Ben: It was lots of fun to compete. It gave me a great opportunity to meet other players and learn from the experience. I got to see lots of good players and it motivated me to improve.
Rafe: To be honest I don’t really feel like a National Champion. I just like playing Pickleball.

Ben: Rafe and I live close to each other and have been good friends for a long time so we were lucky to be able to play lots together. We took a few training courses together which also helped us learn the sport better.
Rafe: We played almost everyday, we couldn’t get enough.

Ben: I look forward to playing more and getting better. I know I will need to improve if I want to be competitive in the future.
Brady: I plan on playing more over the winter and lots more in the summer. I will play in a lot more tournaments throughout the following years.

Ben: I play high school basketball and volleyball. I love wakeboarding, snowboarding and mountain biking.
Rafe: Volleyball, Basketball.
Brady: I enjoy playing volleyball, basketball, and many other sports in my free time.
Suggestions for Pickleball Alberta
Rafe: It would be great to get more Youth involved.

Brady: Find a friend option on the registering website helped me find John. I put down my name for needing a partner and John chose me to be his.

Brady: John and I met for the first time, a few days before we played in the Junior Men’s group. We played a lot in the few days before to practice for our games.

Brady: The most special thing about the whole experience was to meet many new pickleball players around my age group and to watch the amazing players from all across the country.