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Ratings Clinic, Line Judge Training Clinic, Spring Slam, Important Dates

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Good morning on this beautiful Sunday morning in AZ,
Here are some important dates/events coming up for Sun City Pickleball Club Members:

Ratings Clinic – Saturday, February 29 – 11 am to 1 pm at the Marinette Courts 5-6 and 9-10. There are openings for 26 Members to get their Club Rating. A Club or USAPA Rating is important for registering for our Club Events, Activities and Clinics/Lessons so, if you do not have a Club or USAPA Rating, this is a great opportunity to receive yours. Come on out and get a rating . . . please understand, yes, this is an evaluation of skill level, but, remember, too, it is under the guidance of our own experienced and knowledgeable Club Members . . . Members you may already know from court play or from the many Clinics/Lessons or Paddle Play sessions you already take part in! The Sign Up link is to the right on our Club Home Page. Sign Up Today!
Lis Smoot – Coordinator!

Line Judge Training Clinic – Thursday, February 27 – 11 am to 1 pm at Marinette – still a few slots open – conducted by Tom Jeffers!

Spring Slam Tournament – Friday, Saturday, Sunday – March 6, 7, 8 at Marinette – all day, each day – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Our Club really needs your help in Volunteering during this 3 day Tournament….GET INVOLVED, check the many positions available to Volunteer – the Link to Volunteer is located on the right of our Club Home Page. Lynda/Jeff Skaggs – Tournament Directors, PK – Volunteer Coordinator, Donna Holick – Tournament Coordinator! Thank you for VOLUNTEERING!

Sun City/Sun City West Team Reciprocal – Sunday, March 15 – 1 pm to 3 pm at the Liberty Courts in SCW. A few player positions open – sign up and join our great Club Team. By now, you know the link to sign up is to the right on our Club Home Page! 🙂

Monday, March 23 – Farewell Dinner – 6 pm to 8 pm – Marinette Auditorium

Tuesday, March 31 – General Club Membership Meeting – 4 pm – Marinette Auditorium

And, yes, we are working on a Club Hat/Shirt order – details coming soon! Thank you Frank spina!

Okay, get on those computers – lots to GET INVOLVED in!

Thank you,
Dave B

Spring Slam, Club Reciprocal, Line Judge Clinic, March Dates, More

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Good Thursday Afternoon SCPC Members,
Just one more BIG THANK YOU to Richard/Barb Heywood, PK, Jeff Skaggs, Tammy Evans and Candy Laube for that great Club Tournament Event last Tuesday. If you missed it, just ask any of the 130 Members who participated, volunteered or cheered on the play …. it was a fantastic Event. Lynda Skaggs included some pictures on our Club Website….lots of smiles and action! Take a look!

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Club Tournament Today

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BIG THANK YOU to the Tournament Directors, Rich & Barbara Heywood! Thanks to all the volunteers who kept the matches running smoothly: Jeff Skaggs, Candy Laube, Tammy Evans, and PK for arranging delivery of all the pizza for lunch! Great prizes for 1st & 2nd place high point scorers of each group! Follow us on our Facebook page, “Sun City Pickleball Club” for more photos!

Club Tournament, Line Judge Training, Spring Slam, SC/SCW Reciprocal, Calendar

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Good evening Sun City Pickleball Club Members,

Some special reminders and announcements:

Club Tournament/Lunch – Coming up next Tuesday Feb 18 11 am – 3 pm at Marinette. Check the sign up link located to the right on our Club Home Page. There are slots for 80 participants – always need a few subs – so, click on the link on the Club Home Page and get involved – a Round Robin of 8 players with similar skill levels – prizes, lunch and pickleball play among friends! We need a few volunteers to help keep score – pop on over to the pavillion and give Barb/Richard Heywood some help . . . or PK setting up lunch in the auditorium.

Line Judging Training Clinic – Thursday, Feb 27 – 11 am – 1 pm. Tom Jeffers, our Club VP, will again conduct this training session. Please review the intro and explanation of what Tom will be covering in this training session – it is located on our Club Home Page. We appreciate your participation!

Spring Slam at Marinette – Friday, Saturday, Sunday – March 6 7 8 – 7 am to 8 pm each day. This is a major Club Event. Many Volunteers needed – get involved – lots of opportunities to show your Club Support. Check out the link on our Club Home Page and pick your specialty position – thank you to all our Club Member Volunteers – Sun City Pickleball Club – we put on this great Tournament – be a part of it! Did I say “thank you” – I meant to!!

Sun City/Sun City West Reciprocal – Sunday – March 15 – 1 pm at the Liberty Courts in SCW. Sign Up on the link on our Club Home Page – this is the last one of this season – try it out – some great pickleball with our neighbors – check it out!

Thinking ahead:

Monday March 23 – Club Farewell Dinner – Marinette 6 – 8 pm
Tuesday March 31 – General Membership Meeting – Marinette – 4 pm. More info will follow soon.

Missed some more good play – Ilja Gregor/partner – silver – men’s doubles 70+ SSIPA – Congrats!

Until the next one!
Dave B

Line Judge Training Clinic

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A major revenue source for our club is the three tournaments that we host every year at the Marinette courts. For our members who have participated or observed tournament play, you know that successful tournaments depend heavily on our club volunteers. One of the most exciting and dynamic volunteer positions is serving as a line judge.

Our tournaments are USAPA sanctioned events, which require line judges for all gold medal matches. A pickleball line judge, much like a tennis line judge, is part of the team that supports the referee by observing the travel of the ball and signaling to the referee if the ball has touched the ground or other object outside the court boundaries.

Line judges have the opportunity to see the gold medal match competition and the best players compete at all the skill levels.

We’ll spend about an hour discussing the role of line judge, then we’ll apply that knowledge on the courts to practice the new skills. Paddle and court attire are required.

Date: Thursday, February. 27
Location: Marinette Pavilion
Time: 11:00 am-1:00 pm

Sign up here…

Sun City Remains Victorious

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The 5th reciprocal contest of the season was played today at Marinette.  Sun City Pickleball Club players brought their “A” games!  We won with 83 games totaling 1,084 points to Sun City West 26 games totaling 655 points.   It was great to see some new club members participate today!  We had perfect weather and some excellent snacks and even hot dogs to share!  Only one competition left which will be held at Sun City West, March 15th.  Special thanks to my scorekeeping helpers: Robin Bequette, Frank Spina, Patty Raines and Blas Laino.

More Gold Medal Winners Today

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SUN CITY PICKLEBALL CLUB MEN bring home the hardware from the “Grand Canyon State Games, a USAPA National Qualifier” at Pecos Park in Phoenix on Saturday, February 8th, 2020. (Club member’s names in Bold)

Men’s Doubles 3.5: 70+, Joe Gilfillan / Mike Baker:  Great job winning the bronze medal! 

Men’s Doubles 4.0: 50+, Grant Boulay /Greg Karpo:  Grant and Greg were moved to the “Opportunity Bracket” after their first match, but won their way back to play for the Gold!  The Gold match went 4 games, 12-10, 5-11, 11-6,15-9.  Way to remain focused and win that Gold medal, Congratulations!

Club Tournament, Continued Calendar, Various Notes

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Hello SCPC Members this Saturday,
What a great time of year to play Pickleball! A bit “chilly”, but no snow or ice!!!

Hope you have been reading our Club Webpage – interesting articles, reviews and tournament results . . . lots of activities here in Sun City . . . And, have you seen the new bulletin boards …. quite the information center! Thanks to our Publicity Board Member, Lynda Skaggs!

Upcoming Calendar:

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Gold Medals for Sun City

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SUN CITY PICKLEBALL CLUB LADIES take GOLD at the “Grand Canyon State Games, a USAPA National Qualifier” at Pecos Park in Phoenix on Friday, February 7th, 2020. (Club member’s names in Bold)
Women’s Doubles 4.0: 50+, Donna Holick /Kari Rambo

Women’s Doubles 4.0:60+,70+ Jane Powell & Jan Hodgson

Women’s Doubles 3.5: 70+, Karen Madison / Barb Patterson

Women’s Doubles Age, 70+, Gwen Miller / Polly Unger – Silver Medal

Congratulations ladies – Way to represent!

2020 Pickleball Rodeo

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Shirley BostwickHowdy Sun City Pickleballers!  Today the Rodeo took place in the Marinette pavilion.  Fifty-five players were divided into six teams that participated in seven different skill stations.  Each participant went through all the stations to accumulate points.  The skill stations were: Groundstroke, 3rd Shot Drop, Smash, Target Groundstroke, Dink, Serve and Self Rally. 

This year we crowned a Rodeo Queen! Shirley Bostwick surfaced to the top with a total of 71 points!  Yeehaw Shirley!  Lunch was arranged by Pat Klepadlo and served after the rodeo in the auditorium, thanks Pat. Thank you to Lis Smoot for organizing this annual event that so many look forward to and again, thank you to all the volunteers.