Acerca de
WHO WE ARE
SlamDinkers is co-owned by two women who decided to blend two of their favorite pastimes — Pickleball on the court and Happy Hour off the court! We hope our quirky products will speak to both your passion for pickleball and your love of an occasional adult beverage. Here’s our “gripping” story.
Barb Bancroft began playing racquet sports as soon as she could grip the child’s version of a tennis racquet. Her life has been one long series of gripping racquets including tennis, racquetball, squash, badminton, and finally, in 2019, pickleball. It took her approximately 10 minutes on a pickleball court to realize her passion for the game. She has also been known to grip a glass of wine as the clock strikes 5 p.m. on any given day. Blending the two passions seemed like a fun thing to do so she posed the idea to her long-time friend, business associate, and creative genius — Jean Sheldon.
Jean began copying cartoons from the Sunday comics as soon as she could grip a crayon and spent much of her life involved in all things creative. She has dabbled in fine art, made a living in graphic art, and spent a little time writing mysteries. Although still a rookie "pickleballer" she loves the sport and looks forward to advancing her skills and enjoying this current endeavor with SlamDinkers.
Barb and Jean have worked together for over 35 years. Jean has been instrumental in putting Barb’s books and newsletters into “readable, user-friendly form” as well as developing and maintaining her healthcare education business website. The idea of SlamDinkers is just a natural extension of each of their passions — Barb has the 1,000,000 ideas and Jean has the talent (and patience) to make those ideas come to fruition. SlamDinkers is a new act for two great friends with a penchant for pickleball, Pinot and never sitting still.