Dear Ms. Guest:
I have received a copy of your email to Chuck Lefaive through Bill Franzman of Pickleball Canada‚s Board of Directors and I‚d appreciate if you could clarify the rules of your tournament. Your poster states that the Official Pickleball rules apply which I‚m assuming is the USAPA and IFP rules found at:
http://www.ipickleball.org/rules/pbrules-ifp.pdf
http://www.ipickleball.org/rules/IFP_Paddle_Material_Specifications.pdf
http://www.usapa.org/officialrules/
In Mr. Lefaives‚ email he states that all players and all paddles are welcome. That statement therefore contradicts the position you advertise on your poster and I‚m confused by the contradiction. Could you clarify?
As a member of the Board of Directors for Pickleball Canada I have long taken the position that the inclusion of the Apike and Hush paddles into tournament play provides an unfair advantage to players who chose to use those paddles. The USAPA has banned the use of the Apike and Hush paddles in their sanctioned tournaments and I‚m surprised that any bona fide tournament committee would chose to allow them in tournament play.
Of course each tournament committee must decide for themselves which set of rules they intend on applying to their tournament. It might be wise to clarify your poster to avoid any misrepresentation.
If you do chose to follow the „Official Pickleball Rules‰ I would whole heartedly recommend to my fellow players here in South Surrey, Cloverdale and Abbotsford that they participate in your tournament. I myself would enjoy playing but have made it a personal rule never to play in tournaments where Apike or Hush paddles are allowed. I look forward to your response.
Regards,
Colin Caldwell
cbcaldwell@shaw.ca
I will post any reply I may receive.
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