Finley Park December 26, 2016
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Links to pickleball websites or useful information:
Places2Play: Locate nearby pickleball venues when traveling. https://www.places2play.org
USAPA (USA Pickleball Association) Official Website. https://www.usapa.org/
Pickleball Tournaments Website. View tournament results, upcoming tournaments and register for tournaments:
https://secure.pickleballtournaments.com/pbt_main.pl
International Federation of Pickleball: http://ifpickleball.org/
Approved Ball List: https://equipment.usapickleball.org/ball-list/
Sonoma County Pickleball Club Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1149191031811182/?ref=group_header
Santa Cruz Pickleball Club Website: https://santacruzpickleballclub.org/
Pickleball Forum Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1340630926008388/?ref=group_header
International PB Teaching Professional Association: http://iptpa.com/
Pickleball Channel: http://www.pickleballchannel.com/
Super Senior International PB Association: http://www.ssipa-pb.org/
Jack Olmstead’s videos of PB play at Finley and Howarth:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOD89c4nt4hRoLkNfQNgwcJDb1ws8K7pa
Official Rulebook: https://usapickleball.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-Rulebook-Indexed-FINAL-01-22-21.pdf
Local Coaches available for lessons and email addresses:
Adam MacKinnon: adammackinnon@gmail.com
Hung To: hungtos@gmail.com
Dale Hetzer: pbcoachdale@gmail.com
Adam MacKinnon: adammackinnon@gmail.com
Hung To: hungtos@gmail.com
Dale Hetzer: pbcoachdale@gmail.com
Pickleball Products
Sonoma Design Apparel (Eddie Brascia's Joint): http://dinktee.com/
Rossi’s (local racquet sports store carrying pickleball items: rossiracquetsports.com
Play It Again Sports carries Pickleball gear: https://www.playitagainsportssantarosa.com/
Pickleball Central (Coupon code: CRSRP): http://www.pickleballcentral.com/
Local Ambassadors:
Arlene Knudsen - Sonoma County: arleneknu@aol.com
Kathy Kerst - Santa Rosa: kathykerst@tds.net
Candi Phillips - Novato: candycephillips@yahoo.com
George Silvas - Novato: gbs2753@gmail.com
Bill Petrie - Rohnert Park: wpetrie123@gmail.com
Anita Kratka - Healdsburg: alouk2858@gmail com
Arlene Knudsen - Sonoma County: arleneknu@aol.com
Kathy Kerst - Santa Rosa: kathykerst@tds.net
Candi Phillips - Novato: candycephillips@yahoo.com
George Silvas - Novato: gbs2753@gmail.com
Bill Petrie - Rohnert Park: wpetrie123@gmail.com
Anita Kratka - Healdsburg: alouk2858@gmail com
2021 USA Pickleball Western Regional Tournament September 13-19 Fountain Valley, CA
Welcome to the 2021 USA Pickleball West Regional Championship! The tournament will once again be held in Fountain Valley, CA on September 13-19.
We are excited to open registration to the general public on May 11th.
This email contains details concerning registration – Please read it thoroughly.
Anything in this email can be shared with your partners or friends. Our intent is to prepare you for the registration process and avoid potential problems when you are ready to register.
Lots of changes are happening in Pickleball, as the sport continues to develop. One of those changes is how the registration process is handled. We strongly encourage you to review the checklist below and complete the tasks as soon as possible. This will help you enjoy a smoother registration process for all USA Pickleball sanctioned tournaments.
• USA Pickleball Membership
• Required for any USA Pickleball sanctioned event.
• Check to see when it is due (this will be referred to as valid date)
• Check tournament dates. The West Regional is 9/13-9/19.
• Your USA Pickleball Membership MUST BE VALID through the last day of the tournament plus one day. It will need to be valid through at least 9/20/2021 BEFORE YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
• If all the above is met, then you will be okay to register. If not, then update your USA Pickleball Membership NOW.
• Do you have a Pickleball Tournaments player profile?
• Yes - then is it up to date?
No - then you will need to create one before you can register for the tournament.
• Make sure it is current. That way USA Pickleball and Pickleball Tournaments will be able to work together to better serve you.
• Each time you register for a tournament, the registration uses the information in your player profile to start the registration process. If you have already registered for a tournament and make a change to your player profile, the previous registered tournament information will not be affected. Keep it up to date!
• Update your PickleballTournaments.com player profile
• Create account (if new) or Player Login (existing player account)
• Update my profile (I have listed some information to double check)
• 1st screen: Does it match your driver’s license.
• First name: matches your driver’s license.
• Middle name: if used on your driver’s license.
• Last name: matches your driver’s license.
• Nickname: name you wish to have displayed on all public listings for tournaments
• YOU WILL NEED TO PRODUCE your driver’s license each time you check-in for your daily scheduled events. No driver’s license, no play. Driver’s license does not match your name on the tournament registration, you do not play.
• 3rd screen: Text phone - list a number in format xxx-xxx-xxxx
• During the tournament, you will receive a text message when your bracket has been started on the event desk. If you receive one at 5:30 am, it just means your tournament team has started working for the day and your bracket has the first start time of the day. Look at the tournament schedule. You will then receive a text message when we have assigned your match to a court. After you check-in, you can report to the assigned court. Yes, you MUST check-in each day.
• We will only make a loudspeaker announcement for your match if you do not report to the court when assigned. There will be a SECOND & FINAL call to report to court. Then a no show on the court will result in a forfeiture of your match.
• 4th screen: MAKE SURE your USA Pickleball Membership number is listed in the USAPA field.
• This is critical for sanctioned tournaments, as the tournament software takes the number listed in this field and matches it against the USA Pickleball database. If no number is listed or is an incorrect number, the system will not let you register for the tournament until fixed.
• 5th screen: MAKE SURE check mark is present.
• Public Listing: ☑ Please read first.
• Gives permission to the tournament team, registration coordinator and event desk manager to communicate with you! Help us help you.
• 6th screen: Verify information requested above has been completed.
• Name listed matches your driver’s license.
• USA Pickleball Membership # is listed
• Text phone
• Public Listing Yes
In summary, here are the dates to remember:
2021 Dates
TIMES (PST)
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Monday, April 28th
TBD
Preregistration invite with link will be sent to 2019 West Region Medal Winners & West Region Ambassadors
Sunday, May 2nd
9:00 am
Preregistration Opens
Saturday, May 8th
Midnight
Preregistration Closes
Your Fees MUST Be Paid to Hold Your Teams Spot in the Bracket
Partners without pre-registration will register when open to the public.
Tuesday, May 11th
6:00 am
Open Registration Begins
5.0/4.5 Players - your 2-digit UTPR for the event designates when you can register for that event
10:00 am
4.0/3.5 Players - your 2-digit UTPR for the event designates when you can register for that event
6:00 pm
3.0/2.5 Players - your 2-digit UTPR for the event designates when you can register for that event - no 2.5 brackets will be offered they will register for a 3.0 bracket
Wednesday, May 12th
Now BOTH players must be registered & Fees paid to HOLD a Spot in the Bracket. If a waitlist has formed, then teams with NR (not registered) partners or partners with unpaid fees will be moved to the waitlist.
Thursday, July 15th
Registration Closes
2021 USA Pickleball West Regional Championship Registration Team
We are excited to open registration to the general public on May 11th.
This email contains details concerning registration – Please read it thoroughly.
Anything in this email can be shared with your partners or friends. Our intent is to prepare you for the registration process and avoid potential problems when you are ready to register.
Lots of changes are happening in Pickleball, as the sport continues to develop. One of those changes is how the registration process is handled. We strongly encourage you to review the checklist below and complete the tasks as soon as possible. This will help you enjoy a smoother registration process for all USA Pickleball sanctioned tournaments.
• USA Pickleball Membership
• Required for any USA Pickleball sanctioned event.
• Check to see when it is due (this will be referred to as valid date)
• Check tournament dates. The West Regional is 9/13-9/19.
• Your USA Pickleball Membership MUST BE VALID through the last day of the tournament plus one day. It will need to be valid through at least 9/20/2021 BEFORE YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
• If all the above is met, then you will be okay to register. If not, then update your USA Pickleball Membership NOW.
• Do you have a Pickleball Tournaments player profile?
• Yes - then is it up to date?
No - then you will need to create one before you can register for the tournament.
• Make sure it is current. That way USA Pickleball and Pickleball Tournaments will be able to work together to better serve you.
• Each time you register for a tournament, the registration uses the information in your player profile to start the registration process. If you have already registered for a tournament and make a change to your player profile, the previous registered tournament information will not be affected. Keep it up to date!
• Update your PickleballTournaments.com player profile
• Create account (if new) or Player Login (existing player account)
• Update my profile (I have listed some information to double check)
• 1st screen: Does it match your driver’s license.
• First name: matches your driver’s license.
• Middle name: if used on your driver’s license.
• Last name: matches your driver’s license.
• Nickname: name you wish to have displayed on all public listings for tournaments
• YOU WILL NEED TO PRODUCE your driver’s license each time you check-in for your daily scheduled events. No driver’s license, no play. Driver’s license does not match your name on the tournament registration, you do not play.
• 3rd screen: Text phone - list a number in format xxx-xxx-xxxx
• During the tournament, you will receive a text message when your bracket has been started on the event desk. If you receive one at 5:30 am, it just means your tournament team has started working for the day and your bracket has the first start time of the day. Look at the tournament schedule. You will then receive a text message when we have assigned your match to a court. After you check-in, you can report to the assigned court. Yes, you MUST check-in each day.
• We will only make a loudspeaker announcement for your match if you do not report to the court when assigned. There will be a SECOND & FINAL call to report to court. Then a no show on the court will result in a forfeiture of your match.
• 4th screen: MAKE SURE your USA Pickleball Membership number is listed in the USAPA field.
• This is critical for sanctioned tournaments, as the tournament software takes the number listed in this field and matches it against the USA Pickleball database. If no number is listed or is an incorrect number, the system will not let you register for the tournament until fixed.
• 5th screen: MAKE SURE check mark is present.
• Public Listing: ☑ Please read first.
• Gives permission to the tournament team, registration coordinator and event desk manager to communicate with you! Help us help you.
• 6th screen: Verify information requested above has been completed.
• Name listed matches your driver’s license.
• USA Pickleball Membership # is listed
• Text phone
• Public Listing Yes
In summary, here are the dates to remember:
2021 Dates
TIMES (PST)
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Monday, April 28th
TBD
Preregistration invite with link will be sent to 2019 West Region Medal Winners & West Region Ambassadors
Sunday, May 2nd
9:00 am
Preregistration Opens
Saturday, May 8th
Midnight
Preregistration Closes
Your Fees MUST Be Paid to Hold Your Teams Spot in the Bracket
Partners without pre-registration will register when open to the public.
Tuesday, May 11th
6:00 am
Open Registration Begins
5.0/4.5 Players - your 2-digit UTPR for the event designates when you can register for that event
10:00 am
4.0/3.5 Players - your 2-digit UTPR for the event designates when you can register for that event
6:00 pm
3.0/2.5 Players - your 2-digit UTPR for the event designates when you can register for that event - no 2.5 brackets will be offered they will register for a 3.0 bracket
Wednesday, May 12th
Now BOTH players must be registered & Fees paid to HOLD a Spot in the Bracket. If a waitlist has formed, then teams with NR (not registered) partners or partners with unpaid fees will be moved to the waitlist.
Thursday, July 15th
Registration Closes
2021 USA Pickleball West Regional Championship Registration Team