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THE FUN CLUB THAT WELCOMES PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS
FROM BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED!!
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President's Letter
Tony Stam, President
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Court Construction Update
Mike Klatt, Vice President
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On Friday April 22nd Construction Committee member, Larry Garnett, and I met with Mitch for a status update. Here is a summary:
- We are still waiting for Charlotte County approval of the site plan. Once we have County approval, we can then plan the move of the Rampart Arts & Crafts building.
- Also, after County approval, the Maple Leaf Maintenance group will begin earthwork which will include:
- grading,
- taking out most of the trees behind all the courts, including courts one and two,
- moving the berms back a few feet and extending them all to 8 feet, and
- replanting new trees along the berm.
- We confirmed the eight-foot fencing between courts 3 & 4.
- The internet cabling currently running behind the courts will NOT have to be moved.
- Electrical conduit must be installed at the back side of court 4.
- ML Maintenance is currently making plans for pipes around the bottom of Courts 1 & 2 to eliminate safety hazards.
We will continue to keep you advised of any new developments and timelines. Thank you for your support, understanding, and patience.
Mike Klatt, Chair-MLPC Construction Task Force
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Summer Ambassadors
Katie Gove, Player Development/Training
New this summer to ML Pickleball are Summer Ambassadors, Karen Garnett & Dorothy Klatt! Karen and Dorothy have volunteered to meet with new players or people interested in knowing more about the sport and our club. They have met with 11 excited folks so far and have given them a brief introduction to the game, rules, and sportsmanship. Great job!!!
If you or you know someone who is new to the game or interested in knowing more about Maple Leaf Pickleball, call Karen Garnett at (715) 577- 4545 or Mike Klatt at (417) 230-3239.
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The Pickleball Club Thursday night get-togethers are continuing this summer!
Every Thursday
6:00pm
Sundeck
BYO Beverages
Join in for
Dinkin'
Thinkin'
&
Drinkin'!!!
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Maple Leaf Pickleball Club preferred balls are available to members & non-members for
$3 each.
The pickleballs are weighted to withstand wind and drilled with 40 holes. They are highly consistent and resists wear & tear and are USA Pickleball approved.
To purchase, please contact
Mike Klatt.
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Please join our private facebook group “Maple Leaf Pickleball Club”.
This Facebook Group is private, only members of our ML Pickleball Club can join.
Below is the link to join. Once on the group page, click the Join Group button, agree to our rules, and begin sharing your pictures and stories!
Join our FB Group Page!
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As a ML Pickleball Club member, you can receive 5% off almost everything you purchase from PickleballCentral.com.
When checking out, simply type in our club’s unique discount code (CRMLPC) in the coupon code box, hit the “apply” button and you’ll see 5% of the bill disappear!
Every time you use our club’s discount code, 5% of your eligible purchase goes into our club’s reward fund which we can use to purchase anything Pickleball Central sells.
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Never too early to start planning for our participation in the "Party in the Park"!
Sunday, Nov 13th
1pm - 5pm
Sandbar parking lot/Deck
This is a decades old ML celebration to welcome back our Snowbird neighbors & friends. Our Pickleball Club will prepare and staff the wine booth (how appropriate)!
If interested in volunteering, email Chris at
117cantunes@gmail.com
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Welcome Brenda Laughhunn! (law-hon)
ML Pickleball Club Safety Coordinator
I am grateful to have been asked, by Mike Klatt, to serve in this role. In my short time here at ML, we have seen scrapes, strains, and a life-threatening cardiac event on the court. As a result, we now have an excellent First Aid kit and supplies that will be continuously updated and replenished.
As an RN with 36 years of experience including CPR certification, part of my role will be exploring opportunities and sharing proven tested information to make our pickleball time as safe as possible including CPR & Defibrillator trainings. I'm excited to get started and would love to hear from you any ideas or recommendations.
Brenda - brenda.laugh7@gmail.com
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Monday morning (5/2), over 24 players!! | |
Summer Schedule
We are "stacking paddles" all summer, for all members and new players who would like to join us, between 7:30am - 11am.
All other times are open to everyone.
A BIG thank you to Ted Beebe for designing & building the paddle stacker!!
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2022/2023 Season Event Dates | |
| Member Registration Day #1 | Sunday, Nov 6, 2022 | 2pm- 4pm | | Party in the Park | Sunday, Nov 13,2022 | 1pm - 5pm | | Ladder Leagues Begins | Mixed - Mon, Nov 14, 2022
Women's -Wed, Nov 16, 2022
Men's -Fri, Nov 18, 2022 | 9am-3pm
12pm- 4pm
1pm- 6pm | | Fun Tournament #1 | Saturday, Nov 19, 2022 | All day | | Member Registration Day #2 | Monday, Jan 2, 2023 | 2pm-4pm | | Fun Tournament #2 | Saturday, Jan 14, 2023 | All day | | Club Championship | Fri, Sat, Sun-Feb 24, 25, 26 | All day | | Annual General Meeting | Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023
(tentative) | 2pm-4:30pm | |
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Scoring Helpful Hint
When a team’s score is even, the player who served first in that game must be on the right (even-facing the net) side of the court and on the left (odd) side when the score is odd. Or, expressed alternately, when the first server of that game is on the right side of the court, that team’s score should be even. If this is not the case, then either the players are positioned on the wrong side of the court or the called score is inaccurate.
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