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The Independence courts are STILL to be used by residents and their guests.
We ask that all participants remember to follow this directive from the city.
All court rules are posted. Please follow these regulations to avoid future concerns
Starting this month pickleball 101/beginner and 102/next step lesson will be available on Tues at the Rec. Call and get a spot ASAP. limited class sizes.
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Indy and Bville clinics will resume in the spring. Be sure to stay posted for those up coming clinics and more.
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According to the city the Field House will be open for play this winter with the following regulations.
Independence OHIO Indoor Pickleball
Non-Residents:
Must be accompanied by a playing resident and Purchase a $5/day or 10/session punch card for $50.
Residents:
Enter with membership swipe card, enter pass number or pass non-membership fee.
All players:
Must have a current and completed waiver on file to play.
Share the courts and have fun. ..
At this time there are only four courts for play.
Sessions times and skill level play from the summer will continue through the winter. (Watch for any changes)
School functions and city activities take priority.
Contact the city for any other questions.
Have a great winter season.
Hello all. FYI...
Small group clinics will be run the rest of this month for the city of Independence on Tues for beginners (101) and Thurs for next level skill players (102). Contact the city to register. Space is limited.
Also running clinics for Brecksville for Beginners on Mon and Fridays next week. As well as trying to get a youth group 8-16 yrs old the week of sept 25th. Again contact the Brecksville Rec for those sessions.
Hope to see you at one of those to learn the basics and reinforce correct skill development at the next level clinics.
More pickleball 101 and 102 lessons in Sept at the Indy civic. Limited class sizes. Be sure to get a spot.
The City wants to remind us about the court usage policy.
The Independence Pickleball Courts are for Residents and their guests.
All scheduled sessions are posted at the courts.
All participants are to follow the local posted rules.
SHARE the courts by using the rack system so all participants may enjoy the facility.
Any play outside of scheduled sessions is required to continue and follow the posted share-the-court policy when applicable.
Courts are NOT first come first serve and are not designated as reserved unless it is part of the City of Independence programming or event planning.
When all courts are filled play shall continue with the "rack" social rotation method.
Designated level play is solely up to the discretion of each player's identified ability. All are welcome to play and be challenged at any level. Know your level of play as well as respect the level of play of others.
OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED PLAY:
When all courts are filled there are a few options.
1. Winners stay and split
or
2. 4 on and 4 off rotation
Rotate in a social manner acceptable to the circumstance and SHARE the space.
Any questions should be directed to the recreation dept.
Play nice, share the courts, and be safe.
ATTENTION!
Aug 5th the courts will be CLOSED 8am-12pm for the Annual HOMEDAY PICKLEBALL tournament.
We look forward to having another eventful time.
REGISTRATION is CLOSED at this time.
Attention Independence Resident Beginner Pickleballer's
Recently forgot my little red tripod chair at the Indy courts. It has a Great Lakes Regional logo on it.
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There was some confusion on the recently posted schedule. Sorry for that.
AM will have up to 3 cts of Adv/Int play. Know your playing level for the added challenge. There is no rack system as of now just line up paddles along fence and play nice. Again, it is designed for players who are Advanced intermediate 3.5+..
(Generally speaking---Can you change the pace of the ball at will, direct or redirect the ball for placement on command, are you dinking 70-75% + of the time to neutralize the pace of the game, are you demonstrating higher level game strategies.)
See the post for all other times.
The city continues to remind us that play is for residence and their guests. They have assigned a new staff member to monitoring the courts at various times.
Please read and follow posted signs for session and non session play times. The city courts are NOT a first come first serve and hold the courts place when they are busy. If they are crowded during off times... You can play with your group but you must come off and wait for the next open court. Play fair, play with integrity and have fun.
Looking back...
A short history lesson of the Indpendence Pickleball Courts.
Back in 2014 I asked if I could teach a badminton clinic to those who may want to learn and start a new activity. I was then asked if I could introduce this “new” pickleball game as well along with badminton. I taught them both as a P.E teacher so it was no big deal. I set up a few clinics for the recreation department and pickleball was the big hit and those who attended the clinics wanted more. Pickleball Independence started to take root. I was able to get 8-10 ladies who would help set up indoor nets and then learn to play. In the nice weather we went out to the nonexistent courts at the time, chalked and taped the lines down each and every time we played and had to set up portable nets so we could play on the tennis surface in the then open space. As time went on people became curious and even more wanted to play. We were then able to mark courts on the gym floor so that we could play inside as well during cooler weather. No field house yet!
By spring of 2015 the Rec. Dept was looking to expand to the outdoors. Laura E., I spent six weeks prepping the courts for painting and lining so that we could open our new six court complex. By June we had permanent nets systems in place.
As it started to catch on, the ladies and had friends and the friends had friends, and so on. I had to ask the city Rec. Dept if we could invite these nonresidents to participate with us at a low fee for indoor play, but this would mean it would have been more than the 4:1 ratio. They kindly agreed, and a punch card was created for those paying individuals. The group began to grow each month and over the years since then, if I had to guess, we have probably seen 800+ different people come on the courts over the years including the Kiwanis winter tournaments.
Players have told me they come to the Independence courts because it was organized for level play and had a system of rotation that allows many to participate at their current skill level of play enjoyment.
The rotational model that we use today has been used widely around the country for decades as pickleball spread nationally. Each successful community program has some sort of organizational play so that those of like skill and/or age can enjoy the game at either, what I’ll call here, “casual competitive recreation play” or “higher assertive competitive play.” Some communities are very strict on level of play attendance.
As an ambassador to the sport over the years locally and across the nation I have experienced the sports accelerated growth firsthand. In just the last eight years alone since I have been active at a higher level not only in play but at the national organizational level, pickleball is moving towards the six million+ mark of active players rapidly here in the states and not to mention what is happening across the world. Thus, the reason for it being called the “fastest growing sport”.
Just six years ago communities were still asking what pickleball was or if they did know about it, they may have built 1 or 2 courts. Now in many cases, communities are building or refurbishing existing space at the rate of 4-20+ court complexes nationally.
Independence was on the leading edge of recreation departments back in 2015 when they so generously added the six permanent courts as we have now. Since they were originally set up, they have been resurfaced one time and upgraded for community use. It’s no wonder others come to take advantage of what our taxes have paid for. Soon they will need another “face-lift”.
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