Capital Area Pickleball Association
Serving Dane County Wisconsin

On behalf of the CAPA Election Committee, we are pleased to announce the results of the 2024 CAPA Board Election.  Firstly, we would like to thank all of the candidates for showing an interest in running for the CAPA Board. We are a volunteer-run organization and each candidate's passion and support of the sport of pickleball in the CAPA membership region is greatly appreciated.  And now for the results:

Shelley Reynolds ran unopposed for the office of Vice President, therefore she was elected without a vote.

There were five candidates for the four open At-large Director positions. Per our CAPA Bylaws we followed the ranked choice method of voting.  We had 337 members cast a vote and we are pleased to announce that the four candidates who have been elected are:

Mark Blitz
Jim Halberg
Ari Karbassi
Michael Wedge

Please join us in congratulating these new and continuing board members and wishing them the best for their upcoming terms.  If you have any questions, please contact any member of the Election Committee:

Jerome Klein, jeromelklein@gmail.com, (608) 334-8405
Rico Goedjen, rg53705@gmail.com, (608) 358-7161
Mike Barone, mbar511@aol.com, (608) 770-2003

Best regards!!

The newsletter is published today, July 31, 2024. Catch up on all the pickleball news happening in the CAPA region. 

Stephanie Gander takes on the volunteer role, last filled by pro player Dave Weinbach, to locally promote the game that's still the fastest growing in the U.S.

Check out the article and learn more about Stephanie.

In the January 2024 issue:

President’s Note

CAPA Info

Pickleball Rules Update

Membership Update

Charitable Impact of Pickleball

Technology Update

CAPA Events

CAPA Leagues

Etiquette Corner

Florida Pickleball Clinics

Pickleball Destination Camp

CAPA Player Profile

Pictures!

CAPA received permission to post the PowerPoint presentation presented by staff from the Stoughton Health Physical Therapy program. It provides information on the most common injuries among pickleball players and provides suggested exercises to minimize your risk of injury. 

Click here to see the presentation.

CAPA has negotiated a deal with Franklin to allow us to make bulk purchases of Franklin X-40 pickleballs for 20% below their wholesale price and less than half of their retail price.

We’re sharing the benefit of this pricing with all of our members. We have set up a system whereby CAPA members can volunteer to act as Resellers for our members by buying in bulk at our cost and then selling balls at CAPA member pricing as follows:

3 pickleballs for $6, 6 pickleballs for $10, and 13 pickleballs for $20

Anyone interested in buying balls in bulk (100 or more) for personal use or to become a Reseller should contact Kevin by email at kevinjmcpherson@gmail.com or by text 1-608-358-3776 to get on the Bulk Buyer list. Bulk orders will be made every couple of months or as demand warrants. Additional Resellers are especially needed to cover SE Dane County, Central and East Side of Madison and Sun Prairie.

Members who are interested in buying balls from our Resellers should contact one who sells in your area. Here are the Resellers, their contact information, geographies, and the payment methods they accept.

Kevin McPherson, kevinjmcpherson@gmail.com or text 1-608-358-3776, West Madison and Middleton, accepts Cash, Check or Venmo.

Rico Goedjen, rg53705@gmail.com or text 1-608-358-7161, West Madison and Middleton, accepts Cash or Check.

Ryan Kutz, text 1-608-445-4404, Sun Prairie, Sauk, Waunakee and PPC, accepts Cash, PayPal or Venmo.

Chris Pfahler, cpfahler57@gmail.com, Mt Horeb, Verona, Fitchburg and Oregon, accepts Cash, Check or Venmo.

Frank Durham, bfamdurham@yahoo.com text or call 608-630-0080, West Middleton, Cross Plains and Western Dane County, accepts Cash, Check or Venmo.

Laurie Schmidt, lauriesch@yahoo.com or text 608-335-2630, West Madison and Monona, accepts Cash, Check or Venmo.

Kathy Kopp, badgerfan323@yahoo.com or text 608/228-9222, East Madison, Monona and McFarland, accepts Cash or Venmo.

Also, you may be able to buy balls from the following Resellers who are limiting sales to their play groups: Jill Jorstad, Jim Marckesano, and Bo Palenske.

Let us know if you have questions about this program.

Your CAPA Board of Directors

The USA Pickleball 2024 Rulebook is available online.

Check out the latest Newsletter with great articles, tips, news and photos!!!

CAPA introduces a new benefit for CAPA members. We have negotiated a deal with Franklin to allow us to make bulk purchases of Franklin X-40 pickleballs for 20% below their wholesale price and less than half of their retail price.

We look forward to sharing the benefit of this pricing with all of our members. To do that, we have set up a system whereby CAPA members can volunteer to act as Resellers for our membership by buying in bulk at our cost and then selling balls at CAPA member pricing as follows:

3 pickleballs for $6

6 pickleballs for $10

13 pickleballs for $20

Anyone interested in buying balls in bulk (100 or more) for personal use or to become a Reseller should contact Kevin by email at kevinjmcpherson@gmail.com or by text 1-608-358-3776 to get on the Bulk Buyer list. Bulk orders will be made every couple of months or as demand warrants. Additional Resellers are especially needed to cover SE Dane County, Central and East Side Madison.

Members who are interested in buying balls from our Resellers should contact one who sells in your area. Here are the Resellers, their contact information, geographies, the quantities of pickleballs they sell and the payment method they accept.

Tim Duket, tim.duket@gmail.com or text 1-608-287-4639, West Madison, 13 pickleballs only, cash.

Kevin McPherson, kevinjmcpherson@gmail.com or text 1-608-358-3776, West Madison and Middleton, 3,6, or 13 pickleballs, will accept Cash or Check.

Rico Goedjen, rg53705@gmail.com or text 1-608-358-7161, West Madison and Middleton, 3,6 or 13 pickleballs, will accept Cash or Check.

Ryan Kutz, text 1-608-445-4404, Sun Prairie, Sauk, Waunakee and PPC, 3,6 or 13 pickleballs, will accept Cash, PayPal or Venmo.

Chris Pfahler, cpfahler57@gmail.com, Mt Horeb, Verona, Fitchburg and Oregon, 3,6 or 13 pickleballs, will accept Cash or Check.

Also, you may be able to buy balls from the following Resellers who are limiting sales to their play groups: Jill Jorstad, Jim Marckesano, and Bo Palenske.

Let us know if you have questions about this program and we appreciate your patience as we get it up and running.

Your CAPA Board of Directors

CAPA EVENTS FOR 2023

The 2023 spring and summer have been busy with CAPA sponsored organized play.  There were 151 organized events with about 2,556 participants.  This number does not include the 17 leagues that were held in different locations from May – October.  We can add 272 league participants for a grand total of 2,828.  Watch for the newsletter coming out soon for more details of the organized events that were offered.