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by admin01
Mon Oct 13, 2025 10:33 pm
Forum: Matches & Rules of Play
Topic: Match Format and Rules of Play
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Match Format and Rules of Play

The match format consisting of one men's doubles game, one women's doubles game, and two mixed doubles games, ensures guaranteed match play for all participants in a round-robin format and, when combined with DUPR ratings, helps ensure a fair and level-based competitive experience across different ...
by admin01
Mon Oct 13, 2025 10:01 pm
Forum: Teams
Topic: Team Composition: Why 2 men and 2 women?
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Team Composition: Why 2 men and 2 women?

Major League Pickleball (MLP) and The Dink Minor League (MiLP) use the team composition format of two men and two women to promote mixed-gender competition, emphasize teamwork and strategy, and foster a greater sense of community within the sport.

The East Bay Team Pickleball League adopted this ...
by admin01
Mon Oct 13, 2025 9:49 pm
Forum: Teams
Topic: Player Eligibility Factors: Skill, Gender, and Age
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Player Eligibility Factors: Skill, Gender, and Age

The main player eligibility factors established for the East Bay Team Pickleball League are skill level, gender, and age.

None of these factors is as cut and dried as it may seem initially. There are different rating systems for skill level. With gender, there are those who equate gender with ...
by admin01
Mon Oct 13, 2025 9:11 pm
Forum: Divisions
Topic: What League Divisions Would You Like Added?
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What League Divisions Would You Like Added?

For the inaugural season, the plan is to have four divisions: Open 12, 50+ 12, Open 14, 50+ 14.

What other divisions would you like to see added? The most likely divisions to be added would be divisions at higher skill levels, 16 and 18, or additional age ranges, like 19 to under 30, 30 to under 50 ...
by admin01
Mon Oct 13, 2025 8:46 pm
Forum: Leagues
Topic: Why Team Pickleball?
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Why Team Pickleball?

Pickleball has always thrived as a social and inclusive sport — but most of the play we see today is open play or individually organized doubles. So what happens when we bring a true team format into the mix?

Team pickleball can mean different things — organized leagues, club teams, or even casual ...
by admin01
Mon Oct 13, 2025 6:54 pm
Forum: Leagues
Topic: Defining the geographic area included in the East Bay Team Pickleball League
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Defining the geographic area included in the East Bay Team Pickleball League

There is no clearly defined geographic area included in the East Bay Team Pickleball League. The initial area includes from south to north, the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, and Richmond. This area is part of the East Bay, which is part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Eventually ...
by admin01
Mon Oct 06, 2025 10:53 pm
Forum: League Announcements
Topic: Welcome to East Bay Team Pickleball Forums!
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Welcome to East Bay Team Pickleball Forums!

This forum is just for official league announcements. Registered users can reply to league announcement posts, but cannot post to this forum. Guest users can read but not reply.