Pickleball's leading organizations share insights on what's nextBack in March, leaders from pickleball’s top organizations gathered under one roof at the racquetX Conference to discuss the future of the game. The Dink’s own Thomas Shields led a panel that included: Anne Worcester - Strategic advisor, MLP Bryce Morgan - President, PPA Tour Tom Webb - Chief Marketing Officer, APP Mike Nealy - Chief Executive Officer, USA Pickleball Find an event near you and register to play in The Dink Minor Leagues at https://officialminorleaguepb.com/ Create your own minor league event here: http://www.minorleaguehost.com/ Create your own The Dink Minor Leagues event here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/bec208e8a148b8ed4eb36889404fd9fa?r=use1 Subscribe to The Dink 3x weekly newsletter https://thedink.beehiiv.com/ Pickleball's #1 subscription box is here https://www.thedink.shop/ Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299 ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/signup/ -Follow us on IG *@thedinkpickleball* -Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi... -For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam ------------------ Show Notes: 0:00 Intros 2:33 Insights from professional tennis 6:50 Amateur participation growth 14:05 Challenges to build the next great pro sport 20:40 Running a startup organization in a startup industry 24:50 How is USA Pickleball adapting? 26:30 The growth of pickleball internationally 31:01 Creating a space for the youth to play 37:39 International regulation for grass roots growth 41:02 Is there room for two tours?