Name: Novice Pickleball Indoors, RA Centre, 60 mins, $7.50, with John
Start: 2024-11-15T14:45:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-15T16:15:00-05:00

**Read** **All: *Courts Now Booked*,** **for 13 ppl including myself, Check Back status before the event. Be All ready to play at 3:00 pm. Do not enter courts before 3:00 pm. Check your Direct & Event Messages !**
**Novice = You know most rules and score counting & serves and returns of easy serves are reliable.**
**This is Not a 'Casual' Event! You Must Be Committed to attending**.
I have spare paddles. Get on Waitlist, then if you are a Novice and in good standing, and I actually get a court, and your messaging is enabled, I'll move you to Going. If 5 or 9 are already signed up, put yourself on the waitlist to show interest in this event and time, and its good in case someone drops out.
With a history of no-shows or cancelations you will not be going to these events. Your direct messaging must be enabled.
**Read All the following to the bottom**, especially if the 1st or 2nd time for this event.

**This event intended for Novice that want to improve their Pickleball play.**
For unsupervised, non-coached play, 1 hour. I try to arrange events for Beginners, 'Random Play', and Intermediate as well. For Novice, we do the regular warm up drill, then play. In most clubs and City drop-ins, people play pickleball with the rules.

Others depend on your attendance, and I am tracking. **Keep your Eye on the Ball!** Please **Update your RSVP ASAP if you find things don't work out, even if you are on the waitlist, and remove your RSVP if you cannot check your change in Waitlist status before this event.** **Cancel your Going RSVP at least 24 hours before this event**. When you sign-up, Please Plan your day for this event, and check the weather forecast.

**Read the Safety Rules below**.
You must have a photo where your face is recognizable.

Use personal message to explain late cancelations from 'Going'.
Use Event Chat on how to improve these events or other feedback.

Arrive by 2:45 PM, we must go on the courts at 3:00 pm and must leave the courts at 4:00 pm Sharp. **Arrive earlier if you are unfamiliar** with the RA Centre. Its recommended to use the East Wing entrance, you see the sign driving by. Watch the Step going through the door there - crazy. **Free Parking** is further east.
There are **women's & men's locker-change rooms downstairs** (from where we enter the courts), get the door code form the front desk, bring lock.

Restrooms: down the hall & in change rooms.
The Pickleball Lounge is no longer available.

Cost: **$7.50 paid to me in cash** at the event. Its best to bring a **$5 bill + Change or $10 less change**.

**What to Bring:** water, pickleball paddle and appropriate sportswear and Indoor runners/sneakers, maybe a small towel, maybe a fav pickleball, a lock. **You Must Not wear shoes worn outdoors**.

By your registration to this event, you are agreeing to absolve any responsibilities or liabilities on the host(s) and organizer(s) of any injuries to yourself, or lost or stolen items, while participating in this event or any accidents that may occur in travel to and from this event. Pickle ball provides some physical stress, and requires some physical coordination. By signing up you also agree that you are in sufficiently sound physical condition.
I am not trained in First Aid, physical training, or Pickleball instruction.
You agree to sign up to this event totally at your own risk.
I will do my best to provide a positive experience and welcome your feedback.
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# Safety Rules: a priority.

* **don't chase the ball if it is obviously going out**. I would worry that people may also collide with each other or the wall.
* when your ball goes into another court, **yell "Ball on Court"**
* **never run or walk onto or near another court while play is in action**. Ask to retrieve your ball once play is stopped.
* **Never run backwards**, turn sideways and shuffle or turn around and run forward
* Remain mindful of your partner's position. In Pickleball we play side-to-side, not front & back. So generally you stay on your side of the court.
* **Doing a Smash?** Direct your shot away from your opponents or at their feet.

# **\- Hold the paddle correctly with a lighter grip \- help to avoid injury to your wrist : Use the Continental Grip\. See the top video : https://ca\.video\.search\.yahoo\.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=UTF\-8&p=how\+to\+grip\+pickleball\+paddle&type=E211CA1056G0\#id=1&vid=bf9bb17bcc7262320209f7952722dd5f&action=click**

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# Pointers :

\- how to count the scoring and rules for playing :
https://thepickler.com/blogs/pickleball-blog/pickleball-scoring-rules

\- how to serve: search YouTube videos

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Arrive earlier if not familiar with RA.  Read 'How to Find Us'. Go on courts Only at 3:00 pm! You are a Novice player, intending to play the rules. Need to borrow a paddle from me, free?

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