Mary Ann Bane If you’ve never played pickleball or if it’s just been a long time since you last played, how about making pickleball one of your 2022 Fitness Resolutions? There are lots of reasons to consider it! Let’s talk about a few. Exercise – Many of us exercise, and we understand its importance to overall…
David Zapatka Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence, by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a serve, “contact must be made below the waist, which is defined as level with the navel. Further, IFP Official Tournament Rulebook rule 4.A1 states the arm ‘must be moving in an upward arc’ and that the…
The Robson ladies’ pickleball team didn’t actually finish in first place, but they were the first all-Robson Ranch pickleball team that competed in an outside league. The team competed in the Tennis Competitors of Dallas (TCD) Pickleball League and finished fourth in the Open Division. We even had a sponsor, Joe and Sara Lucido. They…
Mary Ann Bane ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Ranch, Not a player was stirring, not even a tree branch; The pickleballs were hung by the ping pong tables with care, In hopes that the weather soon would be fair; Club members were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of…
Mary Ann Bane and Ken Quarfoot Recently, our pickleball club was delighted to have professional pickleball player Riley Newman visit Robson Ranch. Craig DeCrescenzo, a pickleball instructor who recently moved to Robson, is a friend of Riley and arranged for him to come to the ranch and conduct skills clinics for our members. Riley was…
David Zapatka Forehand Groundstroke Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence, by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a forehand groundstroke, “from the moment the ball leaves the opponent’s paddle, you should be tracking its flight with your eyes to aid you in judging the speed and direction of the ball. Move to the…
Ken Quarfoot and Mary Ann Bane Take a look at the crowd watching these players! It’s a common sight to see the courts and the viewing seats filled! Like so many, you might be asking what is going on with all of that pickleball activity? They are out playing at 6 a.m. and they are…
David Zapatka Is Pickleball a Good Bet? The Pickleball Players Association (PPA) and Genius Sports, a publicly-traded sports data and tech company, recently announced a long-term deal that sets the stage for sports betting in pickleball. Can you imagine walking into one of our local casinos, hearing raucous cheers and seeing a pickleball match on…
Mary Ann Bane It warms my Pickleball Club member heart to share this story with you. It is a story of initiative and generosity. It started with Rod and Monica Daake. Their daughter, Jennifer, and their son-in-law, Chris, are administrators at the Santiago Christian School in the Dominican Republic. The school has over 600 students,…
David Zapatka Reader Liz Houser writes, “I just moved to SaddleBrooke in April and learned to play pickleball in early May thanks to my enthusiastic neighbor Shawne. I just read your article about Common mistakes numbers 11 and 12, I found them to be very helpful. Would you be so kind as to send me…