IN THIS NEWSLETTER: Please scroll to the end to see all the important items!
New Members
Congratulations IPTA Rating
Arrival T-shirts and Hats
March Beginner Lessons
Bunco night for St. Jude
Join St. Jude Supporters
March Social Pickelball Rodeo and St. Jude Fundraiser
Senior Games needs volunteers
Drills
Assisted Play
3.5 Women's Skill Level Play
4.0 Women's Skill Level Play
Did you Know?
IPTA Ratings
QCPC Board Meeting
March clinics with Sean Ricard
General Membership Meeting
Court Cleaning Schedule
Laura Whipple
Tom Whipple
Deanna Simpson
Ted Johnson
CONGRATULATIONS
JIM EISELE
ON PASSING YOUR IPTA RATING1!
ARRIVAL
QC Pickleball Club T-Shirts and Hats
The long awaited t-shirts and hats are ready for pickup. We will be stationed at the Ramada for the next two round robins...March 4th and March 11th. Please stop to pick up your order.
If you are not available on those days, please email me for a pick up time at my home.
Susan Jones
March 13 and March 20 from 1-3 pm
If you participated in a QCPC Introduction to Pickleball session (or equivalent) and have not yet attended QCPC Beginner Pickleball classes, you are invited to attend Beginner classes.
These classes will build upon skills introduced in the Intro session and introduce you to additional elements of the game.
You must sign up in advance using the link below.
Wear athletic clothing and shoes.
If you have questions, contact Dave Mungo at djmungo@hotmail.com.
Please Join Us for ….
BUNCO NIGHT
Benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 5:00 – 9:00 PM
Madera Clubhouse
Your $100/pp ticket includes
4-course dinner
a $50 donation to St. Jude.
Seating is limited, with advance notice to QCPC Members.
Remaining seats will be advertised to the general public on March 5, 2020.
Share great food, laughter, drinks, dancing, and donate to a great cause!
Email Erika Lochow at elochow@msn.com to reserve your seat,
based on the order emails are received.
Tickets will be available after March 4, 2020.
2020 Pickleball Rodeo and St. Jude Fundraiser
The March monthly social will be a “Pickleball Rodeo”
Wednesday, March 11 9:00 to approximately 1:00. A Pickleball Rodeo is a combination of friendly and fun skill competitions. We will be competing as four-person teams in Serving, Return Serve, 3rd Shot Drop and Dinking contests, followed by the ever-popular and truly unique round robin relay tournament. This year, a new and "surprise" exhibition event will be added for four lucky contestants. All skill levels are welcome. A social and food sharing event will follow the competition. Registration will be closed on March 9 so we can form the competition teams.  In lieu of the 2020 Quail Creek Classic Tournament, the Tournament Directors (who are also organizing this Rodeo) are asking you to continue to support St. Jude by bringing your voluntary donation!
St. Jude is the USAPA designated charity, and the Quail Creek Classic has been a major contributor to this effort. In addition to your donations, we will once again raffle off a week in a condo at the Cimarron Golf Resort in Palm Springs, during the 2020 Pickleball Nationals in November. We will also raffle off a chance to play in the new "surprise" exhibition event, and have pickleball-related prizes to bid on. Please plan to attend, bring cash or your checkbook, and be generous to help kids with cancer and their families!
Parking will be very limited, as per the Quail Creek POA we are now confined to the parking lot at the courts. If you can, please drive golf carts rather than cars, carpool, or ride your bike.
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The Southern Arizona Senior Games,
like QCPC,
relies heavily on volunteers.
We encourages Club members
especially members who are playing in the Senior Games
to volunteer as line judges
(or fill some other need).
This is a great way to give back to the sport we all enjoy so much
Line judges are needed for the Senior Games tournament.
Go to the Green Valley Pickleball Club web site Sign-up Genius
to volunteer for a shift or two to be a Line Judge.
Sign Up HERE
Two refresher courses
March 2 at 6:30-7:30 at the Las Campanas Center
March 5 11-12 at Las Campanas
(this info is on the website Sign-up Genius under Line Judge).
Thanks for your help.
Individuals can also contact
for questions
or trouble going
through the Sign-Up Genius.
DRILLS, DRILLS, DRILLS
2.0 Drills
with Kathy Vollink
Monday, 2 March
1 - 3 PM
Sign up HERE
&
Monday, 9 March
1-3 PM
Sign up HERE
2.5 Drills
with Judy Lyle
Thursday, 5 March
11 - 12:30 PM
Sign up HERE
3.0 Drills
with Sharon Kolarick
***Friday, 6 March***
change of day
3 - 4:30
Sign up HERE
SIGN UP FOR ONLY ONE 3.0 DRILL PER WEEK
3.0 Drills
with Mark McNown
Tuesday, 3 March
1 - 2:30 PM
Sign up HERE
with Kathy Vollink
Monday, 2 March
1 - 3 PM
Sign up HERE
&
Monday, 9 March
1-3 PM
Sign up HERE
2.5 Drills
with Judy Lyle
Thursday, 5 March
11 - 12:30 PM
Sign up HERE
3.0 Drills
with Sharon Kolarick
***Friday, 6 March***
change of day
3 - 4:30
Sign up HERE
SIGN UP FOR ONLY ONE 3.0 DRILL PER WEEK
3.0 Drills
with Mark McNown
Tuesday, 3 March
1 - 2:30 PM
Sign up HERE
3.5 Drills
with Bill Vollink
Thursday, 5 March
3 - 4:30
Thursday, 5 March
3 - 4:30
Sign up HERE
ASSISSTED PLAY
with John Lehman
Sunday, 1 March
3 - 5 PM
Sign up HERE
&
Sunday, 8 March
3 - 5 PM
Sign up HERE
3.5 WOMEN'S SKILL LEVEL PLAY
NEW DAY
WEDNESDAY
11 AM - 1 PM
SIGN UP HERE
4.0 WOMEN'S SKILL LEVEL PLAY
SATURDAY, 7 MARCH
11 AM
SIGN UP HERE
February's membership stats are:
10 Associate Members
2 Social Members
and
In January 2020
over 7000 hours
of pickleball play
on the Quail Creek Courts.
IPTPA Ratings - March 30
Skill Levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 available
Everyone in a session must be going for the same rating.
Note your skill level in the comment box.
If you are interested in 2.5 rating
contact Jean Bustard at jeanb@dcmesa.com to schedule.
The new format a session can be held with 1, 2 or 3 people.
Maximum 3 people
Sean Rickard will be the Certified Rating Specialist (CRS).
Fee to the CRS is $33/person for sessions with 2 or 3 people
$45/session with one participant.
The rating consists of two parts, you must pass each part to pass.
The first part is a skills assessment similar to past ratings.
The second part consists of 3 games of “ghost doubles”, rally score to 11.
See how ghost doubles are played HERE
See how ghost doubles are played HERE
Each session will have a rated player to play against in ghost doubles.
For more information please see IPTPA website HERE.
QCPC Board Meeting
The next QCPC Board
1pm Monday, March 2nd
Kino Conference Center.
All members are invited to attend
March Clinics with Sean Rickard
Clinics are limited to 8 people.
Cost is $40/person.
Cost is $40/person.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MARCH 12
1 PM
KINO CONFERENCE CENTER
Exciting information for all.
Please attend
PICKLEBALL COURT CLEANING SCHEDULE
MARCH - APRIL 2020
Courts are washed and cleaned on rotating Thursdays (weather permitting)
Court Number Date Time
9, 10, 11, 12
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March 5
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11 am – 2 pm
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13, 14
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March 12
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11 am – 12:30 pm
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1, 2
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March 19
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11 am – 12:30 pm
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5, 6, 7, 8
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March 26
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11 am – 2 pm
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Court Number Date Time
3, 4, 15, 16
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April 2
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6:30 am – 10 am
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9, 10, 11, 12
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April 9
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6:30 am – 10 am
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13, 14
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April 16
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6:30 am – 8 am
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1, 2
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April 23
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6:30 am – 8 am
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5, 6, 7, 8
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April 30
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6:30 am – 10 am
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