Empower Pickleball

Empower Pickleball has always been about empowering athletes and celebrating their stories. As our community has grown, so have we. Our new identity reflects that growth: professional, dynamic, and inclusive. 💙 Same mission. Fresh look. Stronger voice. Where every play belongs.

Pickleball is booming in Canada. @PickleballCA now has ~90,000 members and over 1.5 million Canadians playing monthly. Here’s how the organization is building a national community 👇 empowerpickleball.com/blogs/pickleba…

Most pickleball tournaments put kids up against adults. National Junior Pickleball is changing that. Two families shared what their first junior tournament experience was like 👇 empowerpickleball.com/blogs/first-ju…

Tennis proved it can be incredibly accurate. Badminton showed it can be fast and low-drama. Soccer showed how quickly it can frustrate everyone. Here’s what pickleball should learn before rolling out its own AI calls. 👇 empowerpickleball.com/blogs/what-oth…

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Staying put 🔒 APP standout Sofia Sewing commits to the #APPTour with a multi-year agreement! @sofia_sewing 🤝 @officialapptour

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@AshAshPB Very much the opposite

So Quang Duong and Sofia Sewing signed to the APP. I thought APP was losing millions and millions each year?

🏆️ 1st Overall Pick! 🏆️⁠ ⁠ Anna Bright officially goes No. 1 overall to St. Louis Shock for an all time MLP Draft record of $1.23M⁠ ⁠ Follow along with live results on the MLP blog: majorleaguepickleball.co/news/2026-mlp-… ⁠ #MLP2026 #MLP2026Draft #MajorLeaguePickleball #pickleball

MLP Draft starts in a few mins. Per @MajorLeaguePB we're using #MLP2026Draft for today.

The paddle industry is changing. And Catherine Baxter is leading the charge. 🚀 As the CEO of @playnettie, she is proving that performance can have personality. See how this female founder is redefining success. 👇 empowerpickleball.com/blogs/female-p…

It's official. 🚨 Pickleball is now a varsity college sport. @DruryUniversity has launched the nation’s first varsity program. That means official recruiting, travel budgets, and yes... scholarships. Read the full story: empowerpickleball.com/blogs/varsity-…

Better coaching = better pickleball. 🤝 We teamed up with @pprpickleball to bring world-class coaching content and training tips directly to our community. Full story: empowerpickleball.com/blogs/ppr-empo…

Good intentions don't scale. Systems do. 🏗️ @ChickenNPickle hired full-time Impact Coordinators for every single location to ensure they show up for their neighbors daily. Here is the blueprint for turning a venue into a community engine: empowerpickleball.com/blogs/chicken-…

@AnnaLeighWaters @Nike Congratulations! You are really lifting the sport to a whole new level

Field trip 👟 #TeamNike @Nike

@AnnaLeighWaters Haha 😆

Someone just asked me for a selfie while I was on the treadmill and I almost ate it trying to get off 🤣 Peak athleticism

In 2015, an earthquake destroyed a backyard court in Ecuador. Tamy Arboleda turned that rubble into a pickleball community that now serves 300 players and schools. See how Portoviejo went from a single cracked slab to the global stage. Read the story: empowerpickleball.com/blogs/from-bac…

Some analysts call pickleball a fad. The math says otherwise. When a city turns one tennis court into four pickleball courts, community engagement triples. That's infrastructure efficiency. Read why it is the smartest thing in sports: empowerpickleball.com/blogs/pickleba…

Think of paddle shopping like shoe shopping. A bad fit leads to injury. For smaller hands, the ideal grip circumference is between 4 and 4.25 inches. We rounded up the best options for women and juniors. Read the guide: empowerpickleball.com/blogs/best-pic…

Youth pickleball in Asia just took a step forward. Pickleball Champions League Asia × @RPMPickleball = standardized paddles, pro mentorship, and a stronger pathway for Rising Stars (U19), with @jignatowichpb on site at Finals.

Athletes with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities are often overlooked in adaptive sports. Pickleball Superstars is changing that. See how Jordan Pintar and Rachel Rizzo are serving up inclusion in Wisconsin. Read the story: empowerpickleball.com/blogs/adaptive…

@AshAshPB It is not over saturated yet as their money is coming from the other sports under their brand names.

All this paddle talk makes me wonder- is the paddle market oversaturated?