Colorado Pickleball Leagues will begin registration January 2024!
Team-Based Leagues / Flex Leagues / Meet & Compete / All Skill Levels
Team-Based Leagues / Flex Leagues / Meet & Compete / All Skill Levels
Spring Season - April 29 - June 21
Registration is January 29-March 29
Summer Season - June 24 - August 16
Registration is April 1- May 17
Fall Season - August 19 - October 11
Registration is May 20-July 5
In the CPL Inaugural year the following divisions will be offered in both the Team Based Leagues and Flex Leagues.
Gender Neutral Leagues - 2.5/3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5/5.0
Mixed - 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 (Flex Only)
Please reach out to Mike if you cannot find an answer to your question.
The Colorado Pickleball Leagues (CPL) is a statewide team-based pickleball league. 2023 is our inaugural year, so we are starting leagues in Northern Colorado(Fort Collins and Greeley), Denver Metro and surrounding cities, and Southern Colorado(Colorado Springs). CPL will open to other areas if there is enough interest.
CPL was formed to develop and introduce competitive team-based league pickleball to Colorado. We believe there are thousands of players that would like to enjoy a low cost, organized, locally convenient and competitive pickleball experience that is open to all adults ages 18 years and above.
CPL’s goal is to bring a standardized team-based league format to Colorado
Team-based league pickleball is a competition where several teams consisting of 6 players compete against other teams within the same skill level over a period of 7 weeks using a standardized and structured format of play.
It is common to have 10-12 players on your roster so you can have confidence that you can field 6 players when you have a match. On match day you will bring 6 players from your roster who will play against your opposing team’s 6 players.
Leagues will be played at a designated home facility as well as other facilities as away matches. These have not been determined as of yet, once I know all of the teams that want to play and have a facility to play at, I will schedule them. The captain of the team is in charge of finding a home facility. People use HOAS, clubs, and recreational venues for their home matches.
You don’t really “join” CPL. If you play on an CPL team there is a fee that you will pay when you register yourself on that team. If your club or community has indicated an interest to play in CPL you should contact your club CPL administrator and indicate your interest in being on a team. You can also form your own team. If you have a network of similar skilled players that enjoy playing together and they are interested in joining your team, you can register a team on the CPL website.
CPL offers skill level flights in 2.5,/3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5/5.0+ increments depending on your region.
See the CPL website for current cost information.
That will vary depending on the number of teams participating in the various skill level flights. Ideally there would be 8 teams in each flight. Each flight will consist of 8(max) and there might be less. There typically would be 5 to 7 matches per season.
That depends on the League Region. Home courts may be at city or county courts contracted through the appropriate officials or club courts obtained through a community that have been approved for use for CPL matches. Visiting teams will travel to their opponent’s home courts to play their matches.
If you are a member of a community or club, you should ask your club’s administration if they will be participating and, if so, who is in charge of putting teams together. You can also form your own team if you have a network of similar skill level players who would be interested in enjoying team-based pickleball. In this case you would simply register your team when registration opens for a particular season. If you’re not able to pull a team together and/or your club is not involved, a Player Seeking a Team form is on the CPL website which you can fill out to let captains know you are interested in joining a team.
Yes you can. There is information on how to form and register your own team on the CPL website.
You do not have to be a member of a club to participate. Many clubs and communities form their own teams and prefer their teams be made up of club or community players but CPL does not require you to be a member of a club or a community to participate. Anyone can form a team if they can meet the requirements such as securing a venue for their home matches, having enough players, etc.
Match Day Teams: On match day the captain will bring 6 players to play on 3 doubles teams. Line-ups identifying the doubles teams on the scoresheet will be exchanged prior to the start of the match after which they may not be changed. The 3 doubles team partners will stay together for that day’s match. Captains or their designees are required to be on-site at each match.
Match Process: To begin a match, the visiting teams choose serve, receive or side. Each doubles team will play 2 games to 11 (win by 2). Teams shall switch sides after the first game. At the end of the second games (first round), and the fourth games (second round), the visiting doubles teams switch courts to play the next home doubles team noted on the line-up/scoresheet. Therefore, on team match day, each doubles team will play 6 games (three rounds): 2 games against the opposing line 1 doubles team, 2 games against the line 2 team, and 2 games against the line 3 team. Two team points are awarded for each game won by a doubles team. If the losing team scores 6 or more points in a game they are awarded 1 team point. No team points are awarded for a score of 5 points or less. Whichever team earns the most team points in all the games played in a match, will be the winner of the match and will be awarded a win in their league skill group team standings.
No, you do not need to be a member of USAP to participate in any of the CPL leagues. In addition, your CPL match results do not affect your UTPR rating if you have one.
The CPL league age requirement is 18 years and over. Players must be 18 prior to a season beginning to plat that season
Spring Season - May 1 - June 18
Registration is January 29-March 29
Summer Season - June 19 - August 6
Registration is April 1- May 17
Fall Season - August 7 - September 24
Registration is May 20-July 5
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