AMBASSADOR TALK from Tom Bowman

Hi Everyone,
I miss writing and sending these updates and when the WRPA Board asked if I would write a regular column, I said of course, yes! As many of you may know, Patti and I are spending most of the winter in a little town in Baja California called Los Barriles. No coincidence, they have some nice pickleball facilities here including 10 courts at Tres Palapas pickleball “resort.” In fact, I recently participated in a round robin tournament there with a friend visiting from Ketchum…


Fascinating YouTube pickleball video featuring:

  • The Challenge of Bad Line Calls

  • DUPR Collegiate Pickleball Schedule


Pickleball popularity exploded last year, with more than 36 million playing the sport

  • Pickleball now boasts the support of LeBron James, Tom Brady and more than 36 million other Americans.

  • The rapidly growing sport is easy to learn and inexpensive.

  • The pickleball restaurant-entertainment model is also gaining steam. From Chicken N Pickle to Camp Pickle, entrepreneurs are hoping to capitalize on the craze.

    CNBC Article