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ONLY ONE SPOT LEFT!

🏓 Ready to break through the 4.0 barrier?

Introducing The Next Level Women’s Clinic: Foundations, a new intensive training program at IPOP Burnaby designed specifically for 3.5–4.0 female players who are ready to make the jump into advanced play.

What makes this clinic different? Only three players per court with a coach actively participating in every drill rotation.

That means more reps, more individual feedback, more pressure situations, and more opportunities to identify exactly what you need to work on.

Over four days and eight hours of training, you’ll focus on:

🏓 Dinking & kitchen control
🎯 Third-shot consistency
⚡ Recognizing when to attack
➡️ Transition play
🧠 High-percentage shot selection
👟 Movement, positioning & decision-making

This isn’t a large group clinic where you spend half your time waiting for your turn. With the exclusive 3-player + coach format, you’ll be hitting, learning, adjusting, and putting those adjustments into practice.

📅 Starting September 14
⏰ 2–4 PM
📍 IPOP Burnaby
💲 $280 for the complete 4-day, 8-hour program

If you’re a 3.5–4.0 player who feels ready to push beyond your current level, this clinic was built for you.

📲 Register through CourtReserve and take your game to The Next Level.

IPOP Burnaby - Events - Clinics - The Next Level Women's Clinic: Foundations

🏓🔥 ONE SPOT JUST OPENED UP!

A coveted spot for the Burnaby Bolts Strategy Clinic has just become available!

This clinic was so popular that we already opened additional spots — and now there’s just ONE spot left.

📅 Saturday, September 12
⏰ 10 AM–12 PM
📍 IPOP Burnaby

Train with players from the Burnaby Bolts and spend two hours working on the strategy, positioning, and decision-making that can take your game to the next level.

You’ll work on:

🏓 Dinking, speed-ups & counter volleys
🎯 Serve & return placement
🔥 Third-shot drives, drops & drips
🧠 Poaching, positioning & reading opponents
↔️ Transition-zone resets
💥 Offensive drives
🤝 Moving and attacking as a team
🎮 Live points with coaching and feedback

This is also a fundraiser supporting the Burnaby Bolts and their UPL competition expenses, so you’ll be improving your game while supporting the team.

One spot. That’s it.

If you’ve been thinking about joining, now’s your chance. Grab it before someone else does!

📲 Register through CourtReserve → IPOP Burnaby → Clinics → Burnaby Bolts Strategy Clinic

🇨🇦🏓 Happy Labour Day from IPOP!

Today we celebrate the hard work that keeps our communities moving — and hopefully find a little time to relax, have some fun, and play some pickleball too!

A big thank you to our incredible IPOP team for everything you do to keep our facilities running, our courts busy, and our community welcoming.

And to all of our members, players, coaches, volunteers, and friends: Happy Labour Day!

We hope you get a chance to put work aside, grab a paddle, and enjoy the long weekend. 💙

🚗🏓 Heads Up, IPOPpers! Parking Will Be Busier This Weekend

The 2026 North Road K-Food Festival is continuing today, September 6 (Sunday), from 11 AM–7 PM in The City of Lougheed parking lot, right outside IPOP Burnaby.

With the festival, parking will be more limited than usual, and you may need to park farther away and walk a bit farther to get to IPOP.

⏰ Please give yourself some extra time before your court reservation. We don’t want you spending the first 10 minutes of your pickleball session looking for a parking spot!

🚆 Or skip the parking altogether! IPOP Burnaby is right at Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain Station, so taking transit is a great option this weekend.

And since you’re already here… go check out the festival! 🇰🇷🍜

There’ll be Korean food, live performances, cultural experiences, a local market, and more.

👉 https://kfoodfestival.ca/

Plan ahead, come a little early, enjoy the festival, and don’t miss a minute of pickleball!

🚗🏓 Heads Up, IPOPpers! Parking Will Be Busier This Weekend

The 2026 North Road K-Food Festival is happening September 5 & 6 (Saturday and Sunday) from 11 AM–7 PM in The City of Lougheed parking lot, right outside IPOP Burnaby.

With the festival, parking will be more limited than usual, and you may need to park farther away and walk a bit farther to get to IPOP.

⏰ Please give yourself some extra time before your court reservation. We don’t want you spending the first 10 minutes of your pickleball session looking for a parking spot!

🚆 Or skip the parking altogether! IPOP Burnaby is right at Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain Station, so taking transit is a great option this weekend.

And since you’re already here… go check out the festival! 🇰🇷🍜

There’ll be Korean food, live performances, cultural experiences, a local market, and more.

👉 https://kfoodfestival.ca/

Plan ahead, come a little early, enjoy the festival, and don’t miss a minute of pickleball!

🏓 Not improving? Stuck at the same level for a while?

Contrary to your belief, it’s probably not your paddle 😂

Most players improve by fixing a few small habits:
✅ More consistent serves and returns
✅ Smaller swings
✅ Better recovery
✅ Smarter shot choices
✅ Better footwork

A lot of points are lost by trying to do too much.

Let’s go through some quick tips to help you play smarter, move better, and get more points.

Swipe through and see if you’re making any of these mistakes 👀

Also, you have to practice to get better. There’s no way around it.

So…

Come play at IPOP and keep improving!

Register for an Open Play session, private or semi-private lesson, or clinic today! Visit www.ipop.fun and pick one of our two facilities to play at.

🎗️🏓 Spots Are Filling Up! Don’t Miss Your Chance to Play for a Great Cause.

The 1st Annual Paddle Battle Against Prostate Cancer is almost here, and registrations are coming in!

Join us for an incredible weekend of competitive pickleball, great food, new friends, and community, all while supporting the Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada.

🏓 Saturday, September 26
Women’s Doubles & Men’s Doubles (Rotating Partners)

🍔 Player Social with food and beverages to follow.

🏓 Sunday, September 27
Mixed Doubles (Set Partners)

Your registration includes:
✅ Guaranteed tournament play
🏆 Awards for the top finishers
🎁 Fundraising prizes
🍎 Snacks and refreshments
💙 The opportunity to help fund prostate cancer research, education, advocacy, and support services across Canada.

Every player also commits to raising $100, making every rally count both on and off the court.

📍 IPOP Burnaby
Cost to enter is:
💲 $75 One Day
💲 Only $100 to play on both days!

This is more than a tournament. It’s a chance to compete, connect with the community, and make a real difference.

🎟️ Register today before the remaining spots are gone:
https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Events/List/11460/TNNJ5J7PXI11460

Or go to:
CourtReserve → Burnaby → Events → Paddle Battle for Prostate Cancer

For fundraising details and to create your fundraising page:
🌐 https://vancouver.thepaddlebattle.ca/

Let’s fill the courts, raise as much as we can for an incredible cause, and make the inaugural Paddle Battle Against Prostate Cancer a huge success. 💙🎗️