Join us for the most festive, fun-filled pickleball event of the season! Wear your ugliest holiday sweater and compete in a men's or women's division (16 teams each) with skill levels from 3.5 to 5.0. Entry Fee: $70 per team.
Sandbox Derby
- Men's Division: Starts at 10:00 AM
- Women's Division: Starts at 12:00 PM
Sandbox Goddard
- Men's Division: Starts at 4:00 PM
- Women's Division: Starts at 6:00 PM
Play in pool play, then battle it out in a single-elimination tournament for bragging rights, prizes, and the ultimate ugly sweater glory!
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Includes 4 weeks of play, organized matchups, and all the bragging rights.
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Minor League Pickleball is an innovative team competition where teams of 4 players (2 women and 2 men) compete against each other in an engaging format, with twists on traditional match-ups and scoring for games, matches, and tiebreakers. Teams compete against each other in Matches using the MLPlay™ format:
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Includes 4 weeks of play, organized matchups, and all the bragging rights. Will Derby dominate or will Goddard take the crown? There's only one way to find out.
Secure your spot, rep your city, and bring the heat to The Sandbox Cup!
