David Zapatka The Volley Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “A volley is a shot hit in the air before the ball bounces. It is used as a return of a ball that travels close to the top of the net and that is usually hit…
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Front Page, April 2022
Pickle 4 Purple Tournament: A “Grape” Success!
The SunBird Pickleball Club, along with many, many friends of pickleball, knocked it out of the park on Feb. 25, 26, and 27 at our annual Pickle 4 Purple (P4P) Tournament. We raised $13,100 for the Alzheimer’s Association, and we donated $1,000 to our Neighbors Helping Neighbors fund in SunBird. Thank you to everyone who…
Front Page, March 2022
Pickleball Club Awaits Spring Season
SunBird Pickleball ladies attended a Kare Bear charity event and fashion show. Joan Davies was our lovely model. The ladies laughed, ate, and raised money for the Tim Tebow Foundation. Thank you, Kare Bears, for all that you do for our community. Welcome to our newest players: Mark and Vicki Daniels, Mary Stohr, and Linda…
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
Relishing Pickleball: The Return of Serve
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “the player returning the serve stands deep in or behind the service court, ready to return the ball. The returner should be alert and ready for the next play. As the serve travels over the net, the returner…
Card Games & Sports, February 2022
Pickleball Club Continues Winter Season
The club and many volunteers are gearing up for our annual Charity Tournament on Feb. 26 and 27. All proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association to help us find the first survivor of this heartbreaking disease. There will be a pro exhibition on Saturday, Feb. 26. Raffle tickets will be on sale in the clubhouse on…
Front Page, January 2022
Pickleball Club Rings in New Year
The SunBird Pickleball Club continues with our winter season, and we’re so happy to see so many of our friends returning to SunBird. The 2021-22 winter hours are essentially the same as last season, with the exception that we decided to make the afternoon start times consistently at 2 p.m. We will play Sundays 2…
Card Games & Sports, December 2021
Relishing Pickleball: Arizona Pickleball Players League News—White Mountain Region to Be Added as the Fifth APPL Region
David Zapatka The Arizona Pickleball Players league (APPL) has now expanded its popular team-based pickleball league into its fifth region. After founding the first team-based pickleball league, East Valley Interclub League in 2012 (which has grown ever since), the Arizona Pickleball Players League was formally organized as a nonprofit in 2019 by a group of…
Front Page, November 2021
Pickleball Welcomes Fall and Winter Season
The SunBird Pickleball Club has begun our fall and winter season, and we’re so happy to see so many of our friends returning to SunBird. The 2021-22 winter hours are essentially the same as last season, with the exception that we decided to make the afternoon start times consistently at 2 p.m. We will play…
Card Games & Sports, October 2021
SunBird Pickleball Club News
The SunBird Pickleball Club is happy that October has arrived—with cooler temperatures and friends returning from vacation and/or to spend their winter season back in SunBird. We’re hoping to see more of our northern friends returning soon. The club will continue summer hours through Oct. 31, 2021: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 7 to…
Card Games & Sports, October 2021
Relishing Pickleball
David Zapatka Are you looking for an enriching retirement activity? Are you interested in quality exercise while having a good time? Are you interested in a social environment where you can meet friendly, fun people? Are you interested in making new friends in your community? Consider giving the fastest-growing sport in the world, pickleball, a…