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Club Shirts/Hats – Bleacher Report

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Welcome SCPC Members to April, 2020,
Hope you are all well and finding various ways to cope with your “pickleball play withdrawal” symptoms!!! It has been a bit over 2 weeks since our Rec Centers closed – lots of walking going on over here – kind of nice to find out that so many pickleball Club Members live in our neighborhood!

Well, her are some updates on projects our Club started a while back …. my original email went on for many pages (a combo of much time on my hand and being a retired teacher), however, I will send the “condensed” version!

Our Club Shirt/Hat order is well on its way…the printing, etc., is scheduled to begin on Monday. Yay! Obviously, this project did not go according to “plan”, but thanks to Frank Spina and Shelley/Gary Martasin of the Pickleball Marketplace for continuing to pull all this together, we will have Club Shirts/Hats this year! More information forthcoming as things develop. Pick up and delivery will be “under construction” . . . figure all that out later!

The Bleacher purchase for Courts 1 – 4 has been presented, approved and ordered….2 sets of bleachers – one for the East side courts and one for the West side courts. This project has been “in the works” for quite a while so it is great to see the success of this venture come to fruition. You may remember the report on Club requests that Rich Peterson gave at our January General Membership Meeting. Rich continues to put many Club ideas “in motion” – he continues, too, to be on the committee planning that super reconstruction being researched for Mountain View. This bleacher plan started with the work from our 2019 Club Board and the plan was approved by our Membership at the March, 2019 meeting. Tom Jeffers and Jeff Skaggs, who were both on the 2019 Club Board, have continued this year in pursuing this purchase. It should also be noted, that Chris Herring and Myrna DeBruyne from our RCSC worked right along with us to see this through. Bravo to everyone involved!! Updates will be provided as time goes on.

On additional notes:

The Scheduling Committee met earlier in March, and, as the time to “reconvene” on the courts comes about, the “fine tuning” for the new schedule will be finished. Coordinator – Dan Haberman.

More updates to come – paddle holders are “in the works” too!

So, keep those paddles not too far – maybe see you on a “walk about” –

For now,
Dave B

More thanks on the projects above:

Donna Holick
Bill Booth

2019 Club Board – Dave Sinclair, Ed Millett, Tom Jeffers, Jan Booth, Pat Sterba, Marcia Gregory, Kevin Pates, Jeff Skaggs

2020 Board – Dave Breault, Tom Jeffers, Jan Booth, Ann Clark, Evelyn Larsen, Lynda Skaggs, Dan Haberman

And thank you, too, to so many of our Club Members who are out there volunteering in helping out, as they can, in our community right now!

Club Shirts/Hats Order Schedule

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Hello this Sunday, Sunny Morning Sun City Pickleball Club Members,

We started a Club shirt/hat order last Friday – it went very successfully – so many orders for our Club Shirt/Hats – thank you for showing and ordering so many! There will be a few more times to order our Club Shirts/Hats as planned from last week – at this point we plan to be at Marinette tomorrow morning (Monday) around 9 a.m., then Tuesday morning at Mountain View around 10:30 a.m. and then, Marinette again, on Wednesday around 9:30 am. We will keep you posted if there are any changes.

There will be more updates on Club Events in the near future. As noted, the Sun City/Sun City West Reciprocal has been cancelled for today and will pick back up in October. The Women’s Ladder has also been cancelled for March 16 and March 23. Thank you Carol, Cathy and Jeff for coordinating these very successful Events!

So, for this quick note . . . as one of our favorite TV shows once said –
“Be Careful Out There!”

For now,
Dave B

Farewell Dinner Sign Up, Spring Slam Reminder

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Good Arizona Morning – What a Beautiful Day!

Well, Sun City Pickleball Members, we have reached that time of year when many in our Membership leave and venture to their other homes! The Snowbird/Canadian exit strategy!
To that end, here comes our CLUB FAREWELL DINNER….Monday, March 23, 6 to 8 pm at the Marinette Auditorium! The sign up link is on our Club Homepage – no registration fee, but please remember to sign up on the Sign Up Genius by March 19. The Club will be serving a selection of Baked and Fried Chicken as well as a delicious Vegetable Lasagna – Thank You, PK! We are asking each Member to bring Sides, Salads, and Deserts. Please, also, bring a Beverage of your choice and any particular utensil to serve your dish if they will be needed. The Club will be providing tableware!

SPRING SLAM TOURNAMENT – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, this week March 6, 7, 8! Each Day, All Day! As a courtesy to our Tournament Guests and to our other RCSC Recreation Center Patrons, please remember to park off site . . . Aztec Drive and that neighborhood provide an easy access to Marinette from the north side. Thank you to all our Volunteers . . . yes, THANK YOU!

Now, off to enjoy this beautiful day and enjoy some pickleball play – got to get in a few more games with our Snowbirds/Canadians!!

For now,
Dave B

Clarifications, Dates, Events, Spring Slam, Gorilla

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Good Wednesday Afternoon SCPC Members,

You may have received 2 emails from this writer last Sunday . . . yes, the computer won . . . the Mail Chimp became a Gorilla … fortunately, we have Bill Booth . . . he settled that Gorilla down! Thank you Bill!!

In case, here is a quick summary of the last, correct email message:

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 27 at 11 am to 1 pm – Line Judge Training Clinic at Marinette

Saturday, February 29 – 11 am to 1 pm – Club Ratings Clinic at Marinette – some slots still available for your sign up – if you don’t have a Club or USAPA Rating, please get your name on that list for Saturday!

March 6, 7, 8 – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Club Spring Slam Tournament – Each day, All day – Registration is still open! Volunteer, Volunteer, Volunteer – a good way to show your support for our great Pickleball Club. Thank You Volunteers!

Sunday, March 15 – SC/SCW Reciprocal – 1 pm to 3 pm at the Sun City West Liberty Courts – 4.0 Team Players needed.

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

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

Friday Night Socials – 5 pm – Marinette Courts

Yes, Hat/Shirt Order very, very soon!

And, now, the critical part – “Chimp” or “Gorilla”!

For now . . . ?
Dave B

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…

Pickleball Rodeo/ Skills Event

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Good afternoon Sun City Pickleball Club Members,

Our next Event, Friday, February 7 from 10 am – 1 pm – our annual Pickleball Rodeo/Skills Event will be taking place at Marinette.
Test your Pickleball Skills by competing at a variety of stations – each designed to measure specific strategies in this wonderful game of ours. You will be moving from Station to Station – some of the Skill Stations include a Dink Station, Serve Station, Smash Station, and 3rd Shot Drop Station. You will earn Points at each Station.

Lunch will be provided at the end of the Rodeo. Please bring a beverage of your choice and enjoy a fun social time after the Rodeo.

There will be no Friday Morning Ladder February 7 – see you all at the Rodeo!!

Sign Ups will be available this evening on our Club Website.

And, a SPECIAL NOTE – THE MOUNTAIN VIEW COURTS WILL BE OPEN THIS THURSDAY!! They have moved the court clean to the next week.

Our SSIPA Tournament is currently in full swing over at Marinette through Thursday – lots of great Pickleball being played with so many Club Members participating – as they say – “worth the trip” – come on up and cheer them on!

Snowbirds prevail, SSIPA

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Hello Sun City Pickleball Club Members this beautiful Sunday afternoon,

Ah, yes, what a great Snowbird/Desert Frog Tournament and Dinner Event! Definitely a “sound” victory for the Snowbirds. So, now, the Teams are even at 1 to 1 . . . which brings next year’s Tournament quite into focus . . . we, Desert Frogs, need to regroup . . . and I am sure we will!!! But, for now, BRAVO Snowbirds . . . well played!!!!!
Thank you, once more, to Karen Tolliver and Dan Haberman for directing the tournament – to PK for organizing the dinner. Thank you to Lis Smoot and Lynda Skaggs for their work on scoring and team selection. And, thank you to all the volunteers who were score keepers/court monitors and the many volunteers who contributed to the setup/dinner part of this event. Well done and a very BIG appreciation to all!

Our SSIPA Tournament is this week – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – each day, all day at Marinette. Donna Holick Director. Come on over and see some great pickleball play and cheer on our many Club participants.
Come over and see all the Club Volunteers working at this event – be one!

What a great Club!

Dave B

The 3 R’s Ratings, Reciprocal, Reminders

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Our Club is in FULL swing especially for the 3 early months of the year – so many Ladders, Leagues, Clinics, Round Robins, Paddle Play – opportunities for Scheduled Play and Skilled Instruction abound – Check the many, many available Events and Open Club Times – get involved – meet some great people, learn some skills and have FUN! VOLUNTEER!

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Ratings Clinics

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Great news Sun City Pickleball Club Members:
There are 2 Club Rating Clinic Dates available to get a Sun City Pickleball Club Rating. Lis Smoot has set up the following times:

First day – Tomorrow, Thursday, January 16 at 10 am – possibly outside court 17
Second Day – Tuesday, January 21 at 4 pm – meet outside court 17

The information about the rating clinics and the sign up link can be found on the sign up links section to the RIGHT on our Club home page.

Each session can accommodate 22 players – check which date works best for you!

Good luck!
Dave B