REPRESENT YOUR CLUB

The Sunshine State Pickleball League is a competitive, club-based league featuring local pickleball clubs from the Tampa Bay area. Teams are composed of 3 men and 3 women, representing their home club and competing in an MLP-style format throughout the season.

League Format

The season will consist of 7 weeks of regular play followed by 3 weeks of playoffs. Every team will participate in the first week of playoffs. The second week will feature semifinals for the top 4 teams per division, and the final week will decide our champions and third place winners. The season will culminate in the Championship Finals held at St. Pete Athletic. To qualify for the playoffs, a player must participate in at least 4 of the 7 regular season weeks.

Season Two Schedule

Sept 13 - Nov 15

SEP13
PICKLE N PINT
SEP20
DILL DINKERS ST. PETE
SEP27
SPA
OCT4
TBD
OCT11
DILL DINKERS ST. PETE
OCT18
PICKLE N PINT
OCT25
SPA
NOV1
PICKLE N PINT
NOV8
DILL DINKERS ST. PETE
NOV15
SPA

Location Contacts

St Pete Athletic: Graham D'Amico
Dill Dinkers: Forest
Pickle and Pint: Paula Rieves
Stoval House: Jessica

Cost & Commitment

$180 per person

You Get

  • Customized Sunshine State Jersey
  • 2 Matches Per Week
  • Represent Your Club
  • Bond with your fellow club members

You Commit

  • Attend 80% of season events
  • Willing to travel up to 45 mins for club matches
  • Be the biggest hype person for your team and club

Players must fall within the designated DUPR range for their division. As a courtesy, one male and one female player per team may be up to 0.25 above the division limit.

Teams must officially represent a local pickleball club from the St. Petersburg area. Each club will be responsible for selecting its players, submitting its roster and designating a team captain.

You should reach out to your club's contact and they will help you with the process of joining a club team.

Yes, players must be members of their respective club unless granted permission from the league organizers.

No. Once a player is registered and approved for a team, that player may not compete for another Sunshine State Pickleball League team during the same season. Exceptions may only be granted by league management.

Yes. Teams are welcome to utilize substitutes throughout the season provided they meet the appropriate DUPR requirements.

Yes. Each team must designate a captain. The captain will serve as the primary contact between the team, club and league management.

Team captains are responsible for:

  • Submitting the team roster
  • Confirming player eligibility
  • Communicating match information to players
  • Submitting lineups
  • Reporting roster or availability issues
  • Reviewing and confirming match results
  • Communicating with league management

Each team matchup includes women's doubles, men's doubles and two mixed doubles games. The team that wins the most games wins the matchup. If the matchup is tied after four games, a DreamBreaker-style singles tiebreaker will determine the winner.

Games will use traditional (side out) scoring, excluding the DreamBreaker which will be rally scoring to 21. Games will be played to 11 and teams must win by 2. The full scoring procedure will be provided in the official league rules.

A DreamBreaker is a singles tiebreaker used when the team matchup is tied after the four doubles games. Players rotate through singles points in an established order. After 4 points, the next player enters the game. The first team to reach 21 wins the DreamBreaker and the overall matchup. You must win your team's 21st point on your service.

The official league ball will be the Dwell 40. Approved balls will be provided by the league or host facility.

Yes. The top teams in each division will advance to the playoffs. The season will conclude with separate Intermediate and Advanced championship matchups.

Potential standings tiebreakers include:

  1. Head-to-head result
  2. Total matchup wins
  3. Total game wins
  4. Game differential
  5. Point differential
  6. DreamBreaker record
  7. Additional league tiebreaker, if necessary

The official order will be listed in the league rules.

No. Matches will not be submitted to DUPR.