How to Organize Events with The Dink Minor League Pickleball

For the 2024 season, over 150 The Dink Minor League Pickleball events are currently scheduled. Most of these events are run by individual organizers chosen to represent a specific city or area of the United States.

Looking to organize a Minor League Pickleball event in your area? Click here for more details and information

We'll discusses how to become a tournament organizer with The Dink Minor League Pickleball and what you can expect from your experience.

What it takes to organize a tournament

Organizing a pickleball tournament takes a special type of person. You need to be detail oriented, remain level-headed, have the ability to answer player questions and have a basic understanding of marketing pickleball events.

Organizing for The Dink Minor League Pickleball requires all these things and a bit more. Here is what will be expected:

First, contact a representative

The first step to becoming an organizer is speaking to one of The Dink Minor League Pickleball representatives. They will ask you for some information, including your location and whether you’ve run pickleball events such as tournaments, round robins, DUPR rating sessions, leagues, etc. We have found those that already have a background in organizing events have greater success at running The Dink Minor League Pickleball tournaments.

They can also answer any questions and give you a full breakdown of what to expect.

You can start that process here:

Second, market your event

Once approved, you’ll be expected to market your events.

In essence, a local organizer owns the events. While The Dink Minor League Pickleball will provide marketing assets, social media presence, and other key ways to advertise overall events, local organizers must spearhead their marketing. Just like other business ventures, you’ll get out of it what you put into it.

Last but not least

When the time comes, you’ll be expected to run your event to the best of your ability. This means organizing the games, ensuring all players know the rules, and providing a great experience for the players.

During your event, you can choose whether to provide referees (pro tip: get at least one to help you enforce rules and fair play) and make sure that all courts, nets, lines, and spacing are properly maintained and within standards.

Of course, any questions or concerns you have before or during your event, The Dink Minor League Pickleball support is here to help.

What to expect from your first event

As you can imagine, running an event can be a lot of work. However, it also comes with great rewards. Besides the potential profits from the event, many organizers feel great pride and joy from putting on world-class events and providing players with a great atmosphere.

Nothing is out there quite like The Dink Minor League Pickleball and the energy during an event is palpable.

Once your event has finished, don’t be surprised if players immediately begin asking, "When’s the next one?"

The benefits of becoming a local organizer

The Dink Minor League Pickleball is an established brand with a proven track record of providing pickleball players with wonderful tournament and event experiences.

Some benefits of organizing an event through The Dink Minor League Pickleball include:

Unique format and scoring
Recognizable brand and marketing materials to help grow your events
Easy-to-use software that makes posting scores and results simple
Results are automatically uploaded to DUPR immediately following the tournament

Local events are also a great way to provide players in your area a chance to play at the National Championship because each event they compete in earns them points for the National Leaderboard.