APIKE PADDLE

This is the newest pickleball paddle on the market



NEW Apike Paddle from Canada - Carbon graphite and high elastic foam plastic hybrid material. Made in China. A paddle that does not produce so much noise. 15.157" long X 8.465' wide and .47" thick. Paddle weight approx. 7.2 - 7.6 oz. All paddles have pictured design on one side. Reverse side is either yellow background or hot pink background with soaring eagle graphic..



The following is taken from the Atlantic South Regions Blog:
All Pickleball players in the Atlantic South Region should be aware that there are safety concerns with the new Apike paddle. There have been reports of injuries as a result of the use of this paddle. The USAPA has been contacted by several players as a result.This site is not making comments pro or con but all players should check the posting on the USAPA website at the following address http://usapa.org/. This is the only statement being made at this time by the USAPA on the paddle.

PICKLEBALL MAKES THE SPORTS PAGE

As temporary RV residents in the Outback at Tanglewood, Rich represented Tanglewood, with his partner Al Goldberg in the Heartland Senior Games on March 6th and 7th

On Friday he and Al beat out recent Gold Medal Winners in the Michigan Senior Olympics 60-64 age bracket. What a match. He and his partner Linda Kramer also took the Gold Medal in the Mixed Doubles on Saturday.

The following picture is from the Highlands Today Sports Section of the Tampa Tribune here in Sebring. The article was written by Brian Gjurgevich. The only mistake is that, as you can see, Rich is the player on the Right! CLICK ON THE FULL STORY LINK BELOW TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE.

Rich Donald (left) returns a shot while teammate Al Goldberg looks on Friday during Tanglewood Pickleball Club's Heartland Senior Games Pickleball event in Sebring.

Tanglewood Pickles Competition

The Tanglewood Pickleball Club signed up its 100th member last week, an impressive figure considering its enrollment less than two years ago.

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There is also a very good article (written by yours truly) out on the USAPA Atlantic South Website about this First Ever USAPA Sanctioned Tournament in Florida. There is also a link to several pictures of the tournamen. The link to Mark Jones pictures are really excellent. He's a great photographer. SANCTIONED PICKLEBALL AND MT OLIVE PICKLES

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Meet the Pagliaro's -Clubs newest tournament winners

MEET RICH AND DEE PAGLIARO

Rich and Dee are originally from Hempstead, New York. Pickleball is a family affair for the Pagliaro’s. They have one daughter, Tara, who is also a regular MeadowPointe pickleball player. I think they used to draw pickleball lines on their driveway or street............and that's where they taught Tara!!! Rich was previously employed as a State Trooper, but both he and Dee are now retired. When they are at home they play with the group on a regular basis. (They gave up playing in the streets!) But Rich and Dee are also avid RV’ers and enjoy their time on the road. When not traveling in their motor home, or playing pickleball, Rich enjoys golfing, bowling, shooting and softball.

They were introduced to pickleball while RV ing at the Peace River Thousand Trails/NACO park in Wauchula, Florida. They met up with Rich and Donna Donald at another Thousand Trails park and found out they were almost neighbors. They loved the game of pickleball, and only played while they were RVing, until they found the MeadowPoint crew!! Now they are regulars.

Like everyone who plays the sport, they love the exercise!! What's that saying about the family who plays together, exercises together etc.......?? Here's a picture of Rich with daughter Tara after a game on the Meadow Pointe courts.

More Recent News........

I was reading an e-mail sent to the group this past week and Pat Zwolenski was really ribbing Rich and Dee about not joining the group for Pizza after Friday's play. Of course, that was just Pat's way of picking on the newest tournaments winners in our club. I asked Dee what the e-mail was all about and she said "We played a tournament in Torrey Oaks,...........So now they tease us. I e-mailed him back and told him he made me laugh, and he emailed me back and said if you went to pizza you would not be getting these lashing e-mails. He is so funny, we really like all of the people over at MP, they are a great bunch."

As avid RV'ers, they frequently stay at the Thousand Trails Parks in Clermont, Fl and in Wauchulla, Fl. Pickleball is quickly becoming the sport of choice at many Florida RV parks, and so the inter-park competition has begun. While recently staying at the Peace River park in Wauchula Rich and Dee along with fellow Peace River Picklers participated in an inter-park tournament at the Torrey Oaks RV Resort just a few miles up the road in Bowling Green. Rich and his partner Dennis Johnson tied for second place, and Dee with her partner Barb Johnson brought home the Gold........

Congratulations!!

Welcome Back Steve

Steve one of our Meadow Pointe players is a dedicated player. He recently had surgery and came back after a week and a half to play two games of pickleball. I call that dedication or a little crazy. I am glad to see Steve doing so well and hope RuthAnn is having a speedy recovery as well.

PICKLEBALL TIME

Hey Meadow Pointe Players................ A message from MP Pickler, Bob Koryus

It is that time of year again. Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 8.

Don't forget to move your clocks forward 1 hour for those planning to play Monday, March 9. It always seems early on the first day, but we will enjoy those evening daylight hours playing our favorite sport "Pickleball"...

For you older players, don't forget to set your clocks... (Written in larger Print for Older Folks) .

REMEMBER COACH "MO"?

Hi Meadow Pointe players.

I'm sure you remember us introducing you to Dick aka"MO" Movsessian a while back. He has some great pickelball strategies and training information out on his website, and we thought you might find his newest one very helpful.

This is a picture of Mo's paddle. Not hard to tell he always keeps his eye on the ball.......Both sides of the paddle have that little circle in the middle............Amazing!

Read more about Mo's training technique How To Cross Step......

Best Wishes for a Quick Recovery!!

Ruthann

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Steve............

We just want the two of you to know that all of your pickleball friends in Meadow Pointe are thinking of you. We send you our very best wishes for a successful surgery and a very quick recovery. We know how much you both love the game. You'll miss the game for a while and we will surely miss seeing you on the courts..................

So........Good Luck, Get Well Soon................and we'll CU on D Courts!

Best Wishes from your Pickleball Family!!

MEET MEADOWPOINT PLAYER DON BASS

We have a great group of people who play with our Meadow Pointe Pickleball Club. Each month we will feature at least one of our players until you have met them all.............Hope you enjoy


Not only is Don one of our very first players, he is a regular and is our Pickleball Club photographer!

Don is one of the original Meadow Point Pickleball Players. Originally from Carmel, New York, Don and his wife Linda now reside in Meadow Pointe II. Don is the proud father of one son and one daughter, and grandfather to two energetic grandchildren. An Alumni of NOVA Southeastern University, Don previously worked as a Sr. Manager of Customer Support and Training, and is currently in Residential Real Estate Sales.

In addition to Pickleball, Don still enjoys Tennis, Golf and Scuba Diving, but the favorite pastime for him and his wife is spending time with their grandchildren.Friends, Rich and Donna Donald introduced Don to the game of Pickleball. He has attended pickleball events with the Kings Point Pickleball League in Sun City Center, with RV’ers at Peace River in Wauchula and Claremont and at the Torrey Oaks RV Resort in Bowling Green. Don also helped to introduce pickleball to the youth in our area doing a pickleball demonstration at a local middle school in New Tampa. He is our Official Meadow Pointe Pickleball Club Photographer.If you ask Don why he plays pickleball, he'll tell you: "I am able to get some exercise while enjoying the company of some wonderful people.

Rich Medals at Lee County Games

On Sunday February 8th, the Lee County Senior Games took place at the Wa-Ka-Hatchee Rec Center in Ft. Myers. As you can see in the picture, the games were played indoors. There was a total of six courts. Games included Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

Following registration, the games began before 9:00 AM, and continuted until about 3 in the afternoon.

The MeadowPointe Picklers should be proud! Rich and his partner Al Goldberg took the Gold Medal in the Men's Doubles. He took the Gold with his mixed doubles partner Linda Kramer. He also played in the Men's Singles competition for the very first time and won the Silver Medal.

MORE WITH MO

Boy do we wish that our MeadowPointe players could have been with us this past weekend. Richard (MO) Movsessian, a friend of ours from The Villages, visited us here in Tanglewood and gave two clinics to the Tanglewood Pickleball Club. We had 29 players (14 each day) attend.

When we got up on Friday morning, it was cold, windy and raining like you wouldn’t believe. The clinic was scheduled for 3:00 in the afternnon, and at 1:00 the skies were still cloudy and it continued to drizzle. But we got the squeegees and the blowers out and managed to get the courts dried. Believe it or not at 2:45 the sun even came out….

Here’s a picture of Rich and I enjoying the clinic with the group. This man is such a great teacher/coach. We have enough members in our club now that would really enjoy spending a few hours with a professional player…………Think about it, and I know we can get him to come visit our club and do the same clinic.

See you guys soon
Rich and Donna.

Click More With Mo to read more about the clinic

Click The Pickleball Coach to go to Mo’s website.