USSP MEMBER NEWSLETTER
March 2026 / Vol. 013

From Our President - What's New

New USSP Website

We've been busy with many projects already in 2026, one of which is our new website. We recently migrated from a .com to .org domain and are excited to launch many new pages to help our members find useful information.

You will find several helpful resources making it easier to locate events, communicate with other members, search for ambassadors and instructors, and much more - explore the menus to discover all of the new content. Make sure to bookmark our new site address: www.usseniorpickleball.org.

See you on the courts!

Thank You to our USSP Superstar Ambassadors

We are extremely grateful for the many USSP Ambassadors who generously donate their time and energy to share their love of pickleball with seniors around the country.

The following USSP Ambassadors went above and beyond in 2025, helping grow membership and creating lasting grassroots senior pickleball events for their local communities:

John Hamilton, AZ

Julie Germann, MO

Jack Varuso, LA

Barbara Tyrrell, VA

Helen White, VA

Skye Edwards, TX

Shurdena Evans, MO

Sherry Roden, OK

Jim Laws, AL

Dahlia Hirsch, MD

Congratulations to our 2025 USSP Points Award Winners!

We are pleased to announce the 2025 USSP Points Award Winners, who through their distinguished competition rose to the highest rankings of USSP's senior pickleball athletes. The award winners received Pickleball Central gift certificates.

To see the complete list of award winners, click here.

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Are You Receiving Your Tournament Discounts?

As a USSP member, you are eligible to receive a $10 discount on registration fees for all USSP tournaments. To receive your discount, you need to link your USSP account with your Pickleball.com account.

Learn more here and watch a video explaining how to link your accounts.

2026 Road to USSP Nationals

Our 2026 USSP National Championships presented by Humana will be at Palm Creek Resort in Casa Grande, AZ Nov. 30-Dec. 5 (six days this year to allow for more players!) and we'll hold over a dozen Regional and Zone Championships leading up to Nationals. 

Non-USSP members can play in USSP Regional Championships but players must be USSP members to play in the USSP Zone Championships and the USSP National Championships.

Medalists at Zone Championships will receive first priority to register for Nationals and medalists at Regional Championships will receive second priority to register for Nationals; after that registration for Nationals will be open to all USSP members.

Humana/USSP Senior Brand Ambassador Grassroots Program Highlights

Ambassador Spotlight - John Hamilton

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Is It Time to Renew?

Even if you don't plan to play in a USSP tournament, membership funds are a primary source of support for the growth of other types of pickleball events for seniors around the country. Our ever growing event calendar is expanding this year to include league play, more social round robins and other events. We hope you appreciate the benefits of USSP membership and when you renew will consider upgrading to a 3-yr, 5-yr or lifetime option.

Make a Contribution to Benefit the Senior Pickleball Community

Your tax deductible donation supports USSP's mission to grow pickleball for seniors by keeping grassroots event costs free or low and offering affordable senior-focused tournaments. Learn more.

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