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Caleb Handford

@calebhandford

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14U Junior Pickleball Player 🏓
Playing the 2026 PPA Tour full-time
📍South Carolina
Chasing medals. Building my game.

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Next stop: VIRGINIA BEACH 🌊🏓
Three events. One weekend. All 14U.
Oct 16 • Singles
Oct 17 • Doubles with Jackson Midgley
Oct 18 • Mixed doubles with Kyoko Blanchard
Ready to get back on court with this crew at the Mojo Energy Pouches Virginia Beach Open. Let’s go!
@junior.ppa
#JuniorPPA #VirginiaBeach #JuniorPickleball #Pickleball by @calebhandford

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3 days ago

Excited about earning my first Junior PPA medal alongside Jackson Midgley @jd_midge_pb and special thanks to all the support from Coach Mike and Ashley Wolf at @elitepickleball_kc It was cool to have so many watching the match including my dad and his longest tenured employee, Stacey, that drove up from Indiana to watch me. Great memory. On to mixed day tomorrow and then to next stop in VA Beach. #pickleball #juniorpickleball #juniorppa #ppatour taken in Life Time North Shore Illinois by @calebhandford

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7 days ago

Special delivery in Chicago 👀📦
I’ve been drilling and practicing all week, and tournament play starts tomorrow! Had to open this package and get my paddle ready before hitting the court.
Watch the unboxing and comment if you’d try it. Follow along…I’ll let you know how it plays after this weekend’s tournament! 🏓
#Pickleball #PickleballLife #PickleballTournament #Unboxing by @calebhandford

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9 days ago

Las Vegas highlights 🎥🏓

Top 10 out of 22 in 14U singles, my best singles finish yet at 9th, and 6th in 16U boys doubles!

No medals this time, but plenty of battles, lessons and progress to take into the next one. Big thanks to Coach Ashley and my Elite teammates in KC for helping me keep improving! @elitepickleball_kc

Back to work training in Chicago this week, watching the pros, learning from the best and getting ready to compete again this weekend. 💪

#JuniorPPA #Pickleball #JuniorPickleball #KeepGettingBetter taken in Darling Tennis Center by @calebhandford

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10 days ago

Three events. One weekend. Chicago, let’s go! 🏓

Playing all 14U at the Veolia Chicago Cup:

Friday, Oct 9 — Singles
Saturday, Oct 10 — Doubles with @jd_midge_pb
Sunday, Oct 11 — Mixed doubles with @kyokoblanchard_pb

Swipe through the lineup and catch some highlights from Cary on the last slide → 🎥

@junior.ppa @lifetime.life @lifetime.pickleball @veolianorthamerica

#JuniorPPA #ChicagoCup #JuniorPickleball #Pickleball taken in Life Time North Shore Illinois by @calebhandford

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11 days ago

Check out this siphon trick I learned. Try it! Let me see your siphon video and tag me. #science #homeschool #pickleball #juniorpickleball by @calebhandford

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11 days ago

Singles day in Vegas 🎰 A few of our Elite athletes taking the court and putting the work to the test at PPA Las Vegas. Proud to see them out there competing💪🏼 by @calebhandford

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15 days ago

Best singles finish yet! 💪

Finished #9 out of 22 in Junior Boys Singles 14U at the PPA Tour Las Vegas Open and finally cracked the TOP 10! @junior.ppa

I didn’t get on the medal stand this time, but I’m getting closer every tournament.

✅ Won my first match in the main draw
❌ Lost my second match
✅ Won my first back draw match
✅ Won my second back draw match
❌ Lost my third match in the back draw

This is the best I’ve ever done in singles at a Junior PPA event. Still a lot to work on, but I can see the progress.

Huge thank you to Coach Mike and Ashley Wolf @awolf1001 for all the coaching, support, and pushing me to keep getting better. And thank you to all my teammates at @elitepickleball_kc in KC for grinding with me and helping me improve every time I’m there.

No medal yet. But I’m coming for it. 🏅

#9 out of 22. Top 10. Next goal: the podium.

#JuniorPPA #PPATour #Pickleball JuniorPickleball LasVegasOpen PickleballTraining RoadToThePodium KeepGrinding taken in Darling Tennis Center by @calebhandford

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15 days ago

Vegas, let’s go! 🔥🏓

Headed to the Rate Las Vegas Open this weekend for the Junior PPA Tour!

📍 Friday, Oct. 2: 14U Junior Boys Singles
📍 Saturday, Oct. 3: 16U Junior Doubles

Ready to compete, battle for every point, and keep getting better. Who else is playing in Vegas? 👇

@junior.ppa @ppatour

#JuniorPPA #PPATour #LasVegasOpen #JuniorPickleball #CalebHandford taken in Darling Tennis Center by @calebhandford

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19 days ago

I still can’t believe @pickle.pak got to this ball 😳
Behind-the-back backhand, hard angle, point over. Everyone on the court was shocked 😂🔥
#Pickleball #JuniorPickleball #PickleCon #PickleballHighlights #NJP taken in Kansas City Convention Center by @calebhandford

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a month ago

Two hands. One huge point. 🔥

At 13-12, I got the ball I wanted and finished the rally with a twoey counter to get us to match point.

We were down 5-10 earlier in the game, so this point felt huge. @pickle.pak and I kept fighting and came back to win 15-12.

Would you hit a twoey here? 👀

Watch the full match on my YouTube channel. Link in bio.

#Pickleball #Twoey #TwoHandedBackhand #JuniorPickleball #PickleCon taken in Kansas City Convention Center by @calebhandford

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a month ago

Mixed doubles pickleball at PPA Cary 2026 🔥

A few of my favorite mixed doubles tournament moments from Cary, North Carolina. Strong teamwork, tough competition, and plenty of energy on court.

#Pickleball #MixedDoubles #PPATour #JuniorPickleball #PPACary taken in Cary Tennis Park by @calebhandford

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