The Academy Blog

For a young nonprofit organization, the past year has been full! Hold on to your hats as you read these highlights.

The courts are filled with the thwack of balls, cheers of encourage from both the leaders and the participants, and excited laughter.

We are thrilled to announce the addition of JD Ross to the Southern Pickleball Academy Board of Directors.

First Paddle: a program that combines pickleball instruction with character development lessons to benefit students launches this fall.

About 90% or more of my drilling with one other person is doing three drills.  These three drills isolate all the important things in pickle

The thwack of balls, the squeak of shoes on the wooden floor, and the excited murmur of the crowd filled the gym at the Gregg Park...

There are three things to consider when scheduling your pickleball life: where to play, who to play with, and how to organize the play.

If you are as addicted to pickleball as I am, you'll want to find a game no matter where life takes you.

Twenty-four enthusiastic teenagers took the court on Saturday, May 25, for the first annual Battle of the Paddles pickleball tournament.

Put your pickleball skills to the test in the Southern Pickleball Academy's Southern Spring Classic on April 27, 2024.

Recognizing the power of pickleball to help our youth, the Academy began a campaign to get paddles into their hands instead of phones.