Pickleball Tournament 2027

Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Singles will be played outdoors at Walter Fuller Park. Mixed Doubles will be February 22, Men's Doubles on the 23rd, Women's Doubles on the 24th and Singles on the 25th

Florida Senior Games Qualifying Rules
The top 5 in each age group at 2027 Good Life Games Series Qualifier will qualify for the 2027 Florida Senior Games. (Note: qualifying is only applicable to Florida residents). Athletes qualifying for one event at a Local Senior Games Series Qualifier are eligible to compete in all three events at the Florida Senior Games.

Entry Requirements
1.  Pickleball entry fee is $40 and $5 for each event

2.  All entries must be received by February 17th Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the Event Director. Athletes registering after the registration deadline date may be subject to a $10 late fee. NO REFUNDS.

3.  The age division of competition for doubles and mixed doubles will be determined by the younger age of the two partners as of December 31 of the competition year.

4.  Competitors must bring their own paddles. Pickleballs will be provided.

5. Lifetime balls will be used during competition.

It is the responsibility of the athlete to make contact with other athletes. GLG's will not put together teams or form partnerships. Good Life Games staff and sport directors will not assign partners at the Games.

Format
1.  Round Robin by Age Group is planned. Event Director reserves the right to modify format based on number of tournament entries.

2.  If there are two groups in an age bracket, the winners bracket will be one game to 15, switch sides at 8 and win by a two point margin. At the end of the winners bracket, if the winning team previously lost to the loosing team in the initial round(not the winners bracket round) then a third game to 15 must be played. This way one team has beat the other twice.

3.  Matches in the losers bracket will be one game to 15 points, but must continue until one player or team achieves a two-point margin.

4.  Teams and players will not be seeded. Brackets will be determined by a random draw.

5.  Any event (age class) that does not have at least two entries (teams or individuals) may be combined with another division or cancelled at the discretion of the Event Director.

6.  Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to top three athletes and teams in each age group.

Sports Rules
1.  All matches will be conducted in accordance with USA Pickleball Association (USAPA)/International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) rules found online at www.usapa.org, except as modified.

2.  To determine which team begins the serve or chooses which side, a poker chip is drawn by one team from a bag. The chip is marked "serve" or "side" and determines that teams result. The other team gets the chip that remains in the bag. Sides and initial service will be switched upon completion of each game. Sides will be switched in a third game (if the match is 2 out of 3 games) after the first team reaches a score of 6 points. Serve remains with the player holding serve.

3.  All questionable calls must be resolved in favor of the opponent.

4.  Served balls clearing the non-volley zone and landing on any service court line except the non-volley zone line are good.

5.  Balls in play landing on any side or back court line are good.

6.  All serves must be made underhand at or below the servers waist (i.e. contact with the ball must be made at or below the server’s waist). Underhand is defined as the paddle head shall be below the hand when striking the ball.

7.  Players will be responsible for calling their own lines up until at least the final match in each age class. Line officials may be provided for the final match in each age class at the discretion of the Event Director.

8.  When net systems have a horizontal bar that may include a center base: If the ball hits the horizontal bar or the center base before going over the net, it is a fault.  If the ball goes over the net and then hits the horizontal bar, IT IS A LET AND MUST BE REPLAYED. If the ball goes over the net and then hits center base or the ball gets caught between the net and the horizontal bar before touching the court, it is a let and must be replayed.

9.  All matches will be played outdoors.

10.  Format changes are at the discretion of the Event Director.

Registration opens November 1,2026

Paddles will not be provided. Lifetime Balls will be provided

The Coordinator for this event is Roger Cleworth