Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Jan. 17, 2024 — Led by Catherine Parenteau, who captured 18 wins in 2023 and is at the moment the No. 2 ranked ladies’s skilled pickleball participant on this planet, together with James Ignatowich and Pablo Tellez, each ranked within the males’s high 10 on this planet, main pickleball model Selkirk Sport will host match play and demo classes on the 2024 PGA Present from Jan. 24-26 on the Orange County Conference Heart in Orlando, Fla.
Further pickleball exhibition contributors embody Naismith Basketball Corridor of Famer and a high 50 all-time NBA participant, Rick Barry, who’s each an avid golfer and pickleball participant; LPGA Main Champion and four-time Staff USA Solheim Cup winner Sherri Steinhauer; and 1977 Wimbledon Doubles champion JoAnne Russell. Upon retiring from their respective sports activities, every of those former world-class athletes has embraced pickleball to proceed their aggressive spirit.
The pickleball courts, situated alongside all of the motion within the PGA Present exhibit corridor (Cubicles 2983 and 3183), will host a full line-up of programming which incorporates clinics, beat the professional classes and exhibition match play amongst an all-star line-up of the highest skilled pickleball gamers, high coaches and model ambassadors. Demo classes will happen on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and a couple of:30-3:30 p.m.
“Selkirk is totally dedicated to supporting the expansion of pickleball throughout all enterprise sectors, and our expanded presence on the PGA Present validates the truth that the intersection of golf and pickleball continues to develop stronger,” stated Mike Barnes, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Selkirk Sport. “With an elite line-up {of professional} gamers, coaches and model ambassadors, mixed with a dynamic assortment of apparatus, attire and equipment, we’re excited to showcase the surging sport whereas additional educating the golf {industry} on all issues pickleball.”
Pickleball’s expanded PGA Present presence takes place as the recognition of the game continues to develop, with nation golf equipment, golf resorts and municipalities constructing courts primarily based on client demand, whereas integrating programming into their line-up of racket sports activities actions.
As a part of the programming, Mark Renneson, some of the revered pickleball coaches on this planet, will host a sequence of clinics on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25. Renneson, the founding father of Third Shot Sports activities and Pickleball Teaching Worldwide, travels throughout North America providing enjoyable, fast-paced and sensible clinics to gamers of all ages and ability ranges.
Selkirk Sport, a family-owned enterprise primarily based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is on the forefront of pickleball’s surge in reputation by driving progress by product innovation, market management, philanthropic initiatives, Selkirk TV, skilled tour sponsorship and an elite line-up {of professional} gamers and model ambassadors. The corporate additionally has a longtime presence within the golf {industry}, serving as an official associate for Troon and Invited Golf equipment.
To enrich on-court programming, a choice of new product improvements shall be on show in Selkirk’s sales space, headlined by the Luxx Management Air, a subsequent technology paddle engineered with superior supplies and designed for gamers looking for the last word paddle for management, precision and finesse. Moreover, the exhibit will characteristic a full line-up of paddles for gamers of all ranges in addition to Selkirk’s not too long ago launched footwear, attire and equipment.
Furthermore, after years of in depth analysis and improvement, the Selkirk exhibit and the on-site pickleball courts will characteristic the recently-introduced Professional S1 Pickleball, designed to rework the best way the sport is performed by providing gamers a constant flight path, predictable bounce and unequalled sturdiness. The Professional S1 Pickleball makes use of rotomolding know-how to assemble a wonderfully spherical ball, designed to maintain its form and last more than different pickleballs. To underline the arrogance within the Professional S1 Pickleball’s sturdiness, Selkirk Sport is providing an industry-first one-year no-crack guarantee on the ball. This guarantee displays Selkirk’s dedication to delivering probably the most dependable merchandise to pickleball fanatics.
Additional, Selkirk will show its limited-edition Ryder Cup Luxx Management Air, which was supplied in a restricted run after United States Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson gifted the paddle to all of the 2023 members of Staff USA.
