Sara Bakefelt is having some concrete/landscaping work done and will have some gravel leftover.  It is available free to the first member contacting her.  602-796-8180

Marilyn Bryant forwards this about the last surviving Pickleball founder: Barney McCallum, the last of the three founders of pickleball died on Nov. 18, 2019.  He was 93 years old.  To see the article that was forwarded to me, google:”Barney McCallum, Bainbridge’s last pickleball pioneer dies at 93″. Very interesting.
I’m sure the club would find this interesting also.

Dan and Diane Haberman attended the latest RCSC Board meeting and talked about the plans for the Mountain View reconstruction and the need for more courts.  Dan neither changed his name (David Haverman according to the Independent), nor did he claim to be the 2020 President of our Club.  Dan says the rest of the story is reasonably accurate.

Dee Davison will be available to give her clinics for a few days in January and February.  They are Jan 6, Feb 6 and Feb 20.  Three 2 hour clinics will run each day, with only 4 members per clinic.  Contact PK if this is of interest.  Email  or 719-649-0138

Dues are due December 31.   There will be a very brief grace period.  When filling out the form, you are permitted to write “Same” for most of your information, but we do need you to fill in the spot that says “Name”!

Clinic Reminders:

Line Judge Clinic Attendees-
Due to the Pavilion light replacement program, lets meet instead on the patio between the fitness center and the Pavilion at 10:00 am this Friday. We do have just a few slots remaining, so if you think this is a clinic for you, please sign up by the end of the day tomorrow. Follow the link on the Club website to Sign Up Genius.

Referee Orientation Clinic-
The last day to sign up is tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15 for this Saturday’s clinic. For our members who cannot attend this all day clinic, you are welcome to join us for the morning classroom orientation. We will be joined by residents from other Sun City communities who also look forward to learning more about the game, the rules, and the role of the referee. Please go the club website and follow the link to Sign Up Genius.

Please come prepared to play for both events!

For our club members who have asked about becoming a pickleball referee, this clinic is for you! 
 
We are fortunate to have two west valley residents, Paula Handrup and Bill Plesha, who have offered to lead this training clinic.  Both Paula and Bill are USAPA certified referee trainers for the Southwest region.   They have offered to lead a one day training session that also helps tournament directors, instructors, and players understand the role of referee and the application of the rules in tournament play. 
 
CLINIC AGENDA/DETAILS    
 
Date:                           Saturday, October 19
Classroom:                 Bell Recreation Center
                                    Lawn bowling meeting room (west end of Bell Center)
                                    Registration at 8:00 am
                                    Class is from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
 
Pickleball Courts:       Marinette Pickleball Pavilion
                                    Class is from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
 
This class is an introduction to referee best practices. It is NOT a rules class. You should have a good working knowledge of the pickleball rules prior to attending this clinic.  It will consist of approximately 3 – 4 hours of classroom instruction with time at the end for a Q & A session.  Upon completion of the classroom session we will take a lunch break.  This will be followed by a three to four-hour actual on-court practice session where you will have an opportunity to practice the skills you learned in the classroom (be sure to wear your pickleball attire and bring your paddle).  In order to receive the full benefit of this clinic we recommend you attend both sessions. 
 
We will provide the following supplies – clipboards, clothespins, scoresheets, stopwatches, first server bands and pencils.
 
We strongly recommend that you bring a copy of the referee handbook to the clinic.  This can be downloaded from the USAPA website at this link https://www.usapa.org/.  Once there, click on the Rules and Referees tab. From the drop-down window click on Referee Training Tools. In there you can download the 2019 pickleball rules, 2019 Referee Handbook and the 2019 Line Judge Guide (you will need to be a USAPA member to download some of these items). In addition, there is an 18-minute quick start referee guide video that is well worth watching prior to attending the class. While on the website we also suggest that you take the referee test, pickleball rules test and the line judge test if possible. For those of you who are interested in pursuing your certification, this clinic will fulfill the first requirement in your efforts to become a USAPA certified referee!
    
This clinic is limited to 20 attendees and offered at no cost to Sun City Pickleball Club members.

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b4fadaa28a3fd0-pickleball