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What is a Compass Bracket in a Tournament?

Thursday, 14 September 2023

Todd Goodrich

Pickleball Tournaments

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,...

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PickleCon is coming to Kansas City, MO in August of 2024

Thursday, 10 August 2023

Trevor Meier

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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...

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How to Start a Pickleball Club

Tuesday, 20 December 2022

Trevor Meier

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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...

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Trophies

Tuesday, 04 January 2022

Trevor Meier

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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,...

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Achievements

Tuesday, 04 January 2022

Trevor Meier

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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...

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The GPN Web App

Friday, 03 April 2020

Trevor Meier

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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 Go here , and click the icon shown. You can also do this from any page without using this link. Step 2 Scroll down, and click the "Add to Home Screen" link ...

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The Rules of Pickleball

Friday, 24 January 2020

Trevor Meier

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Have you ever had a question regarding a rule in pickleball? Or how the scoring works? Or even just how to play the game? Well, most of your questions can probably be answered just by reading USAPA's official rulebook. The rulebook covers everything including: Court size and dimensions The height of the net What is the "N...

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How Does a Pickleball Ladder Work?

Thursday, 16 January 2020

Trevor Meier

Pickleball Ladders

A pickleball ladder is a system for ranking teams (singles or doubles) based on the matches they win or lose. As teams play each other, they receive points. The more points a team has, the higher up on the ladder they will climb. The goal of a pickleball ladder, is to be at the top. Think of it like king of the mount...

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Scheduled Play for Pickleball

Tuesday, 20 August 2019

Trevor Meier

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Do you play pickleball at a set time and location each week? Are you looking to attract more players? We have just released a new tool that we think will be a game changer. We are calling it "scheduled play". When logged in, you will now see a new scheduled play icon at the top right of every page: When you click that icon, you will be taken to t...

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Organize a Pickleball Ladder League & Get a Free Paddle!

Friday, 31 May 2019

Trevor Meier

GPN News

At Global Pickleball Network, we believe we have the best ladder league software available. Now all we need are people using it!! So to get people using our software, we are offering a free pickleball paddle (up to $120 value) to any organizer who creates a ladder league, and gets at least 20 matches played in October of 2019. ...

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