01-31-2024 • Mark Peifer Q&A – Where’s the Waist? By Mark Peifer, USA Pickleball Certified Referee; Past Chairman, USA Pickleball Rules Committee QUESTION: The Official... 2 min read Rules Serve Volley
01-31-2024 • Pickle4 Team What is the “Progression Draw” Format in Pickleball? Common in tennis tournaments, the progressive draw format is making its way to pickleball. The PPA Tour is using the progressive... 5 min read Format Scoring Strategy
01-31-2024 • Pickle4 Team The Pickler – Same Great Content, New Look and Feel Now introducing the new and improved ThePickler.com! With a new look and feel, you can now find the pickleball tips, rules,... 2 min read News Strategy
01-31-2024 • Frank Cerabino Mastering the Diplomacy of Round-Robin Scheduling If you’re organizing a round-robin for a fun session of rec play, you’re going to need more than a spreadsheet to get... 10 min read Round Robin
01-22-2024 • Mark Peifer 2024 Pickleball Rules Changes to Know By Mark Peifer, USA Pickleball Certified Referee; Past Chairman, USA Pickleball Rules Committee It’s December and for those... 4 min read
01-22-2024 • Frank Cerabino The Golden Bachelor Courts Pickleball We here at Murmurs from the Losers’ Bracket have wandered far beyond our comfort zone to watch reality TV. Specifically, The... 7 min read
01-19-2024 • Stacie Townsend How to Avoid Getting “Body Bagged” in Pickleball In the sport of pickleball, a body shot is a shot where the pickleball is aimed directly at an opponent’s body. It is typically... 6 min read
01-19-2024 • Stacie Townsend Two Scientific Studies, Two Important Takeaways for Pickleball Players Two studies were recently released by the International Journal of Exercise Science, both pertaining to the sport of pickleball.... 3 min read
01-17-2024 • Stacie Townsend When and Where to Speed Up the Pickleball to Win More Games Imagine you are at the Kitchen line, engaged in a dink battle. You speed up a pickleball only for your opponents to hit the... 9 min read