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2024 Pickleball Goals Survey
Thank you to all participants who responded to the TMPR Sports Pickleball Goals For 2024 survey. Congratulations to David Pratt and Kris Kazmierczak, whose names were drawn randomly to win our drawing for a Terra LX, Terra TC-16.
TMPR Sports' Terra LX Pickleball Paddle, the latest Innovation of the Terra Line
In pickleball, precision, power, and control are the name of the game. TMPR Sports strives to innovate to fit the needs of all players, recently unveiling the Terra LX; an expansion of the Terra line of paddles, which includes the...
The TMPR Games: Tournament of Drills
The TMPR Games™: Tournament of Drills, A Competitive Pickleball Clinic For Players Of Skill Levels 2.5 to 3.5 REGISTER HERE Niles, Michigan - Pickleball enthusiasts of skill levels 2.5 to 3.5, get ready for the ultimate test of your skills!...
Player Profile | Don Happ
My brother, Franc, had been playing in San Diego since around 2018 and started telling me I needed to “check out this game called pickleball because I was playing so much USTA team tennis for so many years. He said I would love it and probably pick it up quickly.
US Open 2022
The US Open 2022 was full of dynamic ups and downs, challenges and achievements for Team TMPR. We're grateful to have such hard-working athletes representing. Below is a list of all who competed. Suzanne Bernstein Coach Andy G Todd Hill...
Player Profile | Dan Levine
Name: Dan Levine | Age: 32 | Home courts: South Seas (Captiva Island) Sundial (Sanibel Island) | City of Sanibel’s 5.0 Pickleball Pro | IPTPA Certified Level II Pro  How were you introduced to pickleball? I was introduced by my dad...
Player Profile | Tanner Wilhoit
Name: Tanner Wilhoit
 | Age: 27 | 
Home courts: Asheville, NC
 How were you introduced to pickleball? I actually first tried pickleball while on vacation in Hilton Head, SC around 2017. However, all the groups back in my hometown of...
The Pickleball Effect Reviews the Expanse Shape
Braydon Unsicker of the Pickleball Effect reviews TMPR Sports' new widebody paddle; the Expanse. Watch the video or click the link below for the extensive details Braydon provides! Read the full review at The Pickleball Effect.
Player Profile | CJ White
Name: Clinton Jamar White (but in the pickleball world, I'm CJ) | Age: 35 | Home courts: The Courts at Piccadilly How were you introduced to pickleball? I was doing my normal routine of playing indoor volleyball one summer night...
Player Profile | Marcus Woodhouse
Marcus Woodhouse | Skill level: 4.5 | Home courts: Indianapolis area, Indiana When were you introduced to pickleball? A supplier at work asked me about 7 years ago if I wanted to play Pickleball with him and at the time...
Player Profile | Michelle Chin
Name: Michelle Chin | Age: 28 | Home courts: Markham Pickleball Club (Canada) & Brisbane Pickleball Club (Australia) How were you introduced to pickleball? My mom and I wanted to try a new sport together and the community centre was offering introductory...
Player Profile | Peter Redpath
Name: Peter Redpath | Title and certification: Head Pickleball Pro, IPTPA | Certified Level 2 | Skill level: 4.5 | Home courts: Sundial Beach Resort & Spa Pickleball Courts How were you introduced to pickleball? Played in East Naples with a friend in August...
Player Profile | Joe Baumann
Name: Joe BaumannAge: 34Home courts: Tres Palapas Baja Pickleball Resort in Los Barriles, Mexico How were you introduced to pickleball? I was introduced to pickleball at a wilderness canoeing camp. I had worked at Camp Voyageur in northern Minnesota for...
Player Profile | Tanner Wallace
Player: Tanner WallaceAge: 22Home courts: FOP Park, Wyandotte, Michigan How were you introduced to pickleball? The first time I was introduced to pickleball was when I was in Fort Myers, Florida. At first, I didn't think this game was for...
Player Profile | Rachel Oxenden
How were you introduced to pickleball? By my parents of course! My parents invited me to a pot luck tournament they had with another retirement community and invited me to come watch. I thought, “I can do that, and it...
Abbey Butterfield Joins Team TMPR
Abbey Butterfield is an internationally certified pickleball coach based in Queensland, Australia and has joined Team TMPR. Abbey is a dedicated player who loves the sport of pickleball. We are excited that she has chosen to represent TMPR and to...
Pickleball Effect Reviews the Luxe Series by TMPR
We'd like to give a huge thanks to Braydon Unsicker of the Pickleball Effect for his comprehensive review of the Luxe Series and TMPR Sport's mission to increase paddle performance through the power of shape. He gives a detailed rundown...
Moments We Create | A Video of Appreciation
During the first several months of 2020 people all over the world were told to "Shelter in Place" to help flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pickleball courts everywhere were closed and so players had to find new things...
The Making of a Pickleball Paddle
Dylan Clark of TMPR Sports shares his thoughts on his experience making pickleball paddles.
How to Play Pickleball
Let’s take a shotgun course on the game of Pickleball. It is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, and has proven as an extraordinary opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds to come together. It is...
Player Profile | Sarah Rosenblum
How were you introduced to pickleball?  After years of collegiate division 1 Track and Field, I graduated and didn’t know what to do with myself athletically. My dad had just transitioned from Tennis to Pickleball and loved it so much...