2025 IMPACT REPORT
The APB 2025 IMPACT REPORT highlights our expanding reach and key achievements.
Adaptive Pickleball isn’t just about pickleball — it’s about setting an example. Together, we are making a powerful statement that inclusion can and should extend to all sports and activities, inspiring communities far beyond Upstate South Carolina. We have a lot to celebrate this year.
Pickleball as Therapy
Adaptive Pickleball teaches people with physical, cognitive, and developmental challenges how to play pickleball.
Sandy Halkett, and her team of volunteer coaches, use the game of pickleball as therapy. Players improve their physical fitness, make new friends and experience the thrill of competition.
Adaptive Pickleball is an accredited 501c3 nonprofit organization (Tax ID 87-4286411) serving the greater Upstate South Carolina area.
PURPOSE & VISION
Adaptive Pickleball aspires to change lives.
We are dedicated to bringing the physical and social benefits of pickleball to people with diverse-abilities throughout the Upstate South Carolina area.
We regularly host free Pickleball Play Days for adaptive players of all ages. For many, these playing sessions provide recreational therapy. For more athletic players, these sessions feed one’s competitive spirit.
We see the smiles, hear the laughter and feel the love every time we host a Pickleball Play Day. That’s our motivation to growing the impact of Adaptive Pickleball. More smiles. More laughs. More love.
FOX Carolina Profiles APB
“Our participants are telling us about how literally we’ve saved their life,” Sandy Halkett said. “How pickleball has gotten them out of the house for socialization. They’ve lost weight. Before, they never thought they’d play a sport the rest of their lives because of their disability. It’s therapy and we call it pickleball therapy.”
PICKLEBALL?
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America. It’s a mix of tennis and ping-pong. The rules are simple, and the game is easy for beginners to learn, but can develop into a quick, fast-paced, competitive game for athletic players.
Adaptive Pickleball modifies the rules slightly to make the game more playable for people with diverseabilities.
APB Helping Adaptive Sports Organizations Worldwide
APB is becoming a leader within the Adaptive Sports community. Organizations are contacting APB to learn our processes and best practices to help launch Adaptive Pickleball programs in Ontario (Canada), Kenya, Ukraine, Australia, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Chicago and more cities/states.
Upcoming Play Days
Veterans Play Pickleball sessions are also listed below for the Military community.
LEXINGTON
Tues. Apr 14 | 4:00 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting a Pickleball Play Day for
players with special needs indoors at Barr Road Sports Complex. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
Barr Road Sports Complex (Lexington, SC) –
MAP
Tuesday, Apr 14 | 4:00 to 5:30 pm
SPARTANBURG
Tue. Apr 14 | 6:00 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting an indoor Pickleball Play Day for
players with special needs in Spartanburg. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
St. James Church (213 N. Lanford Rd., Spartanburg) –
MAP
Tuesday, April 14 | 6:00 to 7:30 pm
BLUE RIDGE
Wed. Apr 15 | 3:30 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting a Pickleball Play Day for
players with special needs outdoors at Nettles Park. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
Nettles Park (Pendleton, SC) –
MAP
Wednesday, Apr 15 | 3:30 to 5:00 pm
SPECIAL NEEDS
Wed. Apr 15 | 5:30 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting an outdoor Pickleball Play Day for players with special needs
. Trained coaches and volunteers will be on court to assist players. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
Gower Park (24 Evelyn Ave., Greenville) –
MAP
Wednesday, Apr 15
| 5:30 to 7:00 pm
RECESS PROGRAM
Mon. Apr 20 | 9:15 am
Adaptive Pickleball is partnering with
RECESS to host a Pickleball Play Day. RECESS is a signature program of The YMCA of Greenville for post-high school adults with diverse-abilities. This is a private event.
Simpsonville YMCA
Monday, April 20
| 9:15 to 10:45 am
PHYSICAL NEEDS
Wed. May 6 | 3:00 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting an outdoor Pickleball Play Day for players with physical needs
. Trained coaches and volunteers will on-site. A limited number of sport chairs will be available. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
Gower Park (24 Evelyn Ave., Greenville) –
MAP
Wednesday, May 6
| 3:00 to 4:30 pm
MILITARY VETERANS
Wed. May 6 | 3:00 pm
Retired, reserve and active military community, including families are invited to play. FREE. Beginners welcome. We’ll teach you how to play Pickleball.
Gower Park (24 Evelyn Ave., Greenville) –
MAP
Wednesday, May 6
| 3:00 to 4:30 pm
BLUE RIDGE
Wed. May 6 | 3:30 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting a Pickleball Play Day for
players with special needs outdoors at Nettles Park. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
Nettles Park (Pendleton, SC) –
MAP
Wednesday, May 6 | 3:30 to 5:00 pm
PHYSICAL & SPECIAL NEEDS
Mon. May 11 | 5:30 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting an outdoor Pickleball Play Day for
players with diverse-abilities. A limited number of sport chairs will be available. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
Tryon Park (226 Oakland Ave., Greer) –
MAP
Monday, May 11
| 5:30 to 7:00 pm
MILITARY VETERANS
Mon. May 11 | 5:30 pm
Retired, reserve and active military community, including families are invited to play. FREE. Beginners welcome. We’ll teach you how to play Pickleball.
Tryon Park (226 Oakland Ave., Greer) –
MAP
Monday, Dec 9
| 5:30 to 7:00 pm
SPARTANBURG
Mon. May 15 | 6:00 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting an indoor Pickleball Play Day for
players with special needs in Spartanburg. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
St. James Church (213 N. Lanford Rd., Spartanburg) –
MAP
Monday, May 15 | 6:00 to 7:30 pm
LEXINGTON, SC
MILITARY VETERANS
Wed. May 19 | 1:00 pm
Retired, reserve and active military community, including families are invited to play. FREE. Beginners welcome. We’ll teach you how to play Pickleball.
24 Hour Pickleball (Lexington, SC) –
MAP
Wednesday, May 19
| 1:00 to 2:00 pm
SPECIAL NEEDS
Wed. May 20 | 5:30 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting an outdoor Pickleball Play Day for players with special needs
. Trained coaches and volunteers will be on court to assist players. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
Gower Park (24 Evelyn Ave., Greenville) –
MAP
Wednesday, May 20
| 5:30 to 7:00 pm
BLUE RIDGE
Wed. May 20 | 3:30 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting a Pickleball Play Day for
players with special needs outdoors at Nettles Park. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
Nettles Park (Pendleton, SC) –
MAP
Wednesday, May 20 | 3:30 to 5:00 pm
PHYSICAL & SPECIAL NEEDS
Wed. May 22 | 3:00 pm
Adaptive Pickleball is hosting a Pickleball Play Day at PKL Park for players with diverse-abilities
. A limited number of sport chairs will be available. We’ll have paddles for players to use. Registration is required to participate.
PKL Park Park (78 Mayberry St., Greenville) –
MAP
Wednesday, May 22
| 3:00 to 5:00 pm
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