Pickleball CHIX host Rick Gray of Mega Pickle and Pong -

Minnesota's Premiere Pickleball Club

Bring me the next shiny new thing. The pickleball CHIX are obsessed with America's fastest growing sports pickable. Get ready for on and off the court hot topics, lots of last cocktails and champagne with your hosts, Annie and Rebecca.

The fun for the CHIX and Pickleball Community Continues

This is the Pickleball CHIX fifth episode of the Pickleball Diaries where fun and laughter abound, while the CHIX catch up on pickleball adventures.

The CHIX introduce the "word" of the day, (can you guess what the word of the day is) and the "in the kitchen cocktail (a different one every week), and of course the CHIX talk about their new favorite paddle, from PikNinja Sports, the Revenant carbon face pickleball paddle.

Don’t miss the fun convo where the CHIX talk with a very special guest, Mr. Rick Gray, founder and Owner of Minnesota’s premier pickleball club Mega Pickle and Pong in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Rick shares how Mega got its start, who inspired him to consider opening a pickleball club, how Mega’s facilities were designed, or should say by whom, and his vision for community and building friendships playing America’s fastest growing sport, “pickleball”. He has become obsessed with pickleball, and shares a very BIG and EXCITING announcement, or should we say confirms the BUZZ in the air!

The CHIX catch-up.

Annie has been in Marco playing pickleball at the Marco Island Racquet Center, YMCA, The Pickleball Center in Naples, a few private residences and more. Loving the sunshine and playing in pickleball in paradise. Meeting great people, playing fun pickleball and taking in the warm and sun of beautiful Florida.

Rebecca has been taking care of her knee, following strict orders, and finding that icing and cryo-therapy is a must. She is healing – and her CHIX partner is super excited to be back on the pickleball court playing with her partner!!

The mental fortitude Rebecca has demonstrated is beyond compare. In sports, including pickleball, your mindset, your mentality all impact your game. Rebecca also attended the PikNinja Paddle Release Party and Celebration at Mega Pickle and Pong in Chanhassen, Minnesota. As you all know, our favorite pickleball paddle has been the Assassin Pro by PikNinja in “pink”. However, we have upgraded to the new