Monday Evening Pickleball Competition
Autumn session - Begins Monday 28th April
See the draw attached here. https://play.tennis.com.au/Library/AlstonvilleTennis?command=Proxy&lang=en&type=Files¤tFolder=%2F&hash=655b46a052daec9d3e7b80a27084252c4e06ce4d&fileName=Draw%20PB%20Competition%20MONDAY%20nigh%20AUTUMN.pdf
DAY and EVENING PICKLEBALL
Monday Evening Pickleball Competition
Michael Buckler and Ellen McGirr will be organising an enjoyable pickleball competitive session for members, on Monday nights
Term 2: Autumn session: April 28 to June 23. Registration closes 11th April
Term 3: Winter session: July 21 to Sept 15. Registration opens June 23, closes July 1
Term 4: Spring session: Oct 13 to Dec 8. Registration opens Sept 15, closes Sept 30.
Criteria for this competition
- Be a current member of Alstonville Tennis /Pickleball Club
- Play Pickleball at intermediate level (up to advanced).
- Commit to play with an allocated team of 4 players
- Be available to play most weeks of the competition
- If unavailable, arrange a substitute from the Bye team or Comp Reserve List.
Time: 6pm to 8pm 6 pm for warm up - Games commence at 6.30pm Cost: $7 per player
Information about the competition
This comp is not intended for beginners or high level/ elite players. The competition session runs for nine weeks during NSW school terms, week 1 to week 9.
This is a mixed doubles /teams competition, nine teams with eight teams rostered to play and one team on a bye. There are no age brackets. Players are allocated into a team of 4 players, numbers 1,2,3,4
# 1 player (Team Leaders) are consistent players who promote/encourage fair play.
# 2/3/4 players are all intermediate level -Number allocation is NOT a formal grading.
Organisers aim to get a reasonable balance of players in each team. There is a list of Reserve players to take the place of absentees.
How the teams comp is run:
Teams play rounds of doubles e.g. Team A 1 & 2 vs Team B 1 & 2. Team A 3 & 4 vs Team B 3 & 4. Team A 1 & 3 vs Team B 1 & 3 etc. Each player has 6 consecutive games which are timed. Game duration = 12 minutes with change ends @ 6 mins.
Internal Communications for players
There is a WhatsApp group called "Monday night ATC” used for information, notification of comp draw, reserve list and posting of results. The scoring system and weekly cumulative team scores are posted on Whats App.
Weather
If Monday evening comp needs to be called off due to bad weather, a notice of cancellation is posted on What's App at approx 4.30 pm- 5pm on the Mon afternoon
Event organisers: Michael, mbuckler20@gmail.com, text Michael 0420 932 400 or Ellen, eemcgirr@gmail.com, text Ellen 0428 662 571
Tuesday Pickleball - Intermediate Doubles Competition
The competition is on Tuesday evenings, 6:00 to 8:00 pm and is run by Maureen Coulter. This will be a Round Robin mixed competition for players of an intermediate standard (equivalent of PAA ratings 3.0 to 3.5). Players must be club members. Cost will be $7 per evening.
Mixed double events are organised each night. Players are assigned partners using a variety of random methods. If consistently losing matches, players may be dropped from competition if the deamnd for places is high. There are opportunities to try for the Advanced level competition.
To participate, contact Maureen ans ask to be added to the WhatsApp group for last minute changes, other logistics.
The competition starts on Tuesday, 4th February.
Please reply to Mauz607@gmail.com or text 0412 148 847 if you’re interested in joining a team in the Tuesday night competition.
Wednesday Evening Pickleball - Social Doubles
Olivia Rich, our club coach, is organising a fun pickleball doubles social evening, 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Players must be members of the club. The cost is $7 per evening
Social doubles matches organised each night. All levels welcome as long as advanced players are considerate of playing with lower levels. Provision is made to integrate beginners.
Partners are chosen by various random methods to enable a mix of partners and levels. Games are played over 12 minutes before changing partners.
Please reply text to 0406 112 409 if you are interested in joining this group.
Thursday Evening - Advanced Doubles Competition
The Thursday night doubles pickleball competition for ADVANCED level players is extremely popular. The competition will be run by Rachel Earley and Aiden Rigby. This competition will be suitable for players with an ADVANCED level of skill (4.0+ DUPR rating), or have previously competed in 3.5+ (old rating) events at tournaments/or possess the ability to. Competition sessions run for a school term with a break for school holidays.
Players must be members of the ATPC and cost is $7 per evening (card payment).
The first night of competition for Term 2 will be Thursday 1st May. Warm-up/collection of fees will be from 6:00pm onwards. The competition will begin promptly at 6:30 pm and finishes about 8:45 pm.
Contact: Rachel on 0406 748 951 if you are interested in joining this competition.
Friday Morning - Open Social Pickleball Group
There is an open, social pickleball group on Friday mornings at the Alstonville village pickleball courts. In summer, start time is 7:30 am to finish at 9:30 am. As winter approaches, start will be 8:00 am to finish at 10:00 am.
All levels are welcome - learners to experienced players. AT&PC members @ $5 per session; non-members @ $10.
Social doubles matches are organised each session. Partners are chosen by random method to enable a mix of partners and skill level. Games are played over 12 minutes before changing partners. Provision is made for beginners.
After the game, players often adjourn to a local coffee shop for some social banter.
Please contact:
Di Campbell, text 0406 107 799; email diric@tpg.com.au or,
Janeen Morris, text 0438 295 512; email janeen11@hotmail.com or
Karen Danaher, text 0427 993 750: email kfdanaher@outlook.com for further information.
DAY and EVENING TENNIS
Monday morning - Wollongbar - Mixed doubles 7:00 to 10:00 am. Athol Lane (0400 902 851)
Tuesday morning - Wollongbar - Ladies Round Robin Doubles 8:00 to 11:00 am. Jane Tsicalis (0412 280 492)
Wednesday morning - Alstonville Village - Mixed doubles 8:00 to 10:00 am. Anne Smith (0432 100 363)
Wednesday evening - Alstonville Village - Mixed doubles 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Swee Cham (0406 684 184)
Wednesday evening - Wollongbar - Doubles competition 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Rob Randall (0407 006 197)
Thursday afternoon/evening - Wollongbar - Mixed doubles 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Athol Lane (0400 902 851)
Saturday morning - Alstonville Village and Wollongbar - Junior Interclub Competition 8:00 am start. Olivia Rich (Coach) (0406 112 409)
Saturday afternoon - Wollongbar - Senior Interclub competition 2:00 pm start. Olivia Rich (Coach) (0406 112 409)