Battle of the ParksPickleball

You don't play for a club here...you play for the courts you actually show up to, against the people two towns over who think theirs are better.

Division Guide Claim your park

Rosters open now. Captains needed.

The Upcoming Card

Tournament entry
FREE
When
October 2026
Dates to be announced
Where
Braddock Park
North Bergen, NJ
subject to approval
Teams
Divisions
SaturdayRivalry4.04.5
SundayFunday3.03.5
Format
DoublesRound RobinNot DUPR reported

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The parks

Roster rule

Who gets to rep a park

This only works if the rivalry is real. To wear a park's colors you have to meet one of two tests, and one is enough.

You play there

You're a regular on those courts. Not once last summer. Regularly, and other regulars would recognize you. Your captain confirms it.

You live there

You live in the city or township that park belongs to. Residency alone qualifies you, even if you mostly play indoors somewhere else.

  • One park per player, for the whole event. Pick the one you'd defend in an argument.
  • If you qualify for two, choose before rosters close. No switching after.
  • Captains vouch for their own roster. A challenged player sits until it's sorted.
  • Ratings are self-reported and honest. Sandbagging down a division gets you pulled.

Divisions

Sunday Funday

3.0

3.00-3.49

You can sustain a rally, get to the kitchen, and you're starting to use drops instead of trying to drive your way out of everything.

The drop shot has entered the chat.

3.5

3.50-3.99

You can mix soft and hard, hit a usable third-shot drop, and reset enough pace to start building points instead of just reacting.

No, you don't need another paddle.

Rivalry Saturday

4.0

4.00-4.49

You can reset hard balls, construct points, and recognize the ball to attack instead of attacking every ball.

The rating everyone says they are.

4.5

4.50-4.99

You can sustain long dink rallies, move opponents with aggressive dinks, and create the ball you want to attack.

That dink was an inch high. It's gone.

House rules

Call your own lines

Honestly, and give the benefit of the doubt on anything you'd have to squint at. No referees, no replays.

Everybody plays

Nobody drives out here to hold a fence. Captains rotate their roster through pool play.

Talk your trash

Loudly, and about the park, not the person. It's the whole point of the event.

Then shake hands

Paddle taps at the net, every match. You'll see these people at open play on Tuesday.

Roles, line calls and how we play: The Corner.

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