Paddle for a Purpose benefits StirrUp Purpose, an equine assisted organization with a mission to provide purpose and healing through meaningful equine experiences. Our core programs: therapeutic horsemanship, equine movement (hippotherapy) and veterans horse camps, focus on the horse-human relationship while providing individuals with the opportunity to gain strength, build relationships and visualize their purpose. Our veteran services are peer-led and equine taught, allowing our military heroes to find respite and recreation during multi-day horse camps in the national forest. Our Horsemanship and Learning programs teach adults and children the incredible life lessons about trust and leadership that a horse so uniquely provides, while building confidence, strength and balance. Hippotherapy programs, in partnership with Treehouse Therapies, serve children with disabilities, offering physical, occupational and behavioral health therapy utilizing equine movement as the therapeutic tool.

All proceeds from the Paddle for a Purpose tournament will support the programs and horses that serve our participants. Join us in making a difference in the lives of those who serve and people with disabilities.

You can learn more about our work at Stirrup Purpose by following the link below:

https://stirruppurpose.org

All doubles, all Round Robin brackets with SE playoff to determine final winners in all brackets. Indoor tournament for players of 3.5 and higher skill levels. Senior events in most skill levels. Medals will be awarded for all skill levels in combined brackets. (Medal classes will be determined based on number of teams registered and bracket format.) All RR and pre-medal matches are 1-15, win-by-2. Gold medal matches 2/3-11, win-by-two. All USAP rules apply.

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

RATINGS: Players must register at or above the higher of their DUPR, or self rating.

Players are expected to assess their individual skills objectively and register in events that reflect the skill of the stronger player regardless of their actual rating. Tournament Director reserves the right to disqualify any team from playing in an event where that team could reasonably be expected to have a significant skill advantage over other teams in the bracket.

PARTNERS: You have 7 days from registration for your partner to register and get added to the event with you. After 7 days, you may be wait listed and may not get back into the event unless/until there is an opening. It is your responsibility to notify your partner.

Wait List Priorities (in order):

1) Space available in skill/age group

2) Players with partners

3) Registration/s complete and paid

4) Earliest paid registration

PLAY FORMAT:

Round Robin.

Each team will play a single round robin, 1-15, win-by-2.

Brackets with 10 or more teams will be split into pool brackets.

All brackets will have a final playoff round to determine bracket winners.

All players will play a minimum of 5 matches.

Exact format of each playoff will be determined by the TD.

Round Robin Bracket Winners (to determine playoff teams):

All events will be played in accordance with USA Pickleball rules and regulations in effect at the time of the tournament. Only equipment approved by USA Pickleball is permitted. Players with unapproved or modified equipment are subject to disqualification. See USA Pickleball website for further information.

Bracket formats (splits, pools, seeding, etc.) are determined at the discretion of the Tournament Director (TD). TD reserves the right modify brackets, including adding teams to any bracket at any time up to the start of the bracket and at the sole discretion of the TD.

No refunds within 3 days of tournament. Refunds will be sent after tournament completion.

Withdrawals will receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation fee and non-refundable service fee of $5 per event, maximum of $10.

If you registered and paid the registration fee and were put on the wait list; you will not be charged the event fee until you are actually moved into the event. If you do not move off the wait list; a full refund will be issued at the end of the tournament. The cancellation fee will not apply.

PickleballBrackets service fees (usually $5 or $10) are NOT refundable.

Refunds will be issued 7- 10 days after the completion of the tournament.

In the event we are forced to cancel due to circumstances beyond our control, refunded transactions will not include transaction fees unless our payment processor refunds them.