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ISSUED 03/20/2025
SCHH Pickleball Board Meeting Minutes – February 19, 2025 – V1 Present – Rick Wright, president, Sandy Donaldson, vice president, Andy Robinson, secretary, members at large – Kathi Fleming, Bob Grueser and Stan Burzacki. Guest Brian Gilroy, membership. Absent – Doug Findlay, treasurer Rick called meeting to order at 1:55 January board meeting minutes were approved by voice vote. Financial report – Rick presented for Doug – Club has $117,538 in main account with $100,000 in CD’s after an additional $25,000 was added to CD’s in February. There is also $37,383 in tournament account. Bob moved, Stan seconded and report was accepted by voice vote. Membership report – Brian presented that club currently has 1,620 members and324 past members will be purged from membership this month. Kathi moved and Sandy seconded and membership report was accepted on voice vote. continue reading . . .DOWNLOAD PDF FILE
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Attached is the result of the questions asked. The actual number of voters is 943. The weighted is how many votes a category received after adding the split votes to equal whole votes. The board will now use these results to allocate courts for the upcoming lottery April 2nd. The court allocation will be used from May 6th through August 31st. During that time we will look to see how well the allocation is working and how we should proceed for the following lottery. Thank you for your patience and understanding. View Here >> Survey Results Sheet Regards, SCHH Pickleball Board ISSUED FEBRUARY 10, 2025
It has come to our attention that we have had some bad behavior on the Association's pickleball courts. Immediately after the ice and snow storm while the courts were closed by the Association we had some people go to the courts with shovels to try to clear them for playing. The courts sustained some minor damage in the way of cracks from pointed shovels. This was done while the courts were closed by the Association. Had the people who caused the damage been seen by Secuitas there would have been fines at a minimum. The cost to repair the courts would have been substantial. Secondly, while a group is on the court that they have booked it is not permissible for someone else to enter that court. Wait until their time is up or ask permission to cross through their court. You are there for exercise not for confrontation. It seems as though some of the Tuesday 2:00 o'clock players have forgotten their manners. Let's be respectful of others. Regards, Rick Wright SCHH Pickleball Club President Important Information on the 2025 Low Country Pickleball Classic for Sun City Pickleball Club Members:
As a member of the Sun City Pickleball Club, you will have the opportunity to enter the tournament one day before the pickleball public. As you know, in the past, the tournament has sold out very quickly so if you are interested in playing, please take advantage of this opportunity. Beginning at 8am on Monday January 13, Sun City Pickleball Club members can use a special access code to register. This access code can be found in the club email that you received on January 6th. The link to the tournament on Pickleball Brackets is: https://pickleballbrackets.com/ptd.aspx?eid=847429bf-ed57-40c5-9897-4128957e641f In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Low Country Pickleball Classic, we will be hosting a Low Country Boil starting at 6pm on Thursday April 3 at the Sun City Pavilion. The catered dinner from Toomer’s Bluffton Oyster Co. and cash bar (beer & wine) is a ticketed event for players, Sun City Pickleball Club members and guests with a cost of $25 per ticket which includes lots of shrimp, sausage, potatoes, corn on the cob, cornbread and soft drinks. If you are entering the tournament, you will purchase your tickets when you register. After tournament registration is complete, we will offer any available space to the members of the Sun City Pickleball Club. At that time an email will be sent to club members for them to purchase tickets for the Low Country Boil. If you wish to volunteer to assist with the operations of the tournament, please use the below link to complete the volunteer form. Historically, our great group of volunteers has been a highlight of the tournament for the players and one of the reasons we get such an amazing turnout year after year. Please complete the form with this link: https://forms.gle/hCjBVUuTqXBGfrSL9 We look forward to having another great event hosted by the Sun City Pickleball Club and seeing everyone for the 10th Anniversary Low Country Pickleball Classic presented by Hilton Head Lexus & Novant Health. If you have any questions about the upcoming tournament, please email me at: [email protected]. If you have any contacts or association with a company that may be interested in being a sponsor of the tournament, please let me know and I can provide additional information on the sponsorship opportunities. The SCHH Pickleball Club Board wishes everyone a Happy New Year in 2025.
ISSUED: JANUARY 1, 2025 We will strive to work on your behalf to enhance your playing experience here in Sun City. Below is a list of topics that we will try to address during the course of the coming year. Your feedback will be instrumental in achieving our mutual goals. The club website will be the best way to get the latest information and to communicate with the board. 2025 SCHH Pickleball Club Board considerations.
Your Team, Rick, Sandy, Doug, Andy, Stan, Kathi and Bob TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
1:00PM TO 2:30PM AT PINCKNEY HALL DANCE FLOOR Lottery court times run from October 28 – May 4, 2025 Registration due by Tuesday September 7, 2024 at 4pm The next lottery drawing for permanent court reservations will be held on Tuesday Sept 17, 2024 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm at Pinckney Hall Dance Floor. If you would like to have a chance at regularly scheduled court time for a group of players, you must submit a Pickleball electronic registration form by September 7, 2024 at 4pm with a roster of players for your group.
Tuesday Sept 17, 2024 the draw sequence will be determined and the results will be published to all Group Leaders. On the day of the lottery drawing, the group leader or his/her representative must be present to select the days and times of play. Only one registration is required no matter how many days/week the group plays. If your group plays 1 day/wk, you will be assigned 1 number; if you request 2 days/ wk you will receive a 2nd number, 3 days/wk you will receive a 3rd number. This will all be for Draw A or B (whichever you selected on the form). Please direct any questions or concerns to: Joannie Welch -- Lottery Coordinator Email: [email protected] preferred Phone or text: 603-275-1274 CLICK HERE to access the form to submit your groups request WHEN: April 5th through April 7th, 2024
WHERE: SCHH North side courts daily, South side courts on Saturday This year's Low Country Pickleball Classic is packed with competitors –– currently 422 players will be participating over the three day event, representing 22 states! There will be plenty of great pickleball to watch, AND a variety of other happenings that you won't want to miss. PRACTICE COURTS –– Thursday 1pm til 10pm on the north side! Open play for residents and tournament players from 1:00 to 10:00 PM on Thursday. And the North Courts will be available for open play for residents and tournament players after completion of tournament play on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6. During this open play time, if others are waiting to play, please play only one game to 11 and then let others have the court. SATURDAY APRIL 5TH –– Special activities include. . . Wheelchair Pickleball Demonstration Military Adaptive Court Sports will be conducting a Pickleball Demonstration on Court 10 at 11:45 on Saturday. Gabe George, the Pickleball Director of Military Adaptive Court Sports, and an Invictus Games competitor, will be at our tournament. Gabe has been interviewed on CBS Mornings. To view his interview, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4geko5ze-0g) Jasper Animal Rescue Mission JARM will be at the tournament on Saturday conducting an Adoption and Donation Fair from 10:30 to 1:00. Dogs will be available for adoption, and you will be able to submit an application. Silent Auction To raise funds for local charities, we will be having a Silent Auction for five paddles and other gear provided by Selkirk, Head, and Engage. Bids will be taken at the Registration Tent. The paddles and bag available via the Silent Auction are:
I know everyone that wants to participate in the upcoming Summer semester of Lottery is anxious to get started and submit their registration forms. With the recent changes to our Lottery rules group leaders have raised issues with the rostering process. Specifically as it relates to CAM numbers, and what is permitted by the Community Association. The Board has worked directly with Lifestyles management to ensure that the process we are using meets the guidelines of the community rules.
Lifestyles encourages the club to work toward implementing a system where the players on reservation match with the players on the court. With that caveat: LOTTERY ROSTERS
MANUAL CHELSEA RESERVATIONS
NOTE: Chelsea reservations are non club sponsored play and the club is not responsible for monitoring these reservations. SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS PER COMMUNITY RULES
Jim  The anti-rain dances worked, and we were blessed with a gorgeous day and spectacular dinking! Over 100 people participated in the challenge and I met some new players at our latest tournament, cannot wish for better than that! Thank you to the players that stepped-up, last minute to cover for several players that were sick. Also, MANY thanks to Sherry Halphen and Ken Schneiderman who jumped in during the middle of the tournament to keep us going. Love the team work! Of course, none of these tournaments would be such a great success without the volunteers that help. I could NOT do this without you! The wonderful court monitors and runners …. Gina Resch, Becky Nesta, Matt Halphen, Mary Lou Terlesky, Sally Grasso, Debbie Rezzolla, Kevin and Jannetje McManus, Rod and Sherry Baldwin, Tom Losk and anyone else I missed, several people jumped into help! Rod Baldwin and Bob Grueser for taping the kitchen lines. Stan Burzacki, our maintenance man extraordinaire and tournament go to guy. He lugs ALL the stuff there and BACK to the shed on the south side. Stuck it out with me all day, that’s a task in itself! And, my data girls, who talked me off the ledge several times during the day - Jenn Timpe and Colleen Rozeman, Ladies – you were awesome! Big thank you to Lisa Robinson for the embroidered towels she did for our silver medalists! Now to what you all want to know, the winners of our Dink Challenge, some of the results were sooo close, and a point or two made the difference. Incredible competition amongst our players. Until the next one! Jacquie Hart, Tournament Director
There are two separate topics I want to update you on:
The recent change to the lottery rules by and large was accepted and understood by those participating — 75% of the players were not affected by this change. However after careful consideration the Board agreed to modify it’s rule change to the following: Players may play in up to three different groups twice a week. With this slight change, 90% of the players are not affected by the rule. Updates to the procedures and rules are done to improve the management of the process, and to insure it continues to be fair to all those participating. The current changes were not the first, and likely will not be the last. The club was recently informed by the Community Association of an existing rule that may affect the way you build your lottery group rosters: providing use of one’s Activity Card to another person (resident or guest) to allow access to a Sun City amenity is a $375 fine per the Community Association Rules. In other words — “borrowed” CAM cards are strictly prohibited by the community and the pickleball club has been reminded of this. Sub-committee for Court Utilization and Balance I requested in our January Board meeting that a Sub-committee be formed to develop a proposal that provides a more balanced use of our courts that accommodates our club members and their various play structures — Lottery (permanent court reservations) Chelsea (manual court reservations) and Open Play. The Sub-committee is made up of two board members and five club members representing a cross section of players representative of our structures of play. What has come from their initial evaluation is a clear need for Club Rated Play, mixed, and gender specific as well as the need for more options of play in the evenings. Serious consideration is being given to 90 minute time slots during the primetime hours and 2 hour time slots during the afternoons. This change alone would streamline the rostering issues for lottery groups, and put everyone in compliance with the CAM card restrictions. The sub-committee has been tasked with presenting their proposal for Board review at the February Board meeting. Jim Happy New Year, I wanted to let you know what's happening with the Pickleball Club as we go into 2024 and remind everyone of some of the Sun City rules that we need to abide with.
Club Financials I've attached our club register so you can see the club's financial position. As described throughout last year, if we would like improvements to our courts we as a club are being asked to fund these changes. This has been requested of all clubs/groups in order to keep SCHH overall CAM fees at a minimum. You'll see we have 99,244.13 in our main account with 65,000 being held in CD's for their favorable interest. We also have $8977.32 in the tournament account. We're expecting to spend $40,000 to replace the lights on courts 7-14 in the first quarter. Membership We currently have 1437 members with approximately 300 who have not renewed. An email will be sent directly to those 300 this week as we will be purging them from the roster and the listserv next week. If you do NOT receive a direct email from Cheryl Crouse, our membership director, your renewal is in place. Website communication We actively update our club website with relevant information like the following. When in doubt, check the website!! SCHHPICKLEBALLCLUB.COM Ball Machine The club has a ball machine (and balls) that are available for individual use. Upcoming lottery dates (permanent court reservation that occurs twice per year) Feb 7 Note to the club with the lottery rules link to the form to create your teams Mar 6 Final date to submit a team Mar 13 Reservation draw Apr 29 Semester start Oct 27 Semester end Lottery rule change Individual players will be limited to 2 lottery GROUPS. Groups are able to play 3 times per week. (please note: this has since changed per newer update news 1/28/24) Based on past lotteries this accommodates the vast majority of players and addresses the #1 concern expressed during the survey last year Lottery play is limited to club members. The lottery is considered a club event and as such should abide by the Sun City Clubs and Groups bylaws. Guests are able to attend club events up to 3 times before being required to join the club. Non residents are not able to join the club. Court utilization balance As we move into 2024 we are looking to ensure we have a balance of play between permanent reservations, open play, and open reservations. Our goal is to ensure all club members are accommodated while adhering to the Sun City CA policies. We're also planning for the eventual arrival of the East Argent amenities. As of today there is no official answer as to what that will entail. Training Policy Sun City is a not for profit community organization. As such we must abide by specific tax regulations. Two specific rules are called out in the Community Schedule of fees. "Members are prohibited from profiting financially or by any other means using their Community Association membership for use of the Association facilities." and "Pickleball instruction on all Association property shall be taught by Sun City Hilton Head Community Association staff and/or community approved contractors only." In order to be in compliance with these rules, we have created a club policy for those who would like to volunteer their time to provide training on the association facilities. The club will assign time to the trainer based on the policy which is available on the club website. Ultimately, any coaching that involves payment has to be approved by the CA or the Club. Other items of interest...
See you on the courts This is a reminder that the Sun City Hilton Head Pickleball Club will be holding our 9th Annual Low Country Pickleball Classic Tournament on Friday April 5 through Sunday April 7, 2024
Friday, April 5 – Women's Doubles 3.0 to 4.5+ Saturday, April 6 – Mixed Doubles 3.0 to 4.5+ Sunday, April 7 – Men's Doubles 3.0 to 4.5+ Registration opens on January 20 at 8:00 AM and will close on March 1 or when capacity is reached. Obtain a partner and register early to guarantee a spot. The entry fee is $60 for one event or $70 for two events. Payment is via PayPal which accepts credit cards. Sun City Hilton Head Pickleball Club members as of January 20, 2024 will receive a $15 discount on the entry fee if you use Discount Code SCHHPBCLUB2024 when registering. Enter the code on the screen that has the total amount of the tournament and has the green "Go To Checkout" button. (Please do not give this code to non-members to use because they risk being dropped from the tournament without a refund if they use the code without being a member.) The tournament is open to all Sun City Hilton Head residents, regardless of age, and all non-residents 35 and older. Questions regarding the tournament should be directed to: Doug Findlay 2024 LCPC Tournament Director. More information is available at: PickleballBrackets.com  Military Adaptive Court Sports (MACS) is a veteran based non-profit organization founded in 2009 to help rehabilitate armed service members and veterans suffering from physical and mental injuries due to the negative effects of combat.
Funded by the VA, MACS originated in the sport of racquetball and shifted its primary focus during the pandemic to pickleball, including para-pickleball, leading clinics at VA centers across the country. MACS Pickleball Director is Gabe George, a Navy veteran and amputee who is featured in the Netflix documentary series “Heart of Invictus” leading the United States team in the Invictus Games competing in Archery and Swimming. George is constantly on the road leading pickleball clinics for MACS and will be attending the Low Country Pickleball Classic at Sun City in April. Joining George will be MACS Executive Director Steven Harper, also a Navy veteran and a leading instructor in para-pickleball and other sports for MACS. George and Harper will host a MACS clinic and exhibition with veterans on Saturday during during the LowCountry Pickleball Classic. Website: www.militaryadaptivecourtsports.org For more information: MACS Marketing Director, Steve Lerner 614-361-7162 or [email protected] Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let's try this again! Sign up for the rescheduled dink and drink on Friday January 26th from 3pm to approx. 6pm. We will have 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0+ divisions and prizes galore! There will also be a volley board, and the woman and man than can do the most consecutive volleys will also win a prize. More details closer to the date, but sign up early to reserve your spot. Any questions please contact Jacquie Hart at [email protected]. Thank you to those who took the time to vote for the authorization to correct the lights. The vote was limited to club members only. However, the email sent to the registered listserv members was also posted to the SCHHPickleball Facebook page which is not limited to only club members resulting in 3 non members casting a vote.
Those three as well as the following erroronous votes were rejected.
After removing the 14 rejected votes, the vote was still overwhelmingly in favor (90%) of spending the funds to correct the lights. Of the 509 total votes, 456 who voted in favor and 53 people who voted no. Thanks for your support on this vote. I will send another update on the timing and impact as we get closer to the installation. Jim Paulbeck President -- SCHH Pickleball Club  One of our club members has created a Facebook page for all Sun City pickleball players. This is a private group page. You must be a Sun City resident to access the group. You'll find current information from our club, as well as engaging pickleball discussions with players in our community.
Simply follow the link below and join today! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1643491002738775 Lottery is held twice a year. Essentially we offer a Spring/Summer Lottery which will run April 29th through October 27th, 2024 and a Fall/Winter Lottery that will begin October 28th, 2024 and run into early 2025. Important dates to remember are outlined below!
Spring / Summer 2024 Lottery
Fall / Winter 2024/2025 Lottery
The Low Country Pickleball Leagues run several disciplines each year. Teams from Sun City compete against teams from various regional communities. Following are the disciplines and start dates:
Volunteer captains form teams at the 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 skill levels starting a few weeks before play begins. No partner is needed to join. An email will go out at that time to club members so they may express interest in joining a league team. Captain's will review those wishing to play and reach out according to the available spots.
Should you have further questions, please email Jacquie Hart at [email protected]  Considering a vacation that includes pickleball? Here are just a few of the many online sites offering Pickleball Getaways. Checkout the companies, do some comparisons, and read the reviews! Some companies offer vacations that include professional pickleball players providing daily clinics, coaching and play.
Check them out below: As our community grows, the demand for court time also grows.
Often times, the Pickleball Club Board is notified by members that courts showing booked on our reservation system, are not actually being used. In 2023, rules will be put in place to help nudge club members to cancel booked courts when they are not planning to actually used them. More information will be published regarding this ongoing problem and how it will be handled. For those members not familiar with how to cancel a booked/reserved court, choose the "Court Reservation System" link under Resources. |
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