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Zone Tournament Directors


Each Zone Director will provide both tournaments and tournament support in their zone.

The Zone Director will work with Tournament Directors in their zone to provide circuit events.  Zone Directors will coordinate circuit tournaments, zone championship tournaments and national level tournaments for the USSP.

Please contact your Zone Director for questions and/or proper procedures.

To view the Tournament Director Planning Tool, CLICK HERE

A map of the United States that shows the 3 USSP zones: West, Central and East

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USSP zone tournament directors

Ford Roberson

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Central Zone Director

Ford Roberson, a native Texan, has competed in eight different sports, but when he found pickleball, he found the love of his life. After playing in Canada, Europe, and Asia, Ford has lived the pickleball dream. In competition, he has won medals in all major tournaments including Nationals, the US Open, a number of USAPA regionals, Eastern Canadian Nationals as well as Spain and Italy.

Central Zone States

Alabama

Arkansas

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

North Dakota

Oklahoma

South Dakota

Texas

Wisconsin

Mike Hoxie

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The West Zone Director

I was born and raised in Hawaii, went to California College and stayed for ten years, then moved up to the Pacific Northwest in the late 90s. In 2009, I learned the game of Pickleball from many of the legendary players here in the northwest. The last five years I have managed pickleball tournaments full-time with my company, Pickleball is Great. I work both Indoor and Outdoor tournaments, and have set up what feels like thousands of temporary courts and nets over the years; I always look forward to events with permanent courts. 

Western Zone States

Hawaii

Idaho

Montana

Nevada

Hawaii

Idaho

Montana

Nevada

New Mexico

Oregon

Utah

Washington

Wyoming

Mark Spackman & Paul Midkiff

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Eastern Zone Directors

The Southern Pickleball Association is committed to expanding pickleball opportunities in the southeast by providing reasonably priced and well-run events and supporting community pickleball clubs.We are currently operating tournaments and events out of 8 different southeastern states, including Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. We would love to see you out on the courts with us soon!

 

Mark Spackman & Paul Midkiff

A picture of Paul
Eastern Zone States

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Jersey

New York

New Hampshire

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennesse

Vermont

Virginia

Washington D.C.

West Virginia

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