Pickleball Tournament
It's a big dill
Come relish in our first Pickleball Tournament! Rise and brine and get ready to get your shot at this Vlasic slice of heaven. It’s jarring, but we aren’t gherkin you around—this sweet low-impact round-robin tournament is going to be your bread and butter. Register for a great weekend of fun, fellowship, and healthy activity, all for a great cause of making sure everyone has access to the Y!
Tournament Categories
- Big Dill/Little Gherkin (adult/child)
- Men's Doubles
- Mixed Doubles
- Women's Doubles
Skill Ratings
Round robin brackets will be built grouping teams by skill rating where possible. Learn more about skill ratings.
Tournament Format
Six teams per division, single round robin games to 15. Division winners will play single elimination games to 15 for the category title at each location.
Tournament Locations
This tournament will be played indoors at the Y on wood floors with temporary nets.
Blocker Norfolk Family YMCA
310 Bute Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
YMCA of Portsmouth
4900 High Street West Portsmouth, VA 23703
Currituck Family YMCA
130 Community Way, Barco, NC 27917
Schedule
Friday: 4:30–9pm
Saturday: 8am–7pm
Sunday: 8am–4pm
Schedule may adjust based on the number of teams registered but will not extend beyond the times listed above.
Registration
$65/team per category
Proceeds from this tournament will support access to YMCA programs and services that help our community thrive, like swim lessons, before and after-school programs, summer camp, and access to healthy lifestyle activities.
Equipment
Participants must supply their own paddles. Because seating will be limited, we recommend that teams also bring folding lawn chairs for use when not playing. ONIX Fuse Indoor Pickleball Balls will be provided for gameplay.
Sponsorship Opportunities
- 1 sponsorship available
- Logo on website and sponsor recognition communication
- Logo in all communication and promotion (digital and print)
- Logo on back of event tee shirts
- Logo on every winner's bracket
- Logo on winner's podium photography backdrop
- Company-supplied flyer or similar packed in each participant welcome bag
- Option to have organization promotional tables at any or all of the event locations throughout the tournament
- Pickle-themed swag basket to share with your company or employees
- 6 team entries in the tournament (use for yourself or gift to players who may not have means to pay for an entry)
- 1 sponsorship available
- Logo on website and sponsor recognition communication
- Logo on back of event tee shirts
- Recognition in each swag bag distributed to tournament winners (places 1, 2, and 3)
- Company-supplied flyer or similar packed in each participant welcome bag
- Option to have organization promotional tables at any or all of the event locations throughout the tournament
- Pickle-themed swag basket to share with your company or employees
- 4 team entries in the tournament (use for yourself or gift to players who may not have means to pay for an entry)
- 3 sponsorships available
- Logo on website and sponsor recognition communication
- Logo on back of event tee shirts
- Company-supplied flyer or similar packed in each participant welcome bag
- Option to have organization promotional tables at any or all of the event locations throughout the tournament
- Pickle-themed swag basket to share with your company or employees
- 2 team entries in the tournament (use for yourself or gift to players who may not have means to pay for an entry)
- 12 sponsorships available
- Logo on website and sponsor recognition communication
- Logo on court signage
- Logo/recognition on tournament schedule
- Company-supplied flyer or similar packed in each participant welcome bag
- Pickle-themed swag basket to share with your company or employees
- 1 team entries in the tournament (use for yourself or gift to players who may not have means to pay for an entry)
- 3 sponsorships available
- Logo on website and sponsor recognition communication
- Logo on each disposable beverage bottle
- Sponsor recognition on refreshments table/area
- 3 sponsorships available
- Logo on website and sponsor recognition communication
- Logo on each snack bag distributed at the tournament
- Sponsor recognition on snack table/area