“In three to four years, pickleball will be bigger than golf and it won’t even be close,” Haney said. (We didn’t fact check that claim, but the 100-plus pickleball courts at The Villages, America’s largest retirement community, are a sure indicator that the game is enjoying a Golden Age.) “If you have a retirement community in the U.S. and you don’t have a pickleball court, you might as well be out of business.”
Here’s why Hank Haney was at the PGA Show preaching the gospel of… pickleball?
Effective February 1, 2019 Pickleball will be able to sign up at the shack 7 days plus 90 minutes. The TC Board met January 22nd and voted unanimously for the change you see below.
When signing up to play Pickleball on courts 5 and 6, you may sign up 7 days plus 90 minutes in advance. Effectively, if you play at regular times, you can sign up at the end of your session for the following week.
Example: If you plan to play pickleball on Friday, February 8th, at 10:30 am the soonest you could sign up is February 1st at 12 pm. To play on February 15th at 10:30 you would sign up on February 8th at 12 pm. (90 minutes after your scheduled play time).
It’s always 7 days plus 90 minutes after your scheduled play time.
Continue reading “New Pickleball Court Reservation Sign-up Rules – Effective 1Feb 2019”
First place Novice team Bob Shuck and Vera Hutton
Second Place Novice team Ralph Lentzner and Melinda Dobbs
Flight 1 Winners Mark and Anahid Gregg
Flight 1 Consolation Round Winners -Danny and Debbie Kirwan
Flight 1 Finalists Gail Keck, Anna Hewitt
Flight 1 Finalists Norm Krishna and Kevin Prest
Flight 2 winners wereTerry Holmquist and Sherry Benz
Flight 2 Consolation Round Winners Kathi Ashby and Joe Militello
Flight 2 Finalists Larry and Julie Henig
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Flight 2 Finalists Bob Flesher and Kamini Patwari
Villages Pickleball is hot! No, not the temperature, but Club growth and participation. Our membership has grown by over 60% so far this year, with new members joining weekly. We’re now averaging 35 court reservations per week; there would be more if had more time slots available!
With all the new Pickleball players, one question that keeps coming up is “What are ‘non-marking Court shoes’ and why are they required on The Villages courts?” Here are links to two short articles explaining what court shoes are, and the importance on why they should be worn.
Revenge is SWEET!!! Another “just for fun” Pickleball Club/Bocce Club tournament took place on Sunday, September 9th at tennis courts 5 & 6. This time we all played pickleball and the Pickleball Club got the win. The final score for this tournament was 23 to 7.
Continue reading “Pickleball Club vs Bocce Club – Pickleball’s Revenge!”
To make sure you use the Pickleball Scheduler correctly (and also reserve the courts using the Tennis Court clipboards), please read the procedure on the web page Pickleball Scheduler [Will be updated to reflect the new advance reservation rule on February 1, 2019]
