Community · 70+

Play for Life 70+

Getting older doesn’t mean giving up strength, improvement, new challenges or competitive sport. Play for Life 70+ helps adults aged 70+ build strength, remain active, develop their pickleball and connect with other people — whether that means picking up a paddle for the first time, entering a first tournament, or one day competing at events like the English Open.

I’m interested
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Get Stronger
Try or Improve Your Pickleball
Meet Other Players
Find a Partner
Try a WNP 70+ Tournament
Play External Tournaments
Road to the English Open
You don’t need to complete every stage — join wherever makes sense for you.

The programme

Two regular strands, a DUPR-rated tournament series, and a relaxed social to keep everyone connected in between. New to pickleball altogether? Our regular beginners sessions are open to everyone, whatever your age — see the main Play page.

Strong for Pickleball 70+

Weekly · 45 minutes

Progressive resistance training focused on lower-body and upper-body strength, grip, balance, stability and carrying ability — building the physical foundation that supports pickleball and everyday independence. Resistance progresses as you do.

Tournament Ready 70+

Fortnightly · 60 minutes

Movement, positioning, serving, returns, dinks and doubles tactics — built for anyone curious about competition, not just people who’ve already entered a tournament.

WNP 70+ DUPR Series

Every 6–8 weeks · Sunday mornings

Friendly, genuinely competitive doubles tournaments — DUPR-rated, so your results count toward your official rating. Round robin first, plenty of guaranteed games. A first taste of competition without a trip to a national event.

70+ Social

Every 4 weeks

A relaxed get-together to play, meet other players and build partnerships in between the more structured sessions — no pressure, just pickleball and good company.

You don’t need a partner. You just need a starting point.
We rotate players, help introduce people, and match partners where we can.

Register your interest

No payment, no commitment — just tell us what you’re interested in and we’ll be in touch.

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