About Us
The PFA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that was founded in 2014. Our mission is to provide an outlet to the youth of NYC to help keep them off the streets by giving them something productive to do with their time and to create healthy attitudes and lifestyles through engagement in the highly competitive sport of Paddleball. We also aim to build a high level of self-esteem, a sense of accomplishment and to reinforce other positive qualities and attitudes that our kids can use in their everyday lives.
Over the past three years, the PFA has partnered with the Kips Bay Boys & Girls club in implementing Paddleball Youth Clinics as part of its summer and winter programs. The clinics run for 20 weeks and are offered in the winter and summer. We have had over 50 participants in the Kips Bay youth clinics and we believe that we can replicate the model successfully in other community centers as well.
As lifelong Paddleball enthusiasts, we also hope that by engaging kids at an early stage, we can help grow the sport of Paddleball across the Tri-State area. At its peak, there were more than 500,000 active paddleball players in NYC alone. We believe that our grassroots efforts can help revive this classic NYC pastime.
Paddleball Committee
Board of Directors Members
- Mike Melendez – President
- Mitchell Goldberg – AVP
- Dave Siegel
- Ray Gaston
- Kathy Guinan
- Maddie Melendez
PB Disciplinary Committee Members
- Mike Melendez – PFA Board of Directors, Tournament Director & Player
- Mitch Goldberg – PFA Board of Directors, Tournament Director & Player
- Kathy Guinan – PFA Board of Directors, Tournament Director & Player
- Dave Blatt – Player
- Howard Hammer – Advisor
Rules Committee Members
- Mike Melendez
- Mitch Golberg
- Anthony Fiorino
- Howard Hammer
- Ray Gaston
PB Hall of Fame Committee Members
- Howard Hammer
- Kathy Guinan
- Ray Gaston
- Mike Melendez – PFA Board of Directors, Tournament Director & Player
- Mitch Goldberg – PFA Board of Directors, Tournament Director & Player
- Dave Siegel – PFA Board of Directors & Player
PB Ranking Committee
- Mike Melendez – Tournament Director, Ranking System Designer & Player
- Dave Siegel – Ranking System Designer
- Bay Lui – Player and Paddleball Referee
- Paul Angel – Player and Tournament Director
- Dave Blatt – Player & Tournament director
Our Mission
The mission of the Paddleball Family Alliance is, first and foremost, to provide a sports outlet to the youth of New York City which will give them a productive activity that will create healthy attitudes and lifestyles, promote their physical fitness and keep them off the streets and out of trouble. Our goal is to accomplish this through engagement in the highly competitive sport of Paddleball. We also strive to grow the sport of Paddleball by promoting the game via tournaments, get-togethers, open communication, standardizing the rules, advocating and enforcing sportsmanlike behavior and publicizing the game.
Our Vision
The vision of the PFA is to return Paddleball to the era of its peak during the 1970’s Through 90’s in which the sport was widely participated in by people of all ages at the hundreds of parks, indoor facilities and beach clubs in the New York Tri-State/Florida areas. We envision accomplishing this through the youth, who will learn, love, multiply and retain Paddleball as a lifetime pastime. We will continually strive to introduce the sport of Paddleball to schools and youth programs throughout the New York Tri-State/Florida areas, and maintain and grow these programs until our vision is a reality.
Frequently Asked Questions
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WHAT DOES PFA STANDS FOR?
HOW DO I DONATE TO THE PFA?
1. Pay via PayPal using the ‘Donations Are Welcome’ on the main page
2. Send your check to Paddleball Family Alliance, 58 Omaha ave, Rockaway,NJ, 07866. Write check to paddleball family inc.
NOTE – We prefer option 2 because Paypal takes a cut of the donation.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BECOMING A PFA MEMBER?
1. High end quality member T-shirt.
2. 20% off from all tournaments entry fee.
3. Access to PFA website Members ONLY section where valuable information such as store discounts, nutritional tips, and others, will be posted.
4. Invitation to Members ONLY summer picnic, Paddleball, DJ, Volleyball, Basketball, raffles and more
5. Voting right for general elections.
6. 20% off on all Paddleball Family Alliance special awards events, Christmas’ party, special awards, etc
7. MORE BENEFITS TO COME
WHERE DO I FIND UPCOMING/PAST PADDLEBALL EVENTS?
On the MAIN Menu click:
PFA Paddleball Calendar or Click here
PFA Paddleball Rule Book
PFA Oficial Paddleball Rules – Clicl Here