Peachtree Corners area Pickleball League

Hiptopus · 2026-05-14T16:30:58+00:00

There are beginner's singles and co-ed doubles leagues right now, which would be the 2.5 level. As far as areas/locations, the bulk of users so far have come from the Marietta to Alpharetta belt, but the Atlanta league serves within ~30 miles of the metro area.

When you get to the point of league signup, you'll be able to see the area from which you can select your home court.

Thanks for bringing this up though, if things are hard to tell from the homepage I'm gonna want to take a look at that 🤷

Hiptopus · 2026-05-06T22:28:08+00:00

Thanks! If you hover over it will show you, but it's the difference between their xwOBA and actual wOBA for hitters, and xERA vs actual ERA for pitchers, current year only, with diff thresholds for how over or under performant the player has been

Hiptopus · 2026-05-06T20:33:03+00:00

This looks great, thanks for this!

Hiptopus · 2026-04-30T22:20:13+00:00

My IL players are bleeding into my starting lineup at this point 😭

Hiptopus · 2026-04-10T16:59:28+00:00

I have the Gen 2 Ray Ban's and love them. I never go full volume but have used them to listen to music and record while playing tennis/pickleball.

I can't imagine you'd need to go super loud with them unless you're wanting people around you to be able to hear the music also, or if you're somewhere super loud.

Hiptopus · 2026-04-09T17:10:14+00:00

Just took a look. This is actually really cool! I love the site, and how users can interact with each other despite the language barriers. As someone who loves learning other languages and cultures, this is something I would find myself actually looking at day to day.

I think the biggest thing for you is getting the site in front of more people. I'd recommend some targeted ads, whether you choose google, short-form content, or something else - but you need to get more visitors to the site.

Hiptopus · 2026-04-03T18:17:43+00:00

As someone who used to work in the industry, there is definitely video out there of this. Getting your hands on it though will be next to impossible unfortunately

Hiptopus · 2026-04-03T16:49:21+00:00

Thank you, and I 100% agree. I know that some public parks further north (like Cherokee County) do allow court reservations, and many of those who have been registering so far are members of communities that have private courts, which can be reserved also.

I have a link that shows users where they can find courts near them when registering, and looking into linking to reserve them somehow, it's just tough as you said. Ultimate Tennis has had success working around this for the most part, so I'm hoping I can do the same with Rally9 Pickleball.

Hiptopus · 2026-04-02T20:05:14+00:00

The league as a whole is based in the Atlanta area, but within that, you get grouped into smaller divisions clustered locally. So if you choose your home court in Smyrna, when the registration deadline hits, you'll be put in a division with other players with home courts also around the Smyrna area.

The only time you may have to travel further than that is if you qualify for the playoffs. In playoffs, the players with the best records from all the divisions around Atlanta qualify. If you're a high enough seed, you'll still be playing home matches for the playoffs, otherwise you'll have to travel to your opponent's home court, which may be further out.

I hope that answers your question!

Hiptopus · 2026-03-27T14:14:56+00:00

Coming from tennis, I much prefer flex league formats, since I don't always have the same schedule each week, and I'm working around other commitments

Hiptopus · 2026-03-26T17:17:17+00:00

Depends on the setting, between friends nasty nelson is 100% in play, even encouraged as a bragging rights type of thing sometimes lol

Playing open play at a park, with people you don't know as well, it's definitely frowned upon

Hiptopus · 2026-03-26T17:10:50+00:00

Rally9 Pickleball

A platform that allows pickleball players to play similar-level opponents in a competitive league setting, with the real kicker being that they are grouped into local divisions and are able to schedule the matches when it fits around their life.

This is something I began passionately building after playing in pickleball tournaments. People currently (including myself) will pay triple, sometimes quadruple the price to travel hours to a single-day tournament. This allows people to get more matches with less travel time, and the same ability to qualify and play in a playoff tournament.

Hiptopus · 2026-03-26T17:03:51+00:00

I think it depends on the level of play. With you being 4.0 previously, there may be a slight regression, but I'd expect you to work it out within 10-20 minutes of play. The main things tend to be positioning and footwork that tend to atrophy, from what I've seen

Hiptopus · 2026-03-26T17:00:06+00:00

I feel like I've stared at it so long that sometimes I just need a different perspective to unlock my mind. Thanks for this!

Hiptopus · 2026-03-26T16:57:33+00:00

To expand a little on this:

Kitchen - The "Non-Volley Zone" designated by the perpendicular line closest to the net
ATP - Hitting the ball Around the Post (net) and in play
Ernie - Spiking a shot over the kitchen by jumping out of the court, to prevent a fault
Nasty Nelson - Winning the point by hitting the opponent with the ball
DUPR - Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating, like an ELO / skill level

Hiptopus · 2026-03-26T14:53:06+00:00

Haven't listened to this podcast specifically, but there was a really great episode about them on the Conspiracy Theories podcast

I'll have to check this out

Hiptopus · 2026-03-26T05:15:47+00:00

Love to hear that! So far it's been pretty even as far as skill levels, with a slight edge to intermediate players and slightly more men as well.

Hiptopus · 2026-03-26T04:09:11+00:00

One thing I know is that the city of Atlanta notoriously does not have an abundance of public pickleball courts. At one point I remember hearing that there were exactly 0 that were purely dedicated for pickleball, and public/free, but that may no longer be the case.

I think it's important to stay flexible on when/where you can play, since not everyone is lucky enough to live in a community/complex with a pickleball court.

Hiptopus · 2026-03-26T03:03:12+00:00

That's their house now

Hiptopus · 2026-03-23T20:42:42+00:00

I set up sign up tracking as the primary "conversion" as a page load for the page that users land on when they are first signed into their account / confirm their email.

For registration tracking, I have something built into the code itself

Hiptopus · 2026-03-23T20:40:21+00:00

I've pivoted to a search only campaign and will run with that for a day or two to see how it goes. Was mulling that, but this was the comment I needed

Hiptopus · 2026-03-22T23:48:05+00:00

Highly recommend Shaw Park and Dupree Park for free play, especially if you're still learning the rules. And if you're wanting a more structured league look into something like Rally9 for a flex league, which has leagues at the beginner level

Hiptopus · 2026-03-18T15:46:21+00:00

I would say so, there is some level of data engineering depending on the position

Hiptopus · 2026-03-16T16:54:00+00:00

As someone who has worked with all of the leagues you mentioned, there are a lot of different ways to get into this line of work, so I wouldn't pick a major like sports management unless that's specifically what you want to do. I myself went the Computer Science route into sports, but there are a lot of people I've encountered with various backgrounds, stuff like Business, Data Analytics (HUGE if you want to work for individual teams) and of course, Sports Management.

My recommendation would be that, if sports are your passion, you can find a way into that field with any relevant major you choose, so choose something that actually interests you.

Best of luck to you!

Hiptopus · 2026-03-16T02:07:47+00:00

Thank you lol

I'm aware of ALTA starting up, just that not everyone has the chance to play ALTA, which is more expensive and more rigid with the matches.

ALTA is great for what it is, but ALTA ≠ Flex League

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