February 22nd, 2023 Rodney "Rocket" Grubbs
Wow! I thought our sport was exploding before. Now the word explosion almost under describes the growth. How about tsunami? This just in from USA Pickleball. The 2023 Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) Topline Participation Report was released today, announcing that pickleball continued to be America’s fastest-growing sport for the third year in a […]
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January 1st, 2023 Rodney "Rocket" Grubbs
During the year, people throughout Pickleball Nation email us or use our NominateAPlayer.com website to tell us about their favorite players. They tell us about players who have dominated in tournament play, but many times they also tell us about players who have had tremendous impacts on their communities or towns or even the game […]
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October 6th, 2022 Rodney "Rocket" Grubbs
Today we are welcoming long-time sales professional, Kevin Lindley to the Pickleball Rocks team.Kevin joins the team as our new National Team Sales and Event Sales Director.Besides selling our famous Pickleball Rocks clothing all across the country, helping the sport grow has been our passion and mission for over 13 years. We’ve worked with communities, […]
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August 6th, 2022 Rodney "Rocket" Grubbs
Memories are wonderful things, especially when it comes to pickleball. We remember important milestones in the growth of the sport and we remember personal events that continue to make us smile (or sometimes cry). I remember playing my first USAPA Nationals in Buckeye, Arizona. As a new 16 year old, just getting my feet wet, […]
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May 16th, 2021 Rodney "Rocket" Grubbs
Scott Lennan Sponsored By Pickleball Rocks and Gearbox – We are so pleased to announce our newest Pickleball Rocks brand sponsored player. While traveling the country we search for players who exemplify our mantra to “Help Pickleball Grow”. They must be a player who reaches out to help others while exhibiting the utmost integrity on […]
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February 1st, 2021 Rodney "Rocket" Grubbs
Sometimes, we hear about a player or champion of the sport over and over and over again. And since our mission is to help pickleball grow, this choice for Player of the Month was an easy one. This player has grown his reputation, not just through playing pickleball, but for his incredible love and passion […]
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January 9th, 2021 Rodney "Rocket" Grubbs
The Pickleball Rocks Players of the Year: Team Newman and Stephanie Lane During the year, people throughout Pickleball Nation email us or use our NominateAPlayer.com website to tell us about their favorite players. They tell us about players who have dominated in tournament play, but many times they also tell us about players who have […]
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