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PQLab Mindanao One mission. Multiple programs.

PQLab Mindanao is PQLabโ€™s regional presence in the Philippines, serving Mindanao through pickleball, leadership, and character formationโ€”developing players who are game-ready and life-equipped, on and off the court.

28/08/2026

๐—”๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜. ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜.โฃ
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Last week, our young athletes learned how to hold the paddle, make contact with the ball, and develop a teachable heart.โฃ
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This week, we took the next step:โฃ
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๐Ÿ“ THE FOREHAND.โฃ
๐ŸŽฏ TARGET PRACTICE.โฃ
โค๏ธ EXCELLENCE.โฃ
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Our Batang Pickleball players worked on proper forehand technique, paddle angle, controlled contact, and hitting from different areas of the court... from the Kitchen to midcourt to the baseline.โฃ
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But we didnโ€™t just make it another day of drills.โฃ
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We turned practice into play through Knock Down the Castle, Rainbow Targets, Around the World, Treasure Hunt, and Forehand Relay.โฃ
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๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป.โฃ
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And when they try again, they begin to discover something important:โฃ
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Improvement doesnโ€™t come from getting every shot right. It comes from ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.โฃ
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During our huddle, we talked about EXCELLENCE.โฃ
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โ€œWhatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord.โ€โฃ
- Colossians 3:23โฃ
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We reminded the kids:โฃ
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๐ŸŽฏ You wonโ€™t always hit the target.โฃ
๐Ÿ’ช You wonโ€™t always get it right.โฃ
โค๏ธ You donโ€™t have to be perfect.โฃ
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๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜.โฃ
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Thatโ€™s the kind of athlete and the kind of person we want to develop.โฃ
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Because at Batang Pickleball, weโ€™re not only teaching children where to hit the ball.โฃ
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Weโ€™re teaching them how to approach life.โฃ
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๐Ÿ“ Game Ready.โฃ
๐Ÿ’ช Life Equipped.โฃ
โค๏ธ Ready to Lead.โฃ
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One shot.โฃ
One lesson.โฃ
๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.โฃ
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26/08/2026

Quick Recap Batang Pickleball Cycle 1, Week 2.

Happening only at Supersmasher Davao

17/08/2026

๐’€๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ท๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’†๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’. ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’• ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Š๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’šโ€™๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’ ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’†๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’“๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’ ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’๐’š, ๐’•๐’“๐’š ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’˜?

Thatโ€™s exactly what Week 1 is about.

The first session of ๐๐š๐ญ๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ focused on one of the most basicโ€”and most importantโ€”skills in pickleball:

๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ

Our young athletes worked on eye-hand coordination, paddle control, proper grip and paddle angle, and learning how to make contact with the ball from different areas of the court.

Through games like ๐๐š๐๐๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐š๐œ๐ž, ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ & ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ณ๐ž, ๐‡๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก ๐’๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ, they werenโ€™t simply drilling technique. They were learning to listen, respond, adjust, and have fun while doing it.

But our biggest lesson happened during the huddle.

โค๏ธ ๐€ ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ.

We talked about humility and what it means to be willing to learn.

โ€œInstruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.โ€
โ€” Proverbs 9:9

Because just like a paddle works best when we hold it the right way, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง.

This is what makes Batang Pickleball different.

Weโ€™re developing players who are ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ.
Weโ€™re producing young people who are ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐.
And weโ€™re equipping children who are ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐.

One lesson.
One rally.
One character value at a time. ๐Ÿ“โค๏ธ

Itโ€™s Open Play Saturday again! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’–The rallies continue, friendships grow stronger, and every session is another opportuni...
06/08/2026

Itโ€™s Open Play Saturday again! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’–

The rallies continue, friendships grow stronger, and every session is another opportunity to improve your game.

Whether youโ€™re a regular or joining us for the first time, PQLBros & PQLBelles Open Play is where players of all levels come together to compete, connect, and enjoy the sport we love.

โœจ Meet new players.
โœจ Get quality game time.
โœจ Learn from one another.
โœจ Be part of a growing pickleball community.

Weโ€™re also grateful to our court partner, Supersmasher Davao, for providing a world-class venue where the Davao pickleball community continues to thrive. Together, weโ€™re creating a home for players to learn, grow, and build lasting friendshipsโ€”one rally at a time.

๐Ÿ“… This Saturday
๐Ÿ•’ 3:00 PM โ€“ 6:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Supersmasher Pickleball Center
4th Floor, Ascendido Building, Pryce Business Park, JP Laurel Ave., Davao City

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Reserve your slot today:
https://forms.gle/7Sq9GYAGrhcQM5e27

See you on the courts! Letโ€™s make this another afternoon of great rallies, good company, and unforgettable games. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

What is an Athlete Development Program and Why Does It Matter?Many youth sports programs focus on one thing: winning gam...
05/08/2026

What is an Athlete Development Program and Why Does It Matter?

Many youth sports programs focus on one thing: winning games.

At Batang Pickleball, we focus on something even more important:

Developing the athlete behind the player.

Thatโ€™s why Batang Pickleball is more than a weekly pickleball class.

Each session combines fun games, skill-building activities, and a short character huddle rooted in biblical values, helping young athletes grow both on and off the court.

At Batang Pickleball, weโ€™re committed to developing players who are:

๐ŸŽฏ Game Ready
๐Ÿ’™ Life Equipped
๐ŸŒŸ Ready to Lead

๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿง’ Open to children and teens ages 7-17
๐Ÿ“… First Cycle begins August 15, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00nn
๐Ÿ“ Supersmasher Davao, 4F Ascendido Building, Pryce Business Park, JP Laurel, Davao City

Register here โคต๏ธ
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rRG7HUK5OhXnwqmP_FE8uDxH9mtZhh-cldR32bD0kho/edit?usp=drivesdk!

Play with purpose. Grow with character. Become a Batang Pickleball Champion!

๐’€๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’—๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’† ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’‘๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’†๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’–Looking for great games, new friends, and a community that loves pi...
22/07/2026

๐’€๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’—๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’† ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’‘๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’†๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’–

Looking for great games, new friends, and a community that loves pickleball as much as you do?

Join us for another ๐‘ท๐‘ธ๐‘ณ๐’‚๐’ƒ ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’๐’๐’†๐’” & ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’๐’” ๐‘ถ๐’‘๐’†๐’ ๐‘ท๐’๐’‚๐’šโ€”where players come together to rally, compete, learn, and simply enjoy the game.

Whether youโ€™re a first-timer looking to gain experience or a regular eager for exciting matchups, thereโ€™s a place for you on our courts!

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” (๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ)
๐Ÿ•’ ๐Ÿ‘:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ÿ”:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
๐Ÿ’ณ โ‚ฑ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Register by scanning the QR code on the poster.
๐Ÿ“ฒ Payment: ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ

Come ready to play, connect, and grow with the PQLab Mindanao community. Bring your paddle, invite your pickleball buddies, and letโ€™s make another afternoon of great rallies and even greater friendships!

See you on the courts!

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’–After a short break, ๐๐๐‹๐š๐› ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐š๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐๐‹๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ & ๐๐๐‹๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ is officially backโ€”and...
07/07/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’–

After a short break, ๐๐๐‹๐š๐› ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐š๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐๐‹๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ & ๐๐๐‹๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ is officially backโ€”and weโ€™re excited to reunite our growing pickleball family!

Whether youโ€™re here to sharpen your skills, meet new playing partners, enjoy friendly competition, or simply have fun, this is the perfect place to play, learn, and build community.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” (๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ)
๐Ÿ•’ ๐Ÿ‘:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ”:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ซ, ๐€๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ., ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐œ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค, ๐‰๐ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž, ๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐จ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
https://bit.ly/4f2qBIj

Bring your paddle, invite your friends, and letโ€™s fill the courts with great rallies, laughter, and sportsmanship once again.

A special thank you to our venue partner, Supersmasher Davao, for continually supporting the growth of the pickleball community in Davao.

See you on the courts! Letโ€™s play, connect, and level up together! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ”ฅ

21/06/2026

Key lessons from Mark Price Pickleball.

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