Post Tagged with: "gold medal"

Men’s Singles Pro Gold from the Minto US Open Pickleball Championships 2017 – Yates vs. Johns

Watch 18-year-old high school senior, Ben Johns, take on his pickleball friend, Kyle Yates, in a tight gold medal battle during the Men’s Singles PRO match at the 2017 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships.  Having trained together in Fort Meyers, FL, both have experience watching each other’s game which makes the match more interesting.  This close match even includes a fantastic comeback […]

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Winning Tips – What Helped Us Win Bronze: Grubbs-Drake

Who doesn’t like to win?  Especially at pickleball!  But each tournament is different and earning that medal may require different strategies each time.  In this video, watch Cookie Drake and Josh Grubbs (of Pickleball Rocks! fame) describe what helped them win at the Grand Canyon State Games last month held in El Mirage, Arizona.  At this particular tournament Drake and […]

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Winning Tips – What Helped Us Win Gold: Weinbach-Rodgers

Who doesn’t like to win?  Especially at pickleball!  But each tournament is different and earning that medal may require different strategies each time.  In this video, watch Dave Weinbach and Justin Rodgers describe what helped them win at the Grand Canyon State Games last month held in El Mirage, Arizona.  At this particular tournament Weinbach and Rodgers took home gold […]

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Pickleball Quick Tip – Communicate and Be Patient

Here are some great Quick Tips from the gold medal winners of Open Men’s Doubles, Enrique Ruiz and Wes Gabrielsen at USAPA Nationals VI.  Playing doubles in pickleball requires a lot of communication between the two players.  Enrique suggests some ways that can happen better. Wes talks about dinking and how being patient will bring better rewards.  Make sure you watch […]

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2014 So Cal Summer Classic – Gold Medal Match: Open Women’s Doubles

This week on Pickleball Channel we bring you another exciting match from the So Cal Summer Classic Tournament held in Oceanside, California each year.  Rusty Howes, our host of Pickleball 411, saw so much great competitive play that we wanted to share it with you!  Today’s match features four awesome players competing for the Gold Medal in the Open Women’s […]

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Pickleball 411: Three Tips to a Better Doubles Team

In this episode of Pickleball 411, Jennifer Lucore and Alex Hamner join our host, Rusty Howes, to share their insights about what makes a great doubles team.  Jennifer and Alex are three-time gold medal champions at USAPA Nationals in Surprise, AZ.  Watch now as they share the wisdom they have gained from their successful partnership. You can click on the SUBSCRIBE […]

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