Pickleball can be played by young people, adults, and seniors at any level of play.
The sport can be social or competitive, but is always healthy.
Key Features of our Association
Representative
Pickleball is the fastest growing family sport in the United States with an estimated 4.8 million people now playing.
Player Focused
WAPPA envisions pickleball courts available for use in the fall at the Rockville and Gaithersburg Campuses for Youth, Adult, and Intramural pickleball clinics, camps, and tournaments.
Training
WAPPA will provide this summer, at Montgomery College's, Rockville Campus, a weekly morning Youth Pickleball Camp from June 27th to August 19th.
Competition
WAPPA will sponsor amateur tournaments this year.
Stay tuned.
Association People
Carl got bitten by a pickleball a year ago and has not been the same since. An instructor by heart with over 40 years of teaching, he now devotes the majority of his time teaching pickleball, IT, and advocating for the sport of pickleball.
Carl is a USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) Ambassador and a Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) Certified Coach. I am a graduate of Johns Hopkins University with an M.S. in Information and Telecommunication technology.
As a retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineer officer, he is also the Chair of the Past National Presidents Council (PPC) of the U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association (USAWOA). His service as a veteran includes being a lifetime member and officer of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), American Veterans (AMVETS), U.S. Army Engineer Society (AES), and the National Association of Minority Veterans (NMVETS).
Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officer and Attorney; Embedded Instructor to US Military and Coalition forces in Forensics and Rule of Law while spending four years in Iraq and Afghanistan; Officer and Counsel to start-up geospatial media corporation.
Former marathoner and sub–ten minute per mile 36-mile race finisher; earned Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do at age 60.
My coaching experience ranges from coast to coast within the U.S. No matter where I go, I've found that people expect instant results. However, most are unable to identify their abilities, and therefore struggle to improve. My strength and passion is to help you discover your abilities.
Sonny is sponsored pickleball player, Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) Coach and Clinician, USA Pickleball Ambassador, Director of Pickleball YMCA DC and USMC Veteran.
What we do for pickleball players
Our skills include developing the sport of pickleball. To do this we are a member of the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) and the World Pickleball Federation (WPF). We are also members of the United States of America Pickleball Association (USAPA) and the United States of America Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). We are also recognized as a USAPA Youth Program Provider.
WAPPA recently created a petition for more dedicated pickleball courts for Montgomery County, Maryland. The petition has over 250 signatories. More regional petitions will be created to increase the availability of dedicated pickleball courts in all jurisdictions.
Lets get in touch. Send us a message:
Washington DC Metro Area
Phone: +1 (240) 603-3194
