Hampton Lake Pickleball

Women's doubles medal winners at Zero-Zero- Boo! Great job ladies!

Hampton Lake was well represented at the Zero-Zero-Boo tournament in Augusta, GA this weekend! Great job everyone!

Nearby tournament opportunity!

Awesome new players braving the scorching temps to learn Pickleball and master the "d**k!" Great job everyone!!

Although we can't play as we normally do, we can still learn. This video has some really useful tips...

Getting to the Kitchen (NVZ) – Wait and See – In2Pickle As the serving team, we want to get up to the kitchen (No Volley Zone) line. That is how we neutralize the advantage of the return team and hopefully score a...

Pickleball Exhibition @ Hampton Lake on Saturday February 8th! This Saturday afternoon, following the 3.5 mixed league match against Sun City, Ken Herrmann, founder of the APP Tour (Pro/Am Pickleball Tournaments) will be visiting Hampton Lake. . . He is a 5.0 senior pro pickleball player and Director of the upcoming Hilton Head Pickleball Open which will take place March 19-22, at Palmetto Dunes.

Ken will be participating with our very own Hampton Lake players in several Exhibition Games! Come out to watch some great pickleball AND learn about the upcoming tournament and the players that will be here! And if you want to play with him...BRING YOUR PADDLE! When will you get another opportunity to play with a pro on our own courts!?!

Ken will be on the courts with us from 3pm -4:40pm.

Pickleball is a gift

Sometimes when we realize how wonderful it is that we found the game of pickleball, we have to stop and count our blessings and understand that in many ways, pickleball really is a gift.

For many who have reached ‘the age’ or who are fast approaching it, pickleball has been revitalization. Lost was the hope of ever playing anything remotely in the form of a sport again. Yet, there we are returning serves, hitting d**k (a word that wasn’t even in our vocabulary) shots, and congratulating friends at the net with a renewed enthusiasm for competing.

Sometimes people play in small groups. There are times though; these groups will number in the hundreds. Whether big or small, new friends are found. Count how many dear friends you have acquired since you started playing pickleball. Amazing isn’t it? Equally important, pickleball breeds social opportunities. It’s from these opportunities that we can look forward to each day with guarded optimism that we won’t let our partner down, or that we’ll play better than last time, and perhaps, meet a new friend.

Certainly, there are some aches and pains. It’s part of being active regardless of what we do at any age. On the flip side, however, just how much fun is it that grandparents can teach their grandchildren a sport that maybe their own children don’t know much about? It’s the gift that pickleball gives to us every time we step onto the court. It keeps us going strong.

We all know the look we get when someone asks, “What’s pickleball?” From now on we shouldn’t be embarrassed to tell them proudly that “Pickleball is a Gift.” It’s a gift that brings so much joy to our lives and it can do the same for them if they only give it a try.

‘In the Spirit of the Game’

Bruce Cuddy

2019 Holiday Shootout!

The cold, damp weather finally gave way to sun on a very festive and FUN day at the Hampton Lake Pickleball courts!

Each team kicked off the Holiday Shootout with their own team cheer! Enjoy!