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 Session - September 8 - November 30, 2025
Fall Registration will be open from August 2 - August 8th. 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
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