Description

Sign up for the 2026 Adult Pickleball Tournament! Participants will play together in teams of two, separated into Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced skill levels. Whether you’re a seasoned pickleball enthusiast or a newcomer looking to play with a friend, this tournament is the perfect way connect with others who are passionate about the sport.

Only ONE team member should register online and pay the $30 team fee. Please enter in your partners name and level of play in the prompt when completing registration.

To ensure the tournaments are competitive and enjoyable for everyone participating, please be sure to choose the level of tournament play that fits your current skill level. Here are guidelines to help better identify the appropriate skill division for you:

Novice/Intermediate Players

• Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the rules of the game.
• Gets high majority of serves “in”.
• Able to serve and return serve deep.
• Hits to the weak side of opponent often.
• Demonstrates more strategies of playing during games.
• Works better with partners in communicating, covering court, moving to net.
• With varying consistency executes: lobs, forehand/backhand ground strokes, overheads, net volleys, and sustained dinking
• Starting to use drop shots in order to get to the net
• Knows when to make some specific placed shots in the game
• Working on mixing up soft shots with power shots to create an advantage
• Hits fewer balls out of bounds or in the net
• Dinks mostly in opponents' kitchen and dinks lower over the net
• Able to sustain some dinking in the game
• Has a moderate number of unforced errors

Intermediate/Advanced Players

• Plays consistently in all phases of the game.
• Anticipates opponents shots resulting in good court position
• Primarily plays offensively
• Controls and places serves and return of serves to best advantage
• Puts strategy into play in the game
• Consistently varies shots to create a competitive advantage
• Works and moves well with partner – easily switches court positions when required
• Very comfortable playing at the non-volley zone. Works with partner to control the line, keeping opponents back and driving them off line.
• Blocks volleys directed at them
• Has good footwork and moves laterally, backward and forward with ease
• Uses strategy in dinking to get a put-away shot
• Consistently executes effective drop shots
• Demonstrates 3rd shot strategies: drop shot, lobs and fast paced ground strokes
• Hits a low number of unforced errors per game

For any additional questions, please feel free to contact Kade at (209) 831-6239

Age Category

Adult

Location

Hoyt Pickleball Courts