FRIDAY FIX – FEBRUARY 7, 2025
COOKOUT ON MARCH 1st
Tim Newman and Kristine Richard are volunteering the next cookout, happening Saturday, March 1. The main dish is chicken and ground beef tacos. You will choose either 2 chicken, or 2 beef, or 1 of each when you sign up at the event.
As usual, please bring a side dish / dessert for 6-8 people, and let us know what you’re bringing.
Cost is $5 per person to cover the cost of the entree.
Make sure to sign-up under the TPPCI members heading and enjoy some wonderful delectables and camaraderie. Sign-up sheets will be open shortly.
TPPCI BOARD ELECTIONS
The Pickleball Club (TPPCI) will be holding its annual meeting and election of board members. At this meeting, we will be electing five (5) board members, two of whom will serve a one (1) year term and three of whom will serve a two (2) year term. The meeting will be held on March 13, 2025 at 10 a.m. at the PAC.
NOTE: As of this date, we only have one person who has thrown their hat in the ring. Please add your name to this list by sending your bio and letter of interest in serving in a board position to cgillette no later than February 11, 2025. There are five openings, so there’s plenty of room for anyone interested.
We invite and encourage candidates from each group (level of play) to seek a position on the board and continue the positive work which has been a part of this club from its inception. We welcome a diversity of ideas and encourage equitable treatment for all members. With the explosive growth which has occurred over the past years, we hope a many of you will step forward and volunteer to serve on our B.O.D. Interested members, please submit a short bio about yourself and indicate why you want to become a TPPCI board member. This information will be shared with other club members via email and the bulletin board so that they can be “acquainted” with you prior to the vote on March 13.
PICKLEBALL BASH
Tickets will go on sale Thursday, February 6 for the annual Pickleball Bash on March 7th. They will be sold at the pavilion and sales will start promptly at 9 AM. Members may buy a table of 8, all tickets purchased have to be Pickleball members prior to ticket sales.
NEW CLASS - Player Confidence
A new class to give C/B Players the knowledge and talents to play with greater ease and confidence, has been added to every other Monday. Please see the Den to sign up.
GET PAST FOUR CLINIC
Getting past the first four shots in a pickleball rally is a great metric and can help you focus on things you need to work on to improve. The clinic is based on the top-down FOSS approach:
- FRAMEWORK of the game;
- OBJECTIVES when on the serve and return side;
- STRATEGIES to employ; and
- what SHOTS to hit and where to hit them.
If you want to take your game to another level, sign up for the GP4 Clinic on Wednesdays at 1PM.
SKILLS AND DRILLS
You've been playing PB for a while. You can serve, return, and volley a little. What's next? At Skills and Drills you can improve your game by practicing:
- • touch
- • placement
- • court positioning
- • strategy
Come give it a try! Sundays 1-3 PM. Sign up on the Den.
MORE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME
Bob Dalley has returned to the courts and has stepped up. He has volunteered to provide free concierge training at a mutually agreeable time to anyone needing help with their game or getting started in pickleball and who cannot make it to the scheduled classes. Contact: dalley.
Also, beginning on January 18, Brion Fahey will begin an instructional series for "A Players" on every other Saturday. Please watch the den for sign up information.
BEGINNERS
Hesitant to intermingle with the more experienced players? Play other beginners during NPU Level D.
- • Sundays, 3PM-5PM on Court 3.
- • Tuesdays, 7PM-9PM on Courts 3 & 4
Build your confidence and ability
Sign Up under the TPPCI Members (Club Events) heading
Beginner lessons are on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, from 7PM-9PM on Courts 1 & 2
LADIES SOCIAL MIXER
Every Thursday from 3-5 on courts 1-4
This event is all about just playing, having fun and socializing after the event as opposed to a competitive event.
WEDNESDAY ABCD ROUND ROBIN
Please join us for Wednesday night ABCD, please sign up on the Den. In order for you to be placed in groups to play, please check in at the courts 15 minutes prior to play at 5pm. Thank you.
MIXED PARTNERS SOCIAL
Fridays beginning January 10, 2025, on Courts 5-8, from 5:00-7:00PM. Social to follow, bring an appetizer. For more info please contact Joyce Pedersen at pedersen_joyce
NPU GUIDELINES UPDATE
- • With 6 courts available, do not put your paddle in if you’re waitlisted
- • Only 12 paddles in the rack
- • Winners Stay And Split
- • Losers Place Paddles At Back Of Rack
- • 2 Consecutives Wins-Leave Court And Place Paddle At Back Of Rack
SAVE THE DATES (more details coming)
- 2/11: Board Meeting at 1:00 pm at the Wellness Center
- 3/1: Cookout at 530 – Tim Newman and Kristine Richard
- 3/7: Pickleball Bash
- 3/13: Annual Meeting @10am at the PAC
- 3/14,15: Memorial Tournament
- 4/5: Cookout at 530 - Karen Ellis, Kathy Graap, Marie Christel
- 4/8: Board Meeting at 1:00 pm at the Wellness Center
DEN UPDATE - TIMELINE OPTION
Without previous notification, the Pickleball Den Administration removed the timeline option from the Den. It may be reinstated at a future date. Many of our members used this option to receive emails from the Club. Now, everyone will receive the notifications from the Club from in the email address you provided the Club when you joined. If you, or another member, is not receiving the emails, please check your spam, junk or trash folders.
You can also help receive the emails by adding these two email addresses to your contact list (whitelist): tppickleballclub@gmail.com and noreply@pickle4.com. (see attached pdf for directions).
If you, or another member, are still having problems, please send an email to the Club email (tppickleballclub@gmail.com) so we can assist you..
DEN SCHEDULE
The schedule is up and running the next 2 weeks. A reminder of the new Den sign ups
- • To play in club events, such as NPU, ABCD, lessons or signing up for cookouts, choose SignUps under the TPPCl Members section. (Club Events). Bottom section of the Den home page
- • To book any open court, choose sign-ups under the TPCA Pickleball section (Open Play). Top section of the Den home page.
MISCELLANEOUS
- • The request for Charitable Donations form submissions are due March 1.
- • Anyone interested in a CPR/AED class in March contact Pat Thayer dpthayer5@gmail.com