All members are welcome to attend the Pickleball Alberta 2018 AGM which will be held Sunday, September 23 in Red Deer. 1:00 to 2:30 pm at the Pines Community Center 141 Pamely Avenue. Details and agenda are in the attached notice. Minutes and financial statements will be...
The 2018 Pickleball Alberta AGM will be held on Sunday, September 23 at the Pines Community Centre, 141 Pamely Avenue, Red Deer. All PA members are welcome to attend the AGM. Voting on business items is by provincial sports organization zone. Attached is the full notice of the...
Twelve clubs were able to take up the offer to send a representative to one of the IPTPA "Train the Trainer" clinics held in Calgary on August 22/23 and Edmonton on August 25. With additional registrations from clubs and individuals, there were 11 participants in...
Individuals are now welcome to sign up to take the 'teach the teacher' instructor clinics in both Calgary (Aug 22 and 23) and Edmonton (Aug 25) on a first come first served basis based on availability. The cost is $200 for 8 hours of training...
Pickleball Alberta will be sponsoring two teach the teacher clinics - one in Calgary and one in Edmonton this August. The registration fee for one member from each club will be paid by PA. The idea is that this member will help their club with training protocols...
Alberta was well represented in all events at the 2018 Pickleball Canada National Tournament in Kelowna July 8 to 8. By all reports the tournament was well organized, fun and some excellent pickleball was played and watched. Congratulations to all those who stood on the podium...
Walt has graciously volounteered to lead referee development for PA. Officiating is an important aspect of our game. If you are keen to find out how you might be able to get involved contact Walt at RefereeDevelopment@pickleballalberta.org I started playing pickleball in 2014 and refereed at...
Walt Buehler, who has recently stepped up to lead referee development for Pickleball Alberta, ran a successful referee training clinic in Edmonton for the Central Lions Seniors Association (CLSA) on April 20th. Richard Hossein, President of the CLSA club reported that “Everyone felt they had...
Ever wonder what shots the pickleball pros rely on? The statistics from the Men's gold medal match for 2017 Grand Canyon State Games (excuse the typo in the attached document as the 2018 games have not yet occurred). The person compiling these stats needs a medal...
Here is some contact information for Alberta grants which clubs may apply to for funding. Some clubs have received grants for various projects (if you have a story to share let us know and we'll post it on our website). Alberta Sport Connection https://albertasport.ca/funding/ Don Wilson handles support...