PICKLEBALL CLUB NEWS We continue to encourage as much Open Play time as possible on our pickleball courts. With the ending of beginner lessons, intermediate clinics, ladders’ play and mixers, these times will be replaced with Open Play time for all. Gates are open, balls and beginner paddles are available on the courts if you don’t have one of your own. Welcome to our new courts! .
Afternoon of women’s mixer—with an unexpected guest lounging in the front! PICKLEBALL MIXERS We have held pickleball mixers three times a week for the season: men’s mixer on Monday, women’s on Wednesday and couples’ mixer on Saturday. A great opportunity to play with your own gender, get extra practice with your partner, and meet new people. A big THANK YOU to Alisia Foyle for organizing and run- ning the mixers every week. We will begin our mixers again as soon as the new season begins.
MORE THAN PICKLEBALL - AMBASSADORS FOR A SAFE ORPS WE PLEDGE TO REDUCE SPEEDING IN ORPS
For the safety of everyone, our Pickleball Club campaigns to reduce speeding in ORPS. Our committee is reaching out to all club members in a pledge to combat the prevalence of speeding. With Spring Break upon us, more children will be present. In interest of supporting our GM, our Security Personnel, and our Security Committee, the ORPS Pickleball Club will spread the word through Trackithub, at club meetings, gatherings, and day to day communication. With in excess of 300 club members travelling to and from our courts, and throughout our resort, we can start by policing ourselves and encouraging others to follow suit. Cliff Aschenbrenner, Secretary ORPS Pickleball Committee LADDERS COMPETITIVE PLAY Our Ladders’ competitive play has finished for the year, but will return in the fall. Held once a week, it afforded players to match their skills with others of their ability level, with players moving up and down the Ladders according to their play at each competition. Although voluntary, Ladders’ play was very popular, and was divided into 2.0/2.5 play and 3.0 and above. Expect Ladders to start up again in November.
DEMUTH COMMUNITY PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT :
BEGINNER PICKLEBALL LESSONS Our beginner lessons, held three times a week for the entire season, have been very successful. We have had anywhere from 2 to 22 new participants and taught over 200 new players. Our beginner lessons morphed into skills clinics for novice players, where we taught volleying skills, dinking, the deep serve and return and pickleball strategy at the net. We will continue beginner lessons in the new season, and include the novice skill development as part of our program. The above players were successful in representing our resort by winning first, second or third in their respective brackets. From left to right: Stan Miller- Nielsen, Barrie Hill, Maureen Miller-Nielsen, Les Sawyer, Alisia Foyle, Bob Foyle, Bonnie Friesen, Gerry Friesen, Geri Miltenberg, Margaret Hill. Missing from photo: Tim Collins, Greg Carter
APRIL 2017 PICKLEBALL SCHEDULE
7AM –10PM Monday through Sunday OPEN PLAY
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