Summer Shootout Registrations
Ladies Only 3.5 plus Shootout - For the first time, we will be having a ladies only shootout on Monday evenings at the Alpine Courts from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Ladies will need to sign up on Pickleballbrackets.com under the league tab. The cost will be $10/person for the whole season which is to recoup the costs charged by Pickleballbrackets. Registration opens on April 29th at 6:00 pm. Please read the notes on the site regarding sign up dates and times for each week.
Mixed 3.5 plus Shootout - We will once again be having a mixed shootout Wednesday evenings at Alpine from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. You will need to sign up on Pickleballbrackets.com under the league tab. Cost will be $10 for the whole season which is to recoup the costs charged by Pickleballbrackets. Registration opens on April 29th at 6:00 pm. Please read the notes on the site regarding sign up dates and times for each week.
Referee Clinic
We will be hosting a pickleball referee clinic on June 11th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. There is no cost to take this clinic. If you are interested in becoming a pickleball referee or would just like to learn the rules please contact Ken Dentzien at kendentzien@gmail.com to register for the clinic. There will be some reading material and a couple of online tests you will need to do before the clinic as well.
Sales Coordinator / T-Shirt & Ball Sales
Your club is pleased to bring back our very popular T-shirt and ball sales this year. Are you inclined to help out? Would you like to volunteer for any of the following?
1. Join the sales team to:
- Staff a sales table to help with order decisions (i.e., selection of shirt sizes) and to dispense balls
2. Lead the sales team as Sales Coordinator and:
- Develop a vendor order for more of the gorgeous blue logoed T-shirts
- Research and design a second, equally gorgeous, SAPC - logo'd shirt, perhaps with a collar
- Plan the distribution and reconciliation of orders
Most of this work is basically "once per year", though we could have a second round of ball sales this fall. These are some of our easiest jobs in SAPC in terms of time commitment AND they give you an opportunity to connect again with old friends and make new ones. Training is available for all positions, and actual sales (order taking and payment) will all be done online for the team. If you are interested, please send an email to Ray at Treasurer@pickleballstalbert.ca using the subject line "Sales Team".
Summer Play Schedule
The Summer play schedule has been finalized and is available for viewing on the SAPC Website. The courts assigned to the club are 1-2-3-4-7-8-9-10-11-12 except on the weekends.
For new members you just go to the website and under Calendars you will find Outdoor Calendar . Under that tab , you will find the Alpine Court Calendar. If you click on the play time you are interested in joining, it will state what courts have been assigned to that play session. This is important to note, especially when the courts assigned to play are shared between levels.
As always, please note that the Calendar will be fluid and may be adjusted based upon usage. For example, we may begin with a time slot having ten courts assigned to 3.0 level play, but if we consistently only have 16 or so people showing up that would mean that six courts are not being used; the schedule could then be changed to share those unused courts with another rating level.
As such, we recommend that you always check the calendar before going to the courts, especially in the months of May and June when most adjustments will be made.
Until next time, keep your paddle up!