Stars and Stripes Pickleball Tournament

Description

Welcome to the 2023 Stars and Stripes Pickleball Tournament powered by Southern Pickleball. The Bristol Sportsplex is eager to show off their state of the art facility. The Bristol Sportsplex is an innovative sports facility with a holistic approach to serving members and guests tennis, pickleball, health and fitness needs by supporting their lifestyle from the courts to the fitness center, salt therapy, infrared sauna and all natural smoothie bar.
There is plenty to do in Bristol when players aren't on the pickleball courts. The U.S. Congress recognized Bristol as the "Birthplace of Country Music" in 1998, and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is located in Bristol. Bristol is also the site of Bristol Motor Speedway, a NASCAR short track. Players may want to take in a baseball game and watch Bristol's Appalachian League team, the State-Liners, play or explore some of the above ground trails as well as the subterranean ones in the area.

The schedule is as follows:
July 1 - Men's and Women's Doubles
July 2 - Mixed Doubles

Additional Information

Players will need to create a free profile on pickleballbracket.com to register for this event.
When creating this profile, players will need to self rate themselves. Below is criteria developed by USA Pickleball to help players rate themselves.

2.5 - This player has limited experience. Can sustain a short rally with players of equal ability. Basic ability to keep score.

3.0 - FOREHAND: Ability to hit a medium paced shot. Lacks directional intent and consistency.
BACKHAND: Avoids using a backhand. Lacks directional intent and consistency.
SERVE / RETURN: Able to hit a medium paced shot. Lacks depth, direction, and consistency.
DINK: Not able to consistently sustain a dink rally. Not yet developed the ability to control this shot.
3RD SHOT: Generally hits a medium paced ball with little direction.
VOLLEY: Able to hit a medium paced shot. Lacks direction/inconsistent.
STRATEGY: Understands fundamentals. Is learning proper court positioning. Knows the fundamental rules and can keep score and is now playing tournaments.

3.5 - FOREHAND: Improved stroke development with moderate level of shot control.
BACKHAND: Learning stroke form and starting to develop consistency but will avoid if possible.
SERVE / RETURN: Consistently gets serve/return in play with limited ability to control depth.
DINK: Increased consistency, with limited ability to control height/depth. Sustains medium length rallies. Starting to understand variations of pace.
3RD SHOT: Developing the drop shot in a way to get to the net.
VOLLEY: Is able to volley medium paced shots thereby developing control.
STRATEGY: Moves quickly towards the non-volley zone (NVZ) when opportunity is there. Acknowledges difference between hard game and soft game and is starting to vary own game during recreation and tournament play. Can sustain short rallies. Is learning proper court positioning. Basic knowledge of stacking and understands situations where it can be effective.

4.0 - FOREHAND: Consistently hits with depth and control. Is still perfecting shot selection and timing.
BACKHAND: Has improved stroke mechanics and has moderate success at hitting a backhand consistently.
SERVE / RETURN: Places a high majority of serves/returns with varying depth and speed.
DINK: Increased consistency with moderate ability to control height/depth. May end dink rally too soon due to lack of patience. Is beginning to understand difference between attackable balls and those that are not.
3RD SHOT: Selectively mixing up soft shots with power shots to create an advantage with inconsistent results.
VOLLEY: Able to volley a variety of shots at different speeds. Is developing consistency and control. Starting to understand the block/re-set volley.
STRATEGY: Aware of partner’s position on the court and is able to move as a team. Demonstrates ability to change direction in an offensive manner. Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the rules of the game. Has a moderate number of unforced errors per game. Solid understanding of stacking and when and how it could be used in match play. Beginning to identify opponents weaknesses and attempts to formulate game plan to attack weaknesses. Beginning to seek out more competitive play.

Refund Policy

Cancellation deadline is 9pm June 14, 2023. No refunds for any reason after that date. Cancellations prior to that date are subject to a $15 administration fee.


Players who do not show up for their event and fail to notify the tournament director prior OR leave the event without notifying the tournament director after it has started are subject to a $25 fine. The fine must be paid before registering for any other Southern Pickleball events.


ALL REFUNDS will be sent within 7 days after the tournament is completed.

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