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"To have faith is to trust yourself to the water." — Alan Watts

"To have faith is to trust yourself to the water." — Alan Watts

NCPA founder, Noah Suemnick, has encountered his fair share of challenges since launching the National Collegiate Pickleball Association (NCPA) less than a year ago, in late summer 2023. In many ways, Suemnick has been living the story of David & Goliath, with NCAA suing Suemnick in an ugly legal battle over copyright infringement associated with similarities between NCPA and NCAA. As a recent college grad taking his passion for America’s new favorite pastime to create opportunities for college kids to play competitive national tournaments (in a sport that NCAA refuses to recognize as an official Division 1 and Division 2 collegiate sport), NCAA has thrown the book at Suemnick, who might have flinched at the mighty sporting giant had it not been for Suemnick’s deep faith.

Here is the backstory.

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