Not Playing, Running Tournaments Instead
Posted on April 18, 2024 by Ching under Community, Pickleball.
I’ve been having all sorts of issues (pickleball elbow, yips, monovision issues, etc.) since the start of the year so I am kind of glad that I’m on a self-imposed break from tournaments. I can’t imagine how frustrated I would be if I were competing and had all the problems I’ve been having.
Anyway, I’m not playing as much because of (a) the issues I’ve been having with my arm and (b) I’m not really training for any upcoming tournaments (since I don’t have any this year) but I’m still around pickleball because I’m still organizing tournaments and facilitating events of iPickle Nation and the Pickle Club.
Here are a few pictures from the St. Patty’s Day team pickleball tournament we had at the Pickle Club last month…
We had six teams compete:
Wu-Tang Clan: Julie Pauly, Michelle Belew, Micah Jacques, and Matt Dutton
Kitchen Killers: Jonathan Thorne, David Thorne, Leila Loomis, and Isabela Bifano
Smarties: Amanda Ades, Jared Smart, Lyle Smart, and Kendra Wicks
The Young and the Ruthless: Derek Pruett, Janelle Lindeman, Susie Ternes, and Devon Fuller
Clover Gs: Brandon Tran, Bee Bandasack, Karen Fox, and Reiko Trigo
Better with Vetter: Steve Vetter, Jen Tiano, Monica McGehee, and Fin Tatum
The tournament was MLP-style with pool play consisting of matches against every other team followed by a single-elimination bracket. The winners ended up being:
1st Place: Wu-Tang Clan
2nd Place: Better with Vetter
3rd Place: The Young and the Ruthless
It was really fun to watch the matches. I’m grateful that even if I can’t play, I can still be around pickleball. Our community is the best!
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