Community · 60+

Too old to compete? Get a grip.

WNP 60+ Competition Pathway. Train. Play. Compete.
60 isn’t the finish line. It might just be your starting line.

Tell us you’re interested

Pickleball has age-group competition designed so people compete against others at a similar stage of life. We’re building a pathway for players aged 60 and over — from strength and confidence through to coached pickleball, matchplay and tournament competition.

You do not need to be an experienced tournament player. This isn’t about being elite. It’s about having something to train for, continuing to improve, and seeing how far you want to go.

Road to the English Open

14–16 August 2027 ·

  1. Now
    You are here Tell us where you are and what you want out of it. That is the whole entry requirement.
  2. 1
    Train Coached 60+ pickleball and 60+ strength & conditioning. Technique, tactics, movement — and the physical capacity to keep doing it.
  3. 2
    First competition Club competition and local events, at a level where a first tournament feels like a step rather than a leap.
    First opportunity: English Nationals, Bolton — optional 29 October – 1 November 2026. Want to have a go sooner? Join the WNP group heading to Bolton. Plenty of people will skip it and start competing later, and that is completely fine.
  4. 3
    Build experience More events, the right age categories, the right partners. Working out what suits you and what you actually enjoy.
  5. 4
    Matchplay Structured competitive games at the club, with the people you might end up partnering.
  6. ★
    The English Open — August 2027 Going together. That is the destination, and it is far enough away that there is time to get there from anywhere.

You don’t have to go to the English Open. It’s what we’re building towards together, but there are other events through the year and plenty of people will aim at those instead — or at none of them.

Two ways to train

60+ Coached Pickleball

A dedicated coached session — technique, tactics, movement, doubles positioning, partner communication, scoring, match strategy and tournament preparation.

Likely to run once a fortnight to start with. How often it runs will depend on what people tell us below.

60+ Strength & Conditioning

Functional strength, balance, mobility, muscular strength and conditioning, to help you stay physically capable of training and competing.

Not a generic exercise class. It exists to keep you on court — with an emphasis on building and keeping muscle, which is the thing that decides how long you go on playing.

Scalable and joint-friendly, so different levels of ability train together. Weekly.

Register your interest

No payment and no commitment. Nothing here is running yet — what you tell us is what decides whether it does, and what it looks like.

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