The following link has information about the vaccine and the appointment procedure. Signups begin on that website at 6 a.m. Monday, January 11.
https://www.maricopa.gov/5651/Phase-1B
There is also a phone number for further information: 602-506-6767.
Diane Snyder will be providing support to Seniors with on-line/phone registration as well as part of the Medical Crew at the Point of Dispensing at Sun City West.
A few important announcements:
The SUN CITY PICKLEBALL CLUB VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR has been awarded to JEFF SKAGGS! Jeff’s continued contributions toward the success of our Club goes on and on. A glimpse of his volunteerism – he serves on our Tournament Committee, was a Tournament Director for the Spring Slam, was the coordinator of our reciprocal events with Sun City West and had served on our Club Board as the Member at Large in 2019 . . . Jeff continued his work in 2020 as the one of the lead contacts in the purchase of the bleachers at Marinette that started in 2019 when he was a Member of that Club Board. If you need the PA system set up – ask Jeff, if you need the computer set up for a Membership meeting – ask Jeff! Cleaning out/organizing the Club shed or interior storage closet . . . yep, there is Jeff! And much more! Thank you, Jeff Skaggs . . . there is so very much appreciation for all you do, and, no doubt, will continue to do! BRAVO!
Tomorrow, Thursday, January 7, (beginning 9 – 10 a.m. or so?) 2 gates – one for court 13 and one for court 14 at Marinette will be put in!! New, additional entrances to those courts will then be available for direct access from the south patio! They have asked us to vacate those courts on this morning so they can begin construction as soon as they can get started. Great news! Of course, in addition to providing easy access to those courts, the use of the south patio will also help us maintain better “social distancing”! Got to keep our courts areas safe and courts open!! More thanks to each of you for following the safety guidelines . . .
Notes:
Thank you, too, for all of our Club Members for filling out your membership forms for 2021 . . a great response! If, by chance, you are still not up to date in filling out your yearly membership info, please refer to our last Club email for all the instructions on how to do that quickly and successfully!
And, more from the “pig chase” in Wickenburg –
Patty Evans, Bronze – mixed 3.5
Donna Holick/Grant Boulay, Bronze – 4.5 mixed
Patty Evans, Gold – 3.5 womens doubles
Karen Madison, Gold – 4.0 womens doubles
Jan Hodgson, Silver – 4.0 womens doubles
Donna Holick, Silver – 4.5 womens doubles
What beautiful weather for pickleball!!! Stay safe!!!
For now,
Dave B
Good afternoon Sun City Pickleball Club Members,
Yes, here it is . . . another beautiful Sunday in AZ! And here comes 2021! Good bye 2020!! While we are still under the restrictions of Phase 2, we are still playing pickleball on the courts and enjoying all the benefits of exercise, camaraderie, and the freshness of the “winter” air of the great southwest! (A little pollution aside!)
2021 Memberships:
Please read this next reminder if you haven’t sent in your 2021 membership application . . . VERY IMPORTANT!
Membership in the Sun City Pickleball Club is waived if you were a member in good standing during 2020. You DO NEED to complete a membership form. It can be done online at https://suncitypickleballclub.org/membership-form or a paper application can be filled out and put in the box on court 6 at the Marinette Center. Paper application forms can be found in the center kiosk area at Marinette. You can also give your completed application to any Board Member (Board Members wear RED name tags . . . . if you haven’t met them yet, just ask “around”, they can be found!) The forms can be mailed directly to our Treasurer, Jan Booth.
A reminder that if this is not done by January 15th, your name will be taken off the roster and you will no longer get any emails from the Club . . . you know, like this one . . . also, once we start Club activities again, you cannot join in those activities until you have renewed your membership. Please check whether you are “up to date” by checking the Club roster at https:suncitypickleballclub.org/roster/club. The Club password can be found by clicking on “request password” under the roster tab.
Basically, even though we are in this Covid situation, we must still register each Club Member with the RCSC as we do each year. The total number of Club Members is an important factor as we show the great interest in Sun City for this fantastic sport and the continued need for court usage, activities, improvements, etc! Take a few minutes and get your application completed . . . THANK YOU!
Safer Play Reminders/Suggestions during Covid:
We are all aware of the current situation with Covid 19 . . . as we know, the numbers of those affected are spiking in the West Valley. We need to continue following the safety guidelines set forth by our RCSC. Courts are still open and every day the courts are busy . . . “makes my day to play”!
Here is a note that was forwarded to me from one of our Club Members that, I think, says it well:
Pickleball Covid
Update . . .
As we all see the numbers rise we need to increase our awareness of social distancing. . . . our set up is sometimes tight. Please take your time and wait for space. Please wear your mask when coming off the courts and sanitize or wash your hands.
Seems direct and clearly, simply stated . . . thank you for keeping our court areas safer for play as you keep all this in mind!
Notes:
There are 125 rule changes for 2021. Many of them are just wording changes to increase clarity. There are multiple changes regarding moving timing issues to a consistent point in time before the next serve occurs.
2021 Rules Change Document (pdf)
This document lists all of the rule changes, the reasons for the change, and has scenarios that could occur during a match.
Major Changes for Serves
Good Morning Sun City Pickleball Club Members!
Election Results:
Congratulations to Karen McAdam for her election to a three year term on our RCSC Board!! Great work Karen! And thank you to all of our Club Members who helped vote her in! Bravo to everyone of you!
Our Club elections were also successful . . . thank you to all your votes of confidence in reelecting the 2020 Executive Board for the 2021 year! Very much appreciated!! Board Members continuing through 2021: Member at Large – Dan Haberman, Publicity – Lynda Skaggs, Membership – Evelyn Larsen, Secretary – Ann Clark, Treasure – Jan Booth, Vice President – Tom Jeffers, President – Dave Breault. Let’s hope this next year gets us back into the full “Club Mode”! The new vaccine is certainly very promising!
This video is about the Pickleball Is Great tournament in Tucson, Arizona on Sat. 11-14-20. It includes a brief interview with club member Evelyn Larsen and some play by club members Patty Evans and Bob Thacker.
In our capacity as regional Referee Training Coordinators we are trying to gauge interest for an online referee training course, primarily to support the Southwest Regional tournament, but also to increase the number of trained refs for all future tournaments.
The interactive course would utilize the USA Pickleball PowerPoint presentation in one or two sessions totaling 3 to 4 hours. We ask that, prior to the course, participants watch the Referee Quick Start video and read through the Rulebook and Referee Handbook, located in the Officiating section of the USA Pickleball website (https://usapickleball.org/get-involved/pickleball-officiating/). In order to access the Zoom platform all that is required is a computer and Internet connection; the access code will be provided. The training would take place in January to encompass the newly revised rules. It will be free, but we would expect to elicit an agreement from participants that they would begin to practice their skills during recreational play and eventually at local tournaments, since we cannot meet in person for on-court training. We will also work with Certified refs in the region to connect participants with opportunities for supervised practice and skill assessment for a rating.
Could you please utilize your regional Ambassador organization to spread the word?
Anyone interested in referee training should contact us at laymonwalden@gmail.com.
Once we have an idea of those interested we will set up a time and date.
Thanks,
Stay safe!
Lynn & Linda Laymon
USA Pickleball Southwest Region
Referee Training Coordinators
Good afternoon Sun City Pickleball Club Members,
Isn’t this great weather for pickleball!!!! Wow, the courts are full!! Lots of people coming back for the “winter’! So, let’s continue to be aware of what safety guidelines have been outlined by our RCSC … and, really, simply, “dittoing” good, smart behaviors during this time of Covid! Please continue to follow those guidelines and “smart sense”!
The Marinette court area has much more space to “social distance” and many spaces to “congregate” and “spread out”, the Mountain View court area is, for now, more limited . . . come on renovations! Many people had expressed some concern about how to continue playing safely at Mountain View and following the safety guidelines with so many people and such a small “social area”. Many people shared their ideas with Dan Haberman and me yesterday during play at the Mountain View courts. Such good “thinkers”! There will be a few “reminder” signs put up . . . thank you Lynda Skaggs!
Here are a few of their ideas:
– Please wear a mask when waiting in the “social area” for the next available court(s),
– Try to maintain “social distancing” . . . some ideas related to to this are:
– please consider waiting just outside the main gate if the “social area” is really “packed”!
– please consider using the far end patio area on the “east” side of the courts – there is a really nice space there!
– That system of individually putting up your paddle on the upper fence area while waiting to play does work great!
– Consider playing a little later in the day –
(some people already are “in play” later at both MN and MV – temps are getting better all day!)
Thank goodness all our pickleball courts are “in the open air”!
A few parting thoughts:
This is such an “unprecedented” time with this coronavirus – it is a bit of a challenge to continue playing pickleball (which we treasure) and following the “safety guidelines” set up to help us stay healthy. Such good ideas – please share any further, positive thoughts . . . We, surely, want to keep all the courts open!
Thank you, already, for following the safety guidelines and, thank you, again, for continuing to follow them! Bravo, Sun City Pickleball Club Members . . . Bravo!
For now,
Dave B
PS – Please vote for the new RCSC Board Member – go Karen McAdam!
Team Pickleball Opportunity:
Yes, there is a new league forming in Surprise – Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL). This, certainly, presents a great way to work in some competitive play . . . especially in lieu of the current limitations on tournament play! All the information for what the league is all about and the entry information is “spelled out” on our Club website suncitypickleballclub.org . . . take a look . . . very interesting, indeed! Further questions can be addressed to Lis Smoot at 253-241-7577.
RCSC Board of Directors Elections:
Yes, our voting is not over! Please get your votes in for the 2021 RCSC Board – as stated before, Karen McAdam, one of the outstanding members of our Pickleball Club and our Sun City Community is running for a seat on this Board . . . time to vote her in! Online voting begins next Monday, Nov 9 on the RCSC website portal! Her candidate presentation can be found on the RCSC website . . . there is also, tonight, Nov 5, at the Sun Dial Auditorium from 6 – 8 pm, a chance to meet/greet all the candidates running for a Board position. Please, also, consider Dale Lehrer, she is running for re election – her very positive work on the Mountain View renovations is well noted!
Memberships for 2021:
Membership applications must still be filled out for 2021 even though annual dues for 2021 have been “waived” . . . your information can completed easily by going onto our Club website under “Our Club”, click on the join or renew tab. The annual dues for new Club Members will still be $15. Paper applications are also available in the kiosk at Marinette.
Sun City Executive Board Elections:
Our current Club Board . . . Dan Haberman – Member at Large, Lynda Skaggs – Publicity, Evelyn Larsen – Membership, Ann Clark – Secretary, Jan Booth – Treasurer, Tom Jeffers – Vice President, Dave Breault – President, have all volunteered to continue on for 2021 pending Membership approval. There will be an “on line” procedure for all Club Members to vote YAY or Nay with the current Club Board staying on for 2021 . . . SOON! With NO MEMBERSHIP MEETING and the PANDEMIC, our voting procedure has to change! Any questions/concerns/hat-in-the-ring additions, please see anyone on our 2021 Club Nominating Committee – Carol Arinno, Diana Colonna, Joe Gilfillan.
Welcome back Club “Winter Members”:
A great time of year when so many Club Members return to the “Land of the Sun”! Hopefully, Club play/activities will resume in the near future too!
Thanks everyone for following the Safety Guidelines, Court Etiquette and keeping the pickleballs in the coolers when done play . . . the “winters” here are the BEST! Enjoy!
And, yes, we have a new “wind sock” for the courts at Mountain View!
For now,
Dave B