Pickleball

Thank you to all our athletes and coaches for a great day!  Also thank you to Pickleball Alberta, our officials, and volunteers from the Lethbridge Pickleball Club.

South Zone Paddle Clash - Saturday, May 23rd, 2026.  ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED

Pickleball Alberta, and the SSA South Zone are pleased to present the first ever high school pickleball tournament in Alberta.  

Boys doubles and Girls doubles play will begin at 9:00am with a quick player meeting and then the balls will fly.  Please ensure you are there by 8:30.
The mixed doubles event will start at the conclusion of the other two events which should be around 12:00 noon.

The tournament is at Legacy Park in Lethbridge on May 23rd.  A single day event.  Alberta Pickleball is providing officials, prizes, etc..  It will be an officially sanctioned tournament by both Pickleball Alberta and Pickleball Canada.  Cost will be $20 per player per event.  These fees cover Pickelball Alberta and Pickleball Canada memberships, balls, officials, court costs, etc..

Boys Doubles and Girls doubles will start at 9:00am sharp.  Please arrive by 8:30
Mixed Doubles will follow likely around 12 noon.

Each division will be a round robin followed by  a play-off round.  1 vs 4, and 2 vs 3 followed by a bronze match and a gold/silver medal match.  We will have a 4/5 play in match for the divisions with 5 teams so everyone is guaranteed one playoff match.

Watch this page for more information later in the week. 

Due to unforseen circumstances and a last minute drop, we have had to make some changes.  Any tournament run using the Pickleball Canada system requires players to have a DUPR rating which clearly our players do not have.  We will now be running the tournament off the Global Pickleball network site.  See the link button below.  Also, with a girls team dropping out, we are left with 3 girls teams so the girls will run a DOUBLE round robin followed by a 2 vs 3 semi-final with the winner playing the 1 seed.