TOURNAMENT WEEKEND
Shirts are back and Tournament fun is about to begin!
Your Timber Pines Pickleball club will be taking orders for shirts (long sleeve, short sleeve, and tanks) along with selling decals at the tournament, this coming Friday and Saturday.
Please bring checks or cash to the tournament for purchases. The Decals are $2 each, so it would be helpful to bring ones if you wish to purchase those.
We will hold our 50/50 raffles each day as well.
Last but not least, our famous hotdogs lunches (including drink and chips) are for sale too, for only $5 , so come have lunch and watch some great pickleball!
COOKOUT ON FEBRUARY 1st
Sally Sober is volunteering for this event.
The main dish is Steak sandwiches & homemade soups. Please note this is different from other emails.
As usual, please bring a side dish / dessert for 6-8 people, and let us know what you’re bringing.
Cost is $5 per person to cover the cost of the entree.
Make sure to sign-up under the TPPCI members heading and enjoy some wonderful delectables and camaraderie.
Sign-up sheets are open
TPPCI BOARD ELECTIONS
It’s that time of year again when the Pickleball Club (TPPCI) will be holding its annual meeting and election of board members. At this meeting, we will be electing five (5) board members, two of whom will serve a one (1) year term and three of whom will serve a two (2) year term. The meeting will be held on March 13, 2025 at 10 a.m. at the PAC.
We invite and encourage candidates from each group (level of play) to seek a position on the board and continue the positive work which has been a part of this club from its inception. We welcome a diversity of ideas and encourage equitable treatment for all members. With the explosive growth which has occurred over the past years, we hope a many of you will step forward and volunteer to serve on our B.O.D. Interested members, please submit a short bio about yourself and indicate why you want to become a TPPCI board member. This information will be shared with other club members via email and the bulletin board so that they can be “acquainted” with you prior to the vote on March 13.
Please email your responses to no later than February 11, 2024.
PICKLEBALL BASH
Tickets will go on sale Thursday, February 6 for the annual Pickleball Bash on March 7th. They will be sold at the pavilion and sales will start promptly at 9 AM. Members may buy a table of 8, all tickets purchased have to be Pickleball members prior to ticket sales. Please note that the sale date is different from previous communications.
Flyer with details here
DEN UPDATE - TIMELINE OPTION
Without previous notification, the Pickleball Den Administration removed the timeline option from the Den. It may be reinstated at a future date. Many of our members used this option to receive emails from the Club. Now, everyone will receive the notifications from the Club from in the email address you provided the Club when you joined. If you, or another member, is not receiving the emails, please check your spam, junk or trash folders.
You can also help receive the emails by adding these two email
addresses to your contact list (whitelist): tppickleballclub@gmail.com and noreply@pickle4.com. (see attached pdf for directions).
If you, or another member, are still having problems, please send an email
to the Club email (tppickleballclub@gmail.com) so we can assist you..
SKILLS AND DRILLS
You've been playing PB for a while. You can serve, return, and volley a little. What's next?
At Skills and Drills you can improve your game by practicing:
- touch
- placement
- court positioning
- strategy
Come give it a try! Sundays 1-3 PM. Sign up on the Den.
MORE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME
Bob Dalley has returned to the courts and has stepped up. He has volunteered to provide free concierge training at a mutually agreeable time to anyone needing help with their game or getting started in pickleball and who cannot make it to the scheduled classes.
Contact: Bob Dalley
Beginning on January 18, Brion Fahey will begin an instructional series for "A Players" on every other Saturday. Please watch the den for sign up information.
BEGINNERS
Hesitant to intermingle with the more experienced players?
Play other beginners during NPU Level D.
- Sundays, 3PM-5PM on Court 3.
- Tuesdays, 7PM-9PM on Courts 3 & 4
Build your confidence and ability
Sign Up under the TPPCI Members (Club Events) heading
Beginner lessons are on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, from 7PM-9PM on Courts 1 & 2
WEDNESDAY ABCD ROUND ROBIN
Please join us for Wednesday night ABCD, please sign up on the Den. In order for you to be placed in groups to play, please check in at the courts 15 minutes prior to play at 5pm. Thank you.
NPU GUIDELINES UPDATE
- Winners Stay And Split
- Losers Place Paddles At Back Of Rack
- 2 Consecutives Wins-Leave Court And Place Paddle At Back Of Rack
SAVE THE DATES (more details coming)
- 2/1: Cookout at 530 – Sally Sober
- 2/11: Board Meeting at 1:00 pm at the Wellness Center
- 3/1: Cookout at 530 – Tim Newman and Kristine Richard
- 3/7: Pickleball Bash
- 3/13: Annual Meeting @10am at the PAC
- 3/14,15: Memorial Tournament
- 4/5: Cookout at 530 - Karen Ellis, Kathy Graap, Marie Christel
- 4/8: Board Meeting at 1:00 pm at the Wellness Center
DEN SCHEDULE
The schedule is up and running the next 2 weeks.
A reminder of the new Den sign ups
- To play in club events, such as NPU, ABCD, lessons or signing up for cookouts, choose Sign-Ups under the TPPCl Members section. (Club Events). Bottom section of the Den home page
- To book any open court, choose sign-ups under the TPCA Pickleball section (Open Play). Top section of the Den home page.