In September of 2022, a new pickleball commissioner, Tony Carabello, arrived on the scene of league pickleball in The Villages. Working closely with the previous Commissioner, Phil Assaley, the new commissioner formed a small group of volunteers to build on the excellent foundation Phil had already created. His vision was a single league, organized by divisions, to increase parity and expand inclusion. In the fall of 2022, the volunteer team, dubbed “The Vision for Divisions Team,” organized performance play dates for all league players, after which each team was assigned players of similar abilities. Play was determined to be more balanced at the end of the fall season when compared to the previous season. While the “Vision Team” was able to place 240 players on teams for the leagues, some players were placed on the substitute list due to court limitations.
