popenhagen The PebbleCreek Pickleball Club, with almost 1,600 members, was very busy in November. The club held its first of several in-house PebbleCreek tournaments with 72 teams playing in the mixed doubles tournament. Held on Nov. 1, there was great play all day, with each team playing eight to nine games. In the end,…
Nancy Popenhagen The PebbleCreek Pickleball Club, with almost 1,600 members, was very busy in November. The club held its first of several in-house PebbleCreek tournaments with 72 teams playing in the mixed doubles tournament. Held on Nov. 1, there was great play all day, with each team playing eight to nine games. In the end,…
David Zapatka Last month we announced Major League Pickleball had arrived. High-profile individuals Drew Brees, James Blake, Lebron James, Draymond Green, Kevin Love, and a host of others invested in teams. The new Vibe Pickleball League was recently announced. The first high-profile team owner is Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team.…
Nancy Popenhagen Pickleball Open Play system: In order to get the highest utilization from our overcrowded pickleball courts, we do not allow individual reservations. In place of reservations we use a system called Open Play. In Open Play, groups of four players rotate onto the court, play one game, and then rotate off as another group…
Mimi Blythe and Constance Angus With extreme gratitude, we want to report on this fundraising social just one more time! There are few opportunities that combine the perfect blend of fun, food, raffles, pickleball, volunteerism, and philanthropy all wrapped up into one single event. Well, the Back-to-School Drive held on Saturday, July 23, was such…
Mimi Blythe Ka-boom it’s hot, Batman! Summer exploded with a vengeance, and we are experiencing higher-than-average temperatures. Please watch out for each other to avoid heat stroke or heat exhaustion. Please review the signs of overheating posted around the courts. Hydrate! Hydrate! Hydrate! Court Resurfacing Court resurfacing has been postponed a bit and will now…
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “The lob is a lofted shot hit off a bounce that can be either offensive or defensive in nature. The object of lobbing is to force your opponents, who are in a strong position at the non-volley line,…
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “to properly execute a dink, stand just behind the non-volley zone line in a good ready position—well balanced, with your body weight over your feet and the knees slightly bent. Hold the paddle in front of your…