The GPN Pickleball Blog

If you've ever run a pickleball tournament — or are planning to — you know that success lives and dies in the details. While great volunteers, referees, and a good venue all matter, the Tournament Director (TD) owns the strategic spine of the event: brackets, formats, schedules, scoring, and the structure that drives the player experience. This gui...

Key considerations before you get started. Ladder leagues are a great way to foster regular play, promote fair competition, and encourage player development in your pickleball community. But running a smooth and successful ladder takes more than just matching up players by skill. This guide outlines key considerations and decisions that go into pla...

​Introduction Are you passionate about pickleball and eager to foster a sense of camaraderie and competition within your local pickleball community? Running a pickleball challenge ladder could be the perfect way to achieve both goals. In this blog post, we'll delve into the intricacies of organizing and managing a pickleball challenge ladder, cover...

Pickleball, an invigorating blend of tennis, badminton, and table tennis, has seen a meteoric rise in popularity across the United States, with the Sports & Fitness Industry Association reporting over 4.8 million players nationwide as of 2022. This surge reflects a staggering 39.3% increase over the past two years, drawing in a diverse crowd, f...

GPN supports several types of tournament brackets including round robin, double elimination, and compass brackets. But what is a compass bracket? Well, it is a fun type of tournament bracket that is relatively new to pickleball players, so I wrote up the attached PDF document to explain and demonstrate graphically how it works. Please check it out,...

100-plus courts and 60-plus brands will be featured at Kansas City Convention Center Triple Crown Sports, with more than 40 years of event experience, has formalized plans for the celebration of the sport of pickleball with PickleCon, slated for Aug. 8-11, 2024 at the Kansas City Convention Center. The event will feature space for 60-plus vendors a...

If you have been tasked with organizing your pickleball club, you are probably feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. You  have a list of requirements, and you are having a hard time finding a single software solution that can do it all. Your requirements probably  look something like this: Manage your membership Collect membershi...

​We just released one of the coolest features, and we couldn't be more excited. It is the ability to award digital trophies for your leagues and tournaments. Imagine being able to see all your trophies you have been awarded over the years. Just like having a trophy case! Pretty cool right?  And just like real trophies,...

 We just released a fun new feature that I think everyone will really enjoy. We are calling it "Achievements". We will be automatically awarding achievements for reaching different milestones on the site. For example, once you have played 10 matches, you will be awarded a "10 Matches Played" achievement. Achievements can be seen on all profile...

There is no app in the app store, but you can run the site as a web app. This will create an icon on your phone, and it will look and feel just like a downloaded app. ​ For an iPhone... Step 1 On any page in GPN, click the share icon at the bottom of the screen.  Step 2 Next, just scroll down on the page, and click the "Add to Home Screen" lin...