Challenger Gym’s pickleball hours for July 29 – August 2

Challenger Gym’s pickleball hours for the week of July 29 – August 2 2024 are as follows:
Monday July 29: 3:00pm – 8:00pm
Tuesday July 30: 3:00pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday July 31: 3:00pm – 5:00pm & 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Thursday August 1: 4:30pm – 8:00pm
Friday August 2: 4:30pm – 8:00pm

HPC “Beat the Heat” Tropical Tournament – July 27

Summer is upon us and temperatures are getting hotter!  By July, we expect things to really heat up.  So, we’ve planned a fun event for you to play and stay cool…come BEAT THE HEAT at our first Tropical Tournament on July 27, indoors at the UAH Fitness Center.  See our flyer below. Register for the tournament at www.pickleball-huntsville.com/register_beat_the_heat_tournament_2024.php

This will be a free, fun, social format, for all skill levels, like our holiday tournaments.  Be sure to note how you can earn your bonus points.  Medals awarded to top 3 players.  And we have some really cool, pickleball themed door prizes that all attendees have a chance to win.

Club members only (for liability reasons), so join or renew before you register.  Come play with old friends and meet some new ones.  If you’d just like to come watch and socialize, that’s okay, too – we’d love to see you there!

Summer Pickleball at Mark Russell Recreation Center

This information is from Huntsville Parks and Recreation. The Location & Times page will be updated when needed.

This summer, we are trying to accommodate many programs and sports at the Mark Russell Recreation Center, such as our Summer Camp program and ongoing fitness classes.  In order to do this, we are going to have to revise the Summer Pickleball schedule.  We will be removing some morning times (Mondays and Tuesdays), but we will also be adding some additional evening and specialty times.  These times are only for June 3-July 26.  Please see the details below.

!! UPCOMING SUMMER PROGRAMS AT MARK RUSSELL—ONLY HELD JUNE 3-JULY 26 !!  (CLOSED ON JUNE 19 AND JULY 4)

Please read and follow these times and age requirements as we will be enforcing them this summer.

PICKLEBALL

  1. Family/Youth Pickleball for families with youth ages 15 and younger to play in timed sessions—Thursdays from 4-7:45 p.m.
  2. Social Pickleball ages 16 and up to play in timed sessions—Tuesday nights from 5-7:45 p.m. (except June 25); Wednesday-Friday from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Trash Pandas Pickleball Night

Huntsville Pickleball Club – come celebrate pickleball night at the Trash Pandas game, June 9th, 4pm.  The Trash Pandas team has set aside group seating for area pickleball Clubs and their players.  Grab some of your pickleball friends with two options for purchase:

1. Seats only, no commemorative paddle:  https://offer.fevo.com/chattanooga-lookouts-2xnrwf4-88fae0e

2. Seats w/commemorative paddle:  https://www.milb.com/rocket-city/tickets/theme-days?fevoUri=chattanooga-lookouts-4q6vchh-947bfeb%2F

After you complete your purchase, there is a link you can send to others you wish to sit with. If they use the link you send them, FEVO will sit them next to your tickets. 

Thank you!

Judy Hayes

Fern Bell gym floor refinishing update.

Originally the Fern Bell Gym was scheduled to not be available for pickleball from 01-Apr-2024 thru 28-Apr-2024 because the gym floors are being refinished. We were notified today that the gym will not be available until mid to late May of 2024. We’ll keep you updated on our website.

As of 17-May-2024, Huntsville Parks and Recreation does not yet have a firm date as to when Fern Bell will be available for pickleball.