Pickleball at CBCC

5 Million people can’t all be wrong!

This CNN article talks about the explosive growth in pickleball’s popularity:

/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/20/us/pickleball-explainer-wellness-cec/index.html

Days & Times     

We offer drop-in sessions on Tuesdays and Fridays between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM on each day.  There are two 2-hour sessions each day. Courts may not be reserved using the Court Reserve system; there is no opportunity for play outside of the drop-in sessions.

A weekly email (usually distributed Saturday morning) provides links to the Cally (cally.com) scheduling software site. To receive that email, contact cbaypickleball@gmail.com and request to be added to the distribution list.

To register for the session, click on “Specify availability” and follow the prompts. The number of players allowed for each session is listed. 

Cost of each session is $5.00 with pickleballs provided (bring cash to the CBCC at the start of your session).

Paddles are available to rent at $3.00/session.

How to assemble our pickleball nets

Here’s a link to a set of slides on how to set up our nets:

Click on this Youtube video link to see a step-by-step procedure for setting up our nets:

Court Rules & Etiquette

1. All players entering the club will be asked a series of questions pertaining to their health to screen for CoVid infections – this is mandatory
2. Non-marking court shoes are mandatory
   1. Shoes must not have been used outside for any purpose.
   2. Players are required to change their outside shoes for their indoor court shoes at the hall – no exceptions.
3. Play will cease 15 minutes prior to session end time to permit court clean up and setting up courts for other users to follow our sessions.
4. All players must sign-in and pay session fee prior to taking to the court.
5. To allow maximum number of players to attend sessions, game times may be limited during the sessions:
   1. Possibly playing a game to 9 points
   2. Limiting warm up times
6. There is no smoking in the building nor within 10 metres of any doorway.
7. Parking area does not have stall marking lines, players are asked to be courteous and park perpendicular to hall either at the building or across the lot near the trees. There are no reserved parking areas!
8. Players are asked to respect our neighbours by limiting noises when outside the hall and to drive carefully when on Sutcliffe Road
9. On court etiquette is required of all players by:
   1. If a ball enters another court, players are required to say “PICKLE” prior to entering the court to retrieve the ball.
   2. Upon hear the word “PICKLE”, players on both courts must stop play immediately
   3. Not entering another court while play is underway
      1. Wait for play to stop and request permission to retrieve ball or access the court
   4. Do not walk behind courts when play is underway, wait until play stops to access or leave your court.
   5. Be courteous and respectful of all players and officials

Contact Information:

• Email – cbaypickleball@gmail.com

Updated January 31, 2022

Last Updated on March 24, 2022 by admin