Welcome to Agape Pickleball League at Dekalb Tennis Center

8-match season plus 1 week for playoffs

April 4-June 1

Mondays - Rec /Beg League 2.5-3.0

Tuesdays - Advanced League 4.0+

Wednesdays - Intermediate League 3.1-3.9

Match Time 6pm; 7pm or 8pm

Schedule at AgapePickleball.com

Format/Rules

Each week teams play best of 5 series to determine winner for the match that week.  Game’s will be to 11 win by 1 point.  After each game teams switch sides until 5^th game whereas teams switch sides when one team reaches 6 points.

Standings will be kept determining playoff seeding of the top 4 teams in each Group. Ties in standings will broke by total wins then total points earned. Playoffs will be played best of 3 games to 11 win by 2 points.  Single elimination format. Medals will be awarded to 1^st and 2^nd place finishers.

First Serve to be determined on court

USAPA rulebook will be used: https://usapickleball.org/docs/ifp/USAPA-Rulebook.pdf

Matches will self-umpire. Disputes will be settled by Section 6 D3-D13 in USAPA rules. 

Co-ed league: defined as 2 males, or 2 females, or a mixed team.

Substitutions for missing players can be made during regular season.  Teams cannot substitute during playoffs.  If an injury/illness occurs before playoff game, team can use a substitute that played during regular season.

Make up matches will be handled by individual teams who can find a time and place to play their match before the last regular season matches are played. Forfeits will be scored 11-0 as a win for the non-forfeiting team.

Spring Regular Season:  April 4 – May 24, 2022 • Playoffs May 25-June 1, 2022

Agape Tennis Academy & Conduct Policy

Agape Tennis Academy manages the Dekalb Tennis Center at Mason Mill Park. Our core values are encompassed in five virtues: Honesty, Excellence, Attitude, Responsibility and Teamwork (HEART). We intentionally create a strong culture of these virtues that we pass on to everyone in our programming. So, players are expected to use appropriate language/behavior when participating at any Dekalb County facility events.  Any derogatory language/behavior by any player that is heard/seen by Agape staff or another player will result in a warning or immediate forfeit and dismissal from the league, at staff members discretion.  Sportsmanship is expected of every player win or lose. We believe in a perfect balance between learning, hard work and having fun while enjoying the process!