Merit Badge

Aug 3, 2026

Saturday Night Assignment: The Jamboree Never Stops

Rookie of the Year, new merit badges, idols and mulligans with dangerous new powers, half wins, enormous trophies, pure unfiltered pickleball style, a sealed white envelope, and puppets that will haunt your dreams. Everything you need to know before The Finals at Fairgrounds this Saturday night.

Jul 23, 2026

The Trophy That Sleeps Beside Your Bed

Sandra Herd created pickleball's Stanley Cup from some cracked balls and a trip to her local thrift store. This is the Jamboreenie origin story. And the story of how it has begun to mutate.

Jul 22, 2026

Game Recognizes Game

On the art and ritual of giving a Jamboree merit badge

Jul 10, 2026

SATURDAY NIGHT ASSIGNMENT: Partners & Rivals | Close your eyes and imagine the one person in Jamboree you want to take down.

Merit Badges, Fan Club, Game Recognizes Game, Civil Wars, Troop Wars, Mulligan Stew, the best tater tots in Vancouver, Margaritas and Tacos at Tacofino, Red Envelopes, Yellow Envelopes, and Jamboree officials who will NOT take bribes — your field guide to Saturday Night Jamboree x Fairgrounds.

Jul 10, 2026

Fan Club: Founding Member

Given to that person who let you in before you knew how to ask

May 29, 2026

Hello Reset Banger

It was never about hitting hard. It was about changing the emotional climate of the court.