Category: News

They say it takes a Village… well, in our case it takes Villagers to handle all the planning and implementation of our Club events! So we’d like to introduce you to the women behind the scene, Michelle McQuay and Sherry Benz – read all about them here!

Do you have problems filling your group sometimes? And what about when there is a late cancellation?
YourCourts has the answer!

The Find A Match functionality allows you to see the people who are available to play during your timeslot, as well as their level. At that point, you send invitations to only those people you choose. Read how to set it up, and make your game scheduling so much easier!

Kyle Koszuta, “That Pickleball Guy”, makes great videos. He not only explains how to improve your game, but why – and will terrific examples. You can view the full video under The Game and selecting Instructional Videos. Here are the basics, but we strongly recommend watching for yourself.
1. Return and Run – if you are on the receiver, as soon as you hit the ball, run up to the kitchen line and stand next to your partner (who should already be there). Note how they are literally an inch or two away.
2. Stance & Punch – Stand in a ready stance, knees bent. Keep your paddle up, so you can control where the ball goes with short, compact strokes.
3. Serve & Stay – Many points are lost when someone moves up after serving, or backs up and makes a bad hit or… falls because you NEVER BACK UP!
4. Third Shot Tactics – learn a drop shot. Since many players do not move up, you can easily win a lot of points, and have time to move up to the kitchen line!
5. Hold the Line – Once you are at the kitchen line… stay there. Hold that line; you’ll be in position and won’t be off balance.
6. Dink to the Backhand – over and over! They will miss by hitting into the net or popping up.

What a fun way to spend a beautiful Saturday! Sherry & Michelle put together an innovative tournament, and players got to meet new people while participating in a fun day! Read all about it in this weeks story, being released early so you can get all the details.

The full results are located in our Tournnament section, take a look. There will be another fun tournament in June – stay tuned for the details!
The top 8 finishers were:

Our 2023 Club Events kicked off last Friday! Michelle McQuay and Sherry Benz have been working hard to provide us with fun events, and the first D&D was a big success. Read all about it!

Pickleball has pretty logical rules, but there are always a few people question. Here are some of the more esoteric ones in this weeks article!

Sigh… rain again?!? After all the cancelled games, Joyce thought we could all use a laugh. Check out this weeks article!

The Villages had their third tournament with Silver Creek on March 26th, and emerged vicorious, 23-9. It was an exciting day, with spirited play, good food and good friends! Click here for the complete story.
Full tournament results are available here!

Ready to improve your serve? Read the full article at this link!

The best thing our beginning Pickleballers can do is to simplify their serve. This will dramatically improve your game. Improving your skills takes lots of on-court practice and hundreds of shots. But, unlike other aspects of the game, the basic serve is mostly mindset and mental preparation.

 

Dear Pickleball Club Members,

When the Pickleball Club sought to build the courts in their present location, it was necessary to get a permit from the City of San Jose. To address the noise concerns of near neighbors and to comply with City standards, multiple sound studies were conducted at enormous expense to the Club.

In order to comply with the maximum level of decibels (55 dBA at property lines) allowed by San Jose City code, modifications were made necessary like soundbarrier fences and the restrictions placed on the kinds of paddles and balls we could use. Furthermore, in respect to noise the permit includes the following clause:

“The project proposes four pickleball courts which would be used during daylight hours. …with tournaments four times per year. On tournament days, there could be up to 8 hours of activities per day and a maximum spectator attendance of 25 people. There would be no amplified announcements or music. The sound level will not exceed 55 decibels…”
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