2024 Dues
     ***Reminder that dues for 2024 will be $20.00.  2024 club signup begins in                               October


Upcoming Court Lottery Dates
         
     The Board has decided to only hold the Lottery twice a year.  Essentially, we will be having a Summer Lottery and a Winter                 Lottery.  
       The Lottery that was held on March 8th, 2023 will be for court times May 1, 2023 to October 1, 2023.  
       The next lottery will be held on August 30th at 1 pm for court times from October 2, 2023 to March 31, 2024.  Notifications will           be sent August 1, with a due date of August 21st. 
          
          

Upcoming Pickleball Events
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          October Event - Humana Challenge - October 20th & 21st at Margaritaville. 

          It is almost time for the 3rd Annual Humana Challenge, which this year will be held at Margaritaville in October on Friday                     20th and Saturday 21st. Last year Margaritaville won the community trophy, can Sun City prevail this year?? 

         For those of you not familiar with this event, it is a team competition where Sun City teams will play only against Margaritaville           teams and the scores will be tabulated for an overall community winner, as well as medals for each division. 

         We will need 6 teams in men’s, women’s and mixed at the 3.0 and 3.5 level. Mixed play will be on Friday 20th, women’s                       matches on Saturday 21st morning and men’s on Saturday afternoon. 

          Price to play will be $25.00 per person, per event, or $30.00 per person for two events (i.e. mixed and gender doubles), this                includes a lunch. 

          Registration will begin on or around September 25th and as spots will be limited, pick a partner and keep your eyes peeled for              the sign up email.
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          Please contact Jacquie Hart – limey.girl@hotmail.com for further information

           



Low Country League

          The Low Country Pickleball League runs several leagues each year.  Teams from Sun City compete against teams from various            regional communities. 

          Following are the disciplines and start dates;
          1) Fall, Women's Doubles, start the first Tuesday (or week) after Labor Day
          2) Winter, Mixed Doubles, start the second Tuesday (or week) of January
          3) Spring, Men's Doubles, start the first Tuesday (or week) of April
          4) Summer, LCPB ML, the month of June, 4 weeks.

          
          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.
          - Each team will have a roster of from 12 to 15 players.
          - 3 courts (6 players) play per week per team for a total season of 8 weeks.
          - Format is best 3 out of 5 games to 11 win by 2 except if there is a 5th game it is win by 1.
         
          Team fees are split amongst the players.
          Cost per team is $200 league fee plus balls and snacks.  
          If someone drops out, the remaining players make up the deficit.
  
     The LowCountry Pickleball Leagues is seeking captains for the 2023 Fall Women’s Doubles season. 
 
     All captain’s form’s must be completed no later than August 1st.  The Fall season will begin the week following Labor Day and play       for approximately 8 weeks.
  
     the featured divisions will be;
 
     2.5  Player Rated Division    
 
     3.0  Player Rated Division
 
     3.5  Player Rated Division
 
     4.0  Player Rated Division
  
     Please complete the enclosed Captain’s Interest form below to register;
 
     https://forms.gle/sLbfcyJxvbtNuwKV7
 
      Should you have further questions, please email Brian Fenlon at lcpbleague@gmail.com

          

          
              
Empty Booked Courts

     As the community grows, the demand for court time also grows.  The board has been made aware many times of courts          that report as booked are not being used. In 2023, rules will be put into place help nudge club member to cancel booked          courts when they will not be used.   More to come.  Directions on how to cancel a booked court can be found under                  Court Reservation System.


Have you thought about .......
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          taking a trip that includes pickleball....   Some sites that I've seen
          Pickleballtrips.com,  Pickleballgetaways.com,  Straightawaytravel.com,  Pickleballtravel.com,  PickleballAtSeaGroupCruise.com,            Pickleballuniversity.com
               As with anything you do,  check out the companies, do some comparisons, and read the reviews.  Some have well                   known players as the coaches.   This may or may not be good coaching.  Some of the sites focus on the excursions                   and add pickleball coaching.  
          watching videos of drills and strategy......  check youtube and search for pickleball training or professional players. 
           for example: Jordan Briones,  Sarah Ansbury,  Steve Dawkens, Kyle Yates, Tysen McGuffen,  Zane Navritel,  Simone Jardim,                 Ben Johns.
                   ...  you can search almost any of the pros.  Many of them are putting out pointers and drills that can be easily                           followed.
          watching the pro's play.....   again check youtube and look for the professional leagues  PPA,  APP,  MLP for example.
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