News about Huntsville Pickleball
Huntsville Parks & Recreation centers and facilities will be closed Dec. 24-25. Centers with regular Sunday hours will be open Sunday, Dec. 26.
The City of Huntsville’s municipal offices will be closed for all non-essential personnel in observance of the New Year’s holiday on Friday, Dec. 31, and will reopen Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.
Effective 15-Nov-2021, evening play and Saturday play will no longer be available at Fern Bell. Basketball season has arrived. Sunday play will continue for a while.
Brahan Spring Recreation Center is now open for play. The floors have been refinished and taped.
The following gyms are back open for pickleball. The gym floors have been refinished and the courts re-taped.
Shurney Legacy Center
Fern Bell Recreation Center
Max Luther Drive Community Center
Optimist Park
We were just notified that gym floor refinishing at some of the facilities will start one day earlier than originally scheduled. This may be because the refinishing project at Optimist has been delayed. The court tape at Optimist has already been removed, so play is not available at this time. Depending on the delay, we may re-tape the court. Please check the website https://www.pickleball-huntsville.com/locations.php for updates. Here is the latest information available to us:
Floors will be resurfaced at Fern Bell (starting Monday), Optimist Park (starting Tuesday), Shurney Center (starting Thursday), Max Luther (starting Friday). The Club will need to retape the floors before we can play again. We’re hoping to have Fern Bell ready by Tuesday morning September 7, Optimist Park by Tuesday afternoon Sept 7, Shurney Center by Wednesday September 8, and Max Luther by Wednesday September 8. We have to work around the holiday weekend. The dates the courts will be ready may change. Weather can dictate how quickly the courts can cure and it looks like there may be some hurricane driven rain in our forecast next week. I’ll try to keep you updated!
Kate Lahti
Mark Russell will no longer have Tuesday night pickleball starting September 7, 2021.
Huntsville Pickleball Club Social
Saturday, April 17, 8:00-5:00
Sandra Moon Courts
Random Draw Round Robin play 8:30-12:00
You’ll play with different partners and against different opponents each game. You will not register with a partner for this event. Scores will be kept for each individual player. There will be a Sweet 16 playoff and prizes awarded at the end. This is a great way to meet some new players and have a lot of fun!
Box lunch served 12:00-1:00
Club open play 12:30-5:00
Sign up for the morning round robin, afternoon club open play, or both!
Lunch and a scoop of ice cream will be provided to all club members (and a plus one), but you must register ahead of time to receive them. Boxed lunches will be catered by Jimmy Johns. Our ice cream vendor, Golden Years, will be at the courts in the afternoon. Ice cream may be purchased on site. You may also pay to upgrade your complimentary ice cream scoop. All ice cream purchases less than $4 must be paid in cash.
Club members and guests are also welcome to attend if they do not wish to play. Come watch and socialize! However, because of insurance requirements, ONLY CLUB MEMBERS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE TWELVE SANDRA MOON COURTS DURING OUR EVENTS from 8:00-5:00. Please bring your own lawn chairs. Pop up tents for shade are welcome.
Please register for the Social at our club’s website: https://www.pickleball-huntsville.com/register.php. Sign up deadline is 8:00 pm, Tuesday, April 13. You will receive a confirmation email upon successful completion of your registration.
Click Here to view who is participating in the event.
The Max Luther Drive Community Center will be available for Pickleball play starting on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
It will be at least two months before the Berachah Gymnasium is available for Pickleball play.
Hello Pickleball Club,
I have some news and reminders for you.
There is a new ladies only pickleball group Tuesday afternoons, 1:00-3:00, at Optimist Recreation Center. This group has been set up by the Huntsville Parks and Recreation Department and is open to all women.
Our club trainers will be teaching pickleball lessons to beginners for the next 4-6 weeks, at various times, on the Sandra Moon courts. There will be one trainer per four beginners. The maximum number of beginners and trainers on the court at any one time should be 10 people on 2 courts, so it should make minimal impact on your play at Sandra Moon. These new players will be trying to improve their skills in the next weeks and months. Let’s welcome them, be patient with them, and include them in our play.
Huntsville Pickleball Club was organized and still operates under the umbrella of the Huntsvile Senior Center. The Senior Center would like us to view and share this video of how they are being affected by the Covid virus during this shut down. https://youtu.be/TyyC0ypw7WI
Reminders:
They mow Thursdays at Sandra Moon. Don’t park near the grass then or risk a few car dings!
Please submit all artwork you’d like us to consider for the new club logo by August 20.
I hope I haven’t forgotten anything. Play on. Stay healthy.
Kate Lahti