OPA-APO
July 2025
Welcome to the OPA-APO website. The OPA-APO is thrilled to be a part of Ottawa’s vibrant and growing pickleball community. Whether you’re new to the sport or a seasoned player, the OPA-APO is your home for all things pickleball. We offer organized ‘at level’ play, clinics, pop-up tournaments and social events during the fall, winter and spring seasons.
Explore our website to learn about our locations, leagues, clinics and our Around the Post newsletter.
Fall Registration will start on August 2
After August 8th, we will be closing any full leagues, including spares.
Registration is as follows:
- 9:00 Violet and ALL Clinics
- 9:30 Indigo
- 10:00 Blue
- 10:30 Green
- 11:00 Yellow, Orange, Red
Fall Session Dates are: September 8 - November 30, 2025
OPA-APO Warm-Up Tournament
The entry fee will be $35 per player. Payment instructions will be provided to confirmed participants at a later time.
- Blue OPA-APO members: 9am-12pm (Sat Aug 9)
- Green OPA-APO members: 12pm-3pm (Sat Aug 9)
- Indigo OPA-APO members: 3pm-530pm (Sat Aug 9
Tournament Format
- Teams of 4 players (all at the same OPA-APO membership level).
- Registration will be first come first served, and teams are encouraged to submit their own complete team of 4 players.
- Partial teams and individual players may ask for help finding teammates (matchmaker service), but priority may be given to complete teams of 4 players from the waiting list if a quick match is not possible for incomplete teams.
- Players will play traditional, timed double games (men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles), as well as "Dreambreaker" games (involving all 4 players of the team in the same pickleball game).
Additional Details
- Indoor, clean, and non-marking court shoes are required.
- Outdoor Franklin X-40 pickleball will be used (not the indoor Onix orange ball used at OPA-APO indoor leagues).
- Individually enclosed and spacious pickleball courts.
- Locker rooms and showers. Bring your own lock for day use.
- Lounge to eat, drink, and socialize with your teammates and other OPA members.
- Directly off highway 174 at Trim Road (1680 Vimont Court, Orleans). About the Forge
How to Register
- Email tournament organizer Dave at: dave_ottawa@live.ca
- Indicate within your email:
- The name of each of your teammates (if applicable).
- The OPA-APO membership level (blue, green, or indigo) for your teammates (all must be same OPA-APO membership colour).
BLUE MEMBERS (9am-12pm)
- Teams must be 2 men and 2 women (all Blue members).
- Maximum 8 teams.
GREEN MEMBERS (12pm-3pm)
- Teams must be 2 men and 2 women (all Green members).
- Maximum 8 teams.
INDIGO MEMBERS (3pm-530pm)
- Teams should be 3 women and 1 man (all Indigo members).
We will consider teams of 4 women, if necessary.
Maximum of 6 teams