How Diadem Sports is Innovating Pickleball Gear and Growing the Game
Michael Manglardi, co-founder and VP of Operations at Diadem Sports, shares insights into the company's evolution and focus on the booming pickleball market. Diadem Sports takes pride in its innovative paddle designs and emphasizes its "live to play" philosophy....
Elevate Your Game: Kyle Burcher
Advice from Atlanta Select Pickleball Coaches Fundamentals First: Kyle Burcher’s Guide to Pickleball Success In 2021, Kyle Burcher decided to explore new hobbies and tried out an intro to pickleball class. He has been hooked ever since. Burcher began playing...
Elevate Your Game: Lionel Ortiz
Advice from Atlanta Select Pickleball Coaches Fun for Everyone: Lionel Ortiz’s Philosophy on the Game Lionel Ortiz is 32 years old, a chiropractor with a degree from Life University and from the island of Puerto Rico. He has been playing pickleball for two years, but...
Elevate Your Game: Jim Carella
Advice from Atlanta Select Pickleball Coaches Mastering the Middle: Jim Carella’s Key to Success Jim Carella saw pickleball as a natural progression. Having been a tennis professional for over 40 years in the Atlanta area, he saw the game as a way to extend his...
Pickleball Playtime Giveaway 2024
Be one of seven winners to share in over $4,000 in prizes from eight great brands. We're thrilled to announce our first giveaway to celebrate the launch of Atlanta Pickleball Magazine! We've partnered with eight amazing brands to offer over $4,000 in prizes, and seven...
Elevate Your Game: David Epstein
Advice from Atlanta Select Pickleball Coaches The Art of Soft Shots David Epstein has been playing Pickleball since 2019. He was a tennis player and coach at the time, and it was an easy transition for him. He fell in love with the sport quickly and soon was playing...
Metro Atlanta Grows as Pickleball “Mecca” with ALTA Guidance
2024 ALTA Pickleball Winter City Champions – Traditions of Bradenton C5 ALTA pickleball team – Fred Papuga, captain
The USTA’s Pickleball Partnership with StillFire Brewing Co.
If you’ve been itching to get into pickleball, but don’t want to be highly competitive about it, USTA has a fun way to ease into it without turning yourself into a modern-day Bobby Riggs. USTA had been running a social tennis league sponsored by Red Hare Brewing...
Pickleball Paradise Opens at Atlanta’s Marcus Jewish Community Center
By Arlinda Smith Broady With the explosive growth of pickleball in the last decade, it’s no wonder that one of the favorite community centers in the area recently unveiled a 2,000-square-foot pickleballers’ paradise. The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta...
USA Pickleball’s Mike Nealy Shares Insights on the Sports Growth and the Organization’s Mission
Mike Nealy, CEO of USA Pickleball, shares insights on the sport's rapid growth and the challenges of managing the national governing body. To keep up with the sport's rapid growth, USA Pickleball has expanded from a volunteer-run organization to having 35 full-time...
