Just a reminder that Pickleball 101 is offered at Valley Community Center, 4343 Fuller Road, West Des Moines (south of Valley High School football stadium) on Monday and Wednesday or Wednesday and Friday from 11:00 to noon.  Click here to access the DMMPC calendar.

Many players’ warm up routines consist of dinking the ball back and forth a few times and that’s it. Let’s play! Well, it simply is not enough to get your body ready to play at its best and to avoid injuries. Here is some good advice on how and why to put more effort into ...

At a recent Happy Trails Pickleball Club meeting in Surprise Arizona, 125 members voted unanimously to donate four previously used portable pickleball nets to DMMPC. Our club will use the nets for outreach to disadvantaged neighborhoods in the Des Moines Metro area. John Bloom, President of DMMPC, will transport the cargo from AZ to Iowa ...

Registration is now open for the Ankeny Pickleball Tournament held on April 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Northview Middle School, 1302 N Ankeny Blvd. Click here for more information.

Pickleball players often work to improve certain playing shots and overlook a very important one–serving. In this Pickleball 411 video, learn about of the different serves to use as well as when and why to use them. We hope you enjoy it and remember practice makes perfect!

DMMPC: Pickleball With Capitol Fun!

Do you dread playing pickleball against power players who bang balls left and right nonstop? Playing defense time after time gets old very quickly. If you would like a great strategy to slow the game down and and play more offense, click here for a great video from Pickleball Channell’s Scott Moore.  ...

Don’t miss the deadline to register for the Iowa Winter Games Pickleball Tournament held on Saturday, January 27 , 2018 in Dubuque, IA.  Additional info here.

Note: A player may enter a maximum of 3 events for the entry fee (one singles, one doubles and one mixed doubles)

Early Registration Deadline
$26 Entry Fee
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We all know that playing pickleball is a healthy thing to do in 2018, but it’s nice to be reminded exactly what it does for your mind and body.

The pickleball players at VCC, including many DMMPC members, wanted to thank the staff there for its friendliness and support of pickleball. A collection was taken and players were very generous! A plaque was presented to the staff. Remaining collected funds were joined with funding from VCC to provide a light snack consisting of fruit, ...

As part of DMMPC’s program to reach out to the surrounding community, Bill Stalter and Chuck Golliher met with the Courage League Sports staff today at its Urbandale facility to provide them with a very basic understanding of pickleball. After taping off a court, the trainers discussed basic rules, game strategy and the 4 ‘Ds.’ ...