USA PICKLEBALL INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Location:

Directions to The Finley Center @ Hoover Met Complex

• State of the art 155,000 sq ft sports complex and event venue which will allow for 26 individual courts and 1 Championship Court with stadium seating. Ample room around each court and seating by all courts.  Located within the venue is a walking track which offers excellent viewing of pickleball matches anywhere within the facility as well as a rock climbing and adventure zone.   When you are not playing pickleball or watching your friends matches, you can also enjoy the  Playground and Splash pad located onsite at the Hoover Met Complex.    The Hoover Met Complex is located only 15 minutes south of Birmingham and very close to restaurants and shopping.  Check out Your Birmingham area guide for more details.

Tournament / Venue:

• 5 days
• 26 Indoor courts and 1 championship court
• 26 portable nets sponsored by Head Pickleball and 1 championship net provided by Douglas
• Chairs available around all courts for viewing.  Spaced appropriately
• Separate entrance and exits
• No food or beverages are allowed on the playing surface other than players water bottles. 
• Food and drinks may be purchased at the concession stand located within the venue.
• Masks are not required by the State of AL for attending this event.  

Tournament Ball:

• Orange, Onix Fuse indoor ball 

Event Schedule:

• Please click on the schedule button which is located on the main page

Brackets:

• Skill/Age (19+ to 55+)
• Age/Skill (60+ & 65+)
• Age Only (70+, 75+, 80+)
• Skill Groups:  3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0
• Juniors Boys / Girls / Mixed  Age-only Groups:  8+, 17+
• Open / Pro: 19+  4.5+ skill level and up
• Each skill/age and age/skill group will initially have a maximum limit of teams.
• This initial level may be dynamically adjusted up or down in individual brackets by the Tournament Director as registration progresses depending upon the demand for play in any given bracket, the number of daily matches available, and an estimated upper limit of players per day.
• Once the Tournament Director has determined that the tournament is full, no additional entries will be accepted, regardless of the number of registrations in each bracket.

Registration:

• REGISTRATION IS LIMITED AND WILL CLOSE WHEN FULL!!

• If space allows, teams will be moved off the wait list for the event and CONFIRMED for the event and notified via email.
• Waitlisted only players will not be charged a processing fee if they choose to remain on the waitlist throughout the duration of the tournament.
• Online registration only.  No paper forms.
• Entrants must be a USA Pickleball Member.
• Click here to Join USA Pickleball or renew your membership
• Click here to create a profile on Pickleballtournaments.com
• Players may choose to play up in skill or down in age if space is available
• You may only enter one event (Mixed Doubles, etc.) regardless of Senior (65+, age/skill) or Adult (19-60+, skill/age) designation.
• If you register for an Open event, you may not enter an amatuer event (except Singles as there is no Open Singles)
• Tournament director reserves the right to combine skill/age, age/skill groups if needed.

Registration Fees:

• Registration fee is $85
  • Event fee is $35
  • Open/Pro event fee is $75
  • includes a free tournament t-shirt (a $20 value)
• ​Juniors Registration fee is $20
• Event fee is $10
• includes a free adult size tournament t-shirt (a $20 value)
• if a junior decides to play in a 19+ adult bracket, they must pay adult registration fee of $80
• Online payment is available through PayPal only.  
• You do not have to have a PayPal account to pay online.
• You may also pay through PayPal using your credit or debit card.
• Payments may not be transferred from one player to another.
• A tournament t-shirt will be given to each player on your first check-in day.  Please be sure you have ordered the correct style and size.

Tournament Cancellation:

• If the tournament is delayed, postponed, cancelled, or modified by events outside of the Tournament Directors control, refunds, if any, will be determined by previously incurred tournament costs.  There may or may not be a refund.

Partner Change Policy:

• Any registered player losing a partner must replace that partner with an already registered player. 
• The replacement must be able to play in the same skill/age group that you are scheduled to play. Please note that when looking for a replacement, players may play down in age and up in skill. 
• Replacements need to be known and communicated to Kelly Gent, Registration Manager by 3 pm the day before you are scheduled to play.
• Any request for replacements coming in after 3 pm the day before will be reviewed by the Tournament Director for approval. 
• Players in an event that lose a partner will be sent an email with specifics to locate a new partner to keep their spot.  
• Replacements can be found on the players needing partners list. 
• If a spot opens in the event, the next team will be contacted by email to pay their fees to fill the open spot.

2022 USA Pickleball Nationals at Indian Wells, CA

• All Gold Medalists may qualify for a pre-registration opportunity for the 2022 USA Pickleball Nationals.  If brackets are combined, it is the overall winner of the combined bracket that will receive preregistration for the 2022 USA Pickleball Nationals at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Head Injury Policy:

ANY PLAYER SUSTAINING A HEAD INJURY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO RESUME PLAY UNTIL THEY HAVE A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL CLEARANCE. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.

Contact Information:

Please contact the appropriate person using the "Contact" button above.

• Registration/Event Desk problems or questions – April Price, Registration Manager
• Referee questions – Referee Coordinator, George McCulley
• Onsite Operations – Onsite Coordinator, Jarick Rager
• Volunteer Coordinator - Suzanne Norris
• Tournament Director, Karen Parrish