SOUTHERN OREGON

PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION (SOPA)

Welcome to SOPA

SOPA is a lively, fun community that provides indoor and outdoor recreation in a friendly and encouraging atmosphere. Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in North America, bringing people together to share physical exercise, skills, and companionship.

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Upcoming Events Calendar

Evaluate your Pickleball Skills Using these PDF sheets

Level Assessment Event Registration

Please use the correct registration links below for your gender and level session. Currently only the April 6th's two sessions are available. We will add the April 20th sessions at a later time.

There will be space for 20 women and 20 men in each session on each of the available days. Members get early access to registration. Non-members will not be able to sign up currently.

April 6:  

WOMEN 3.0 to 3.74 (9:00 AM -- Noon)

MEN 3.0 to 3.74 (9:00 AM -- Noon)

WOMEN 3.75 to 4.24 (1:30 -- 4:30 PM)

MEN 3.75 to 4.24 (1:30 -- 4:30 PM)

April 20:  

WOMEN 3.0 to 3.74 (9:00 AM -- Noon)

MEN 3.0 to 3.74 (9:00 AM -- Noon)

WOMEN 3.75 to 4.24 (1:30 -- 4:30 PM)

MEN 3.75 to 4.24 (1:30 -- 4:30 PM)


One of the many fun, competitive, and social groups that formed using PlayTimeScheduler (PTS). They had so much fun they had to do a group photo to celebrate their Round Robin play session.

What their session looked like on PTS:


REGISTER FOR SOPA'S TOURNAMENT TODAY!

This year's Medford Summer Classic Pickleball Tournament is on track to be better than ever. Like last year, we are aiming to run "the most player friendly tournament in the PNW." Registration is available on PickleballBrackets at this link. Remember, if you are one of our lucky "over-50" players, you can participate in both Friday's and Sunday's gender doubles events at no additional cost. That gives you three possible Round Robin doubles events for just the one registration fee.

Find your partner(s) and go register for SOPA's fun and friendly Summer tournament today. 

The Compass Hotel of Medford is offering any tournament participants a discounted rate on rooms in their very nice hotel, which is amazingly close to the venue.

Use this link to book!

Some restrictions may apply.


SOPA Led Ladders Starting Soon!

Ladders for various levels of play starting soon!

Ladder play is awesome! You get to play with a variety of people each session, but through the format mechanics, after a couple of rounds each group should be evenly matched, making for more competitive play. Watch here and the FaceBook group for announcements about signing up. Limited numbers per ladder. Learn more about ladders here.


Southern Oregon Pickleball Foundation (SOPF)

Over the past four years pickleball in Southern Oregon has grown in numbers and popularity. We offer jamborees, round robin tournaments as well as a summer classic tournament attracting players from many Western States. We offer a fun experience, easy to learn sport, meet fun loving group of people and play just about year round.

The Southern Oregon Pickleball Foundation (SOPF) is a 501c3 corporation. It's an organizational arm of SOPA that's set up to receive your tax-deductible donations. These charitable contributions will help build and maintain first-class dedicated pickleball courts in Southern Oregon.

SOPA Tournament Raises Money for Fire Victims

September 8th 2021

Pickleball helps raise money for fire victims:

On the 8th September 2020 a devastating fire swept through the East end of the Rogue Valley in Oregon. Driven by winds over 40 mph, it left a 9-mile-long swath of destruction burning over 2,800 structures of which 2,500 were residential homes destroyed in just a few hours, devastating the towns of Talent and Phoenix.

In June 2021, Southern Oregon Pickleball Association held the very first pickleball tournament in Southern Oregon, attracting 304 participants. Roughly one third of the participants came from as far as Baja, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Reno, Nevada, Helena, Montana and St George; Utah. A raffle was organized, with prizes including, lessons by local pros, paddles, wine and catered lunch and pickleball on a private court. In total $1,250 was raised. A check was presented to the local chapter of United Way who is in charge of distributing the funds for the children still displaced and in need from the fire.

Left to right – Doug Godwin (Southern Oregon Pickleball); Norman Eisenberg (USAPA Ambassador and Marketing Director – Southern Oregon Pickleball) presenting the check to Dee Ana Everson (Executive Director – United Way of Jackson County) and Lucy Brossard, (Executive Asst. Phoenix/Talent School District).

LEARN MORE ABOUT PICKLEBALL, TRY THESE OPTIONS

USAP-approved pickleball ambassadors:

Ashland, OR – Norm Eisenberg (USAP Ambassador) 541-631-1456

Medford, OR - DeAnn Winter (USAP Ambassador) 541-941-6281

Grants Pass, OR – David Johnson – (USAP Ambassador) 541-761-7307

​​Yreka, CA – Karen Suiker (USAP Ambassador) 707-845-6913

Other local pickleball clubs:

Grants Pass, OR - roguepickleball.com

Klamath Falls, OR - www.kbpickleball.com


MSC Tournament Vendor Applications

Please fill out the correct application if you or your company are interested in being a vendor at the Medford Summer Classic Tournament.

Application Forms:

Non-Food Vendor

Food Vendor

Report equipment issues

If you discover an issue with SOPA provided equipment, please fill-out this form.

UPDATE YOUR PROFILES!

You may have profiles on USAP or DUPR or PickleballBrackets. You should add your SOPA affiliation. This shows your support for SOPA, but also for future tournaments, you have less chance to play another SOPA member in the first round.

Latest news

 
  • Three new board members were added recently; check the SOPA Board page.

  • 12 Dedicated Pickleball Courts Approved at FM Park, Medford, OR. See Donation page for more details and how to help.

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