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Draft Format | Two Skill Levels | 6 Players Per Team  

6-8 Week Season | September, October, November

It’s almost time to secure your spot for the Fall 2026 League Season! We are thrilled to continue the second year of high-quality competitive league play.  This season's theme is "Leaves Fall. Teams Get Built!"  

Returning league players will note that the fall season is structured differently from the previous spring season.  Instead of players aligning with their usual "tribes", now each player is entered into a draft.  Captains will sequentially build his/her teams according to the skill levels and experience within the player pool.

The success of COLGAMLP is defined by more than just winning; it’s about building the Columbus pickleball community. Get ready to meet and play against new faces at different venues, elevate your skill, and forge lasting friendships. Every season is an opportunity to improve and enjoy the great sport of pickleball.

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Competitive League for experienced 8-14 year old players.

This fall the youth league is shifting toward a more competitive format. 

The league will be built around players who already know how to keep score and can show they've got the basics down, forehand, backhand, serve, dinking....the skills required to compete.

 Kids who are brand new to pickleball will need to pick up the fundamentals somewhere else first, whether that's a clinic, a friend showing them the ropes, or a few lessons, before this is going to be the right fit for them.

DUPR Calibration Event

COLGAMLP ran a Youth Pickleball Summer Day Camp at the Phenix City courts, June 15-19. Nine campers, two rain days, three good ones on court. 

By Friday, kids were playing full matches with real scoring and making their own calls. That was the goal.

Some learned a grip for the first time. Others broke their own rally records two or three times over. One camper started coaching his own teammates through scoring, unprompted.

Thanks to Greg for running drills, and to every parent who trusted us with your kid this week. 

See y'all out there for Fall Youth League.

The August DUPR Calibration event was a success. All 36 matches are uploaded through the COLGAMLP DUPR Club. 14 players got a brand new DUPR rating, and 10 more knocked the rust off their existing one.

Thank you to everyone who came out and played with a positive, competitive attitude, it made the whole event work. Congrats to the medal winners: 

Pool A - Chase, Kennon, and Erin

Pool B - Nicky, Jia, and Michael. 

And congrats to our raffle winners as well!

COLGAMLP is an officially recognized organization with DUPR, and reported scores weigh more than self-posted matches.  COLGAMLP submitted all scores directly to DUPR..while participants just play, have fun, and walk away after the matches.

COLGAMLP wrapped up another successful season, bringing together 72 players across three competitive skill divisions, with an additional 8 substitute players helping keep the brackets full and the matches rolling all season long.

Elite Division — The top flight crowned Mario Mullins and VJ Smith as champions, a duo that brought consistency, court coverage, and clutch play through every round of competition.

Advanced Division — The Dill-Inquients, captained by Payton Mobley, took home the title. Payton's leadership held the squad together through a tightly contested division, and the team's depth proved to be the difference.

Intermediate Division — Zach Youngstrom led Dink and Destroy to the championship, living up to their name with a balanced mix of soft-game patience and put-away power that carried them through the bracket.

A huge thank-you goes out to every player, captain, and substitute who made the Spring 2026 season possible. The growth of the league, both in skill level and in community, continues to make COLGAMLP the best  pickleball experience in the Chattahoochee Valley. Congratulations to all of our division champions, and we'll see everyone back on the courts for the next season!

The Columbus/Phenix City Youth Pickleball League wrapped up its season with final matches at the PC courts, followed by an awards ceremony and pizza party. Sixteen junior players, along with several subs, competed across four teams — the Fiery Flamingos, Ducks, Pandas, and Sharks. The Flamingos took the season title, but every team showed up, learned the game, and developed the kind of competitive spirit that sticks with you. 

A special thank you goes to the volunteer coaches who gave a second season to this program: Payton, Maddie, Ursula, Noah, Greg, Juli, and Brian. 

Their patience and consistency gave these kids more than just pickleball. For some of them, it planted something that lasts: physical activity, mental health, friendships, and a love for competition.