Let’s Play Pickleball: Ways to Play
ON YOUR OWN: Pickleball courts may be reserved by any Leisure World resident
(or their guests). Make Court Reservations. See Court layout ->
Courts may be booked after 9:00 am, for up to 6 days in advance.
Courts #15 - 16 are open to any LW Resident and their guests from 8-5 as paddles up and cannot be reserved.
Lucy (ball machine) can only be used on courts #1-8, & #11 (electricity avail.)
Note Hours of use: (See HoldMyCourt for bookings)
Courts 1-8: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm (Oct through April) / 6:00 am - 9:00 pm (May-Sept)
Courts 9-16: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, year round.
Courts are closed for cleaning on a rotating basis (2nd/4th wk of month) at lowest usage times, and are not available for approximately 1/2 hour.
ORGANIZED PLAY: But there are so many more opportunities to practice your game, meet new people and have a lot of fun! Click on the links to find out more.
—> OPEN PLAY/PADDLES UP: (Members only)
Every morning Mon-Sat, drop in, put up your paddle & play!
—> ROUND ROBIN PLAY - (Members only) by skill level and open/social.
Sign-up to play with other members at your skill level.
—> PLAYER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Learn the game, or improve your skills!
LEARN TO PLAY (Beginners) - (free & open to nonmembers)
SKILLS AND DRILLS (Members only)
OPEN PLAY - PADDLES UP ( MEMBERS ONLY )
This is an easy way for members to get in some play time, practice your skills and meet other members. Show up, put your paddle up, and play ball!
The courts are reserved Monday through Saturday, by skill level, as follows:
8:00 TO Noon
* = These courts are available until 11:00 am, after which time they may be reserved by members from 11:00-noon.
Beginner: Novice to ‘lower level Intermediate”:
Any player may play on the these courts during open play. However, if you are not a beginner, you MUST be prepared to play a softer game. (Make our beginners feel welcome!)
Challenge Courts: Open to any level, this gives players a chance to up their game, and challenge each other. More info HERE.
Non-Member Courts: Courts #15 - 16 are open to any LW Resident & their guests from 8:00-5:00 as paddles up and cannot be reserved.
MEMBERS ONLY
From the perspective of getting the largest number of similarly-skilled people on the courts, nothing beats the Round Robin (RR) format. See Club Ratings, below, to help determine your rating. Players must be rated (and provide proof) to play Rated Round Robins (3.5 and above).
To receive an invitation to a RR, you must have joined the RR Group in TrackItHub (see below for instructions)
To maximize usage of limited Pickleball Courts, RR invitees now have 3 days to sign up so that unused courts can be released.
Please limit sign-ups to 3x/week to allow everyone to participate.
Note - There will be Temporary schedule changes (Jan 20 - Feb 15th, 2025) due to court closures and sanctioned USAPA tournmemnt.
Please see RR Schedule updates here
SCHEDULE
By Skill Level
Social play is for both Rated and Non-Rated members
To Register for a Round Robin in TrackItHub:
1) Log In to TIH, 2) Click on My Groups (left side of screen), & 3) when the My Groups window opens, click on “Recommended” to see a list of all the groups in LWPB club. Click on the 3 dots to “Join Group”, and the request will be sent to the group administrator to have you registered.
Please observe the following general guidelines when participating in a RR event:
Club
Ratings
Club members must be rated in order to play in Rated Round Robins (social non-rated RR’s are available), and tournaments for levels 3.5 and above. Supporting documentation is required.
There is no rating requirement for 2.5/3.0 level members.
Official UTPR/CTPR ratings are accepted. If you wish to obtain a rating, or move to a higher level, the following contacts are currently recommended:
1) Melissa Tafoya, https://www.oncourtadventures.com/
480-619-2252 ; Email: dink@oncourtadventures.com
2) Jared at Red Mountain Ranch Country Club
https://www.rmrcc.com/amenities/pickleball
480-277-6246; Email form: https://www.rmrcc.com/contact/directions/180-jared-call
Not sure of your level? Here are some guidelines:
2.0 checklist | 2.5 checklist | 3.0 checklist | 3.5 checklist |4.0 checklist
Questions? Contact Mike Rozelle at rzle@aol.com