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Rotation for ALL

Posted by Claudia Fontana on Jan 14 2015 at 04:00PM PST

We have been blessed to have so many new people come to play at the Civic from higher level skilled player to total newcomers to the sport and we hope to continue to grow.

But it seem that only two courts causes some rotational problems. Each night we never know the number or level of players that are coming. SO in order to balance out play it is important that ALL players understand the level of players we have. They range from 1.0 to 4.0 on any given night.

We have tried different ways of organizing the rotation from paddle stacking to charts and now we are going to try a timed PLAY this Sunday for a change of pace. This is an effort to find what works best and to mix up the pickleball adventure. There are multiple ways to rotate players but it's important that we find a fair way for all players to get a chance to play various skilled level players each sessio,  as this is OPEN play. It is also important that SAME skill level  players play each other to meet their enjoyment needs. Not only for social purposes but for competition sake.

The first hour of play we will be playing SPEEDY DILL PICKLE..

Every 12 minutes we will be switching courts.. Winners Stay and split, Loser walk to next court and/or sub out to WAIT their turn. This will accomodate 5 matches to play in that hour.. 

Ties will be sudden death by RALLY point score.. When time is called the next put down wins.. No matter who is serving next. PLEASE keep the play moving NO stalling tactics.

The SECOND hour of play will be by level ratings.  PLEASE see how to rate yourself in the handouts link of this site. Or go to USAPA.org .. If you need help ask me, I've had many years of evaluating sport skill.. I'll be honest with no nonsense.  PLEASE rate yourself and be honest with your thoughts.. 80% of people who rank themselves rate themselves higher than what they really are. Better to rank low and then if you are continually winnning against these groups then move up.

Players of 1.0-2.5 will play on court 1 closest to  enterance. Players 3.0 and up on court 2 farthest from door.

If we have more open courts that day I'll make a call then and we can split the courts accordingly.

Each court should rotate players in and out.. I ask that you rotate the players evenly and fairly. Don't start a game without a rotation of players on and off your court.. Please DO NOT stoy and rotate the same people without asking if someone wants to join that group.. If you are on the court for more than 3 games straight please share the time and rotate out. 

Everyone is here to enjoy the game and the competition..

We are scheduled for 2 hours of play but SOMETIMES we can go longer if courts are not requested by residentsfor their enjoyment.. We want to keep the management happy.

Play fair, Play hard and Share the Joy of the Game..

FOR MORE DETAIL of TIMED PLAY SEE NEXT ARTICLE

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