Pickleball, an invigorating blend of tennis, badminton, and table tennis, has seen a meteoric rise in popularity across the United States, with the Sports & Fitness Industry Association reporting over 4.8 million players nationwide as of 2022. This surge reflects a staggering 39.3% increase over the past two years, drawing in a diverse crowd, f... Tuesday, 14 November 2023 ..read more

GPN supports several types of tournament brackets including round robin, double elimination, and compass brackets. But what is a compass bracket? Well, it is a fun type of tournament bracket that is relatively new to pickleball players, so I wrote up the attached PDF document to explain and demonstrate graphically how it works. Please check it out,... Thursday, 14 September 2023 ..read more

100-plus courts and 60-plus brands will be featured at Kansas City Convention Center Triple Crown Sports, with more than 40 years of event experience, has formalized plans for the celebration of the sport of pickleball with PickleCon, slated for Aug. 8-11, 2024 at the Kansas City Convention Center. The event will feature space for 60-plus vendors a... Thursday, 10 August 2023 ..read more

Tuesday, 20 August 2019 Do you play pickleball at a set time and location each week? Are you looking to attract more players? We have just released a new tool that we think will be a game changer. We are calling it "scheduled play". When logged in, you will now see a new scheduled play icon at the top right of every page: ​ When you click that icon, you will be taken to t ..read more

A pickleball ladder is a system for ranking teams (singles or doubles) based on the matches they win or lose.   As teams play each other, they receive points. The more points a team has, the higher up on the ladder they will climb. The goal of a pickleball ladder, is to be at the top. Think of it like king of the mount... Thursday, 16 January 2020 ..read more

Friday, 24 January 2020 Have you ever had a question regarding a rule in pickleball?  Or how the scoring works? Or even just how to play the game? Well, most of your questions can probably be answered just by reading USAPA's official rulebook.  The rulebook covers everything including: Court size and dimensions The height of the net What is the "N ..read more

Friday, 03 April 2020 There is no app in the app store, but you can run the site as a web app. This will create an icon on your phone, and it will look and feel just like a downloaded app. ​ For an iPhone... Step 1 ​Go here , and click the icon shown. You can also do this from any page without using this link. Step 2 Scroll down, and click the "Add to Home Screen" link ..read more