SOUTHERN OREGON PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION

WHY SUPPORT SOPA?

SOPA is our region's primary organization for promoting and growing pickleball. SOPA is not a pickleball club. We have often provided services and activities like a traditional pickleball club, but as pickleball has grown in Oregon, and specifically in Southern Oregon, we are evolving what we CAN and SHOULD provide our pickleball community. 

To view our formal mission, vision, and values, see this page. Please note these will be getting modified as we re-define this organization.

RIGHT NOW, HERE'S WHAT WE DO

  • Provide needed equipment at many of the local courts, including nets and replacement net parts, paddle holders, and lock boxes to secure these items, but still make them available to all pickleball players.
  • Advocate and assist in creation of new courts in various cities. Since SOPA was founded, we drove the creation of new courts in Ashland, Phoenix, Medford, Gold Hill, and others.
  • With our partner organization, Southern Oregon Pickleball Foundation (SOPF), we have worked with the City of Medford and the Wes Howard Foundation to fund and bring into existence a new major venue on the land near Rogue X. The Lithia & Driveway Pickleball Park (name not official yet and may change) will have 18 premium, fenced and lit courts plus an over-sized center court with space for bleachers. This top-notch tournament venue has parking, bathrooms, and all the features needed to make for a great pickleball experience. To learn more about this project, visit the foundation page here.
  • We also liaison with Parks departments, the Sports Commission, and other clubs to ensure that pickleball's needs and interests are represented with a strong, unified voice. 

Please consider joining as a SOPA member. Your yearly dues support all of this and much, much more. 

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