IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

    Welcome New Member

    Spring "Social" Reminders

    Prime Time Changes - Skill Level Play, Organized Play, New Member Meetup times change

    QCPC General Membership Meeting Synopsis

    Members Ratings Update 

    The CREEKERS

    Pickleball Expands During Pandemic

    

NEW MEMBER

Gary Wibbenhorst

Reminder for the Spring "Social"

28 March 2021; 12 - 2PM

Arrive By 11:45AM

To keep our Spring "Social" Fun and Safe 

Please Be Sure To:

• Utilize your own ball/s 
• Go directly to the court you were assigned
• Remain on the assigned court
• No congregating in the Ramada or between courts
• Masks are mandatory anytime you are not on a court
• Parking is limited so:
• Commute with your fellow players on your court.
• Drive your golf cart. 
• When you park it at the court, please leave a note in it as to which court you are playing on, in case it needs to be moved.
• Ride your bike to the courts.
• Do not park on Quail Crossing Blvd or in the new neighborhood by the courts.

Have a great time and stay safe.

CHANGES 

April 1st through May 31st 

8 am -10am everyday

6pm to 8 pm Monday - Friday

AND

STARTING APRIL 1ST

Time Change for All Organized Play,

Skill-Level Play, and New Member Meetups

 will be 10 AM.

 QCPC General Meeting Synopsis

On March 23, 2021, 

the QCPC held its General Meeting

 to elect Officers via Zoom.

The results of the voting

 were to re-elect 

Steve Shapiro - President 

and elect Nancy Katzberg - Treasurer,  

for a two-year term starting on September 1, 2021.

The presentation is available

 to view under Board meeting minutes on our website.

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Members Rating Update

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At the last monthly Board meeting on March 2nd, the Board approved updating the qualifications used for our Members Ratings used in Skill Level Round Robins. These can be found in the Policy and Procedures manual pages 7-8 (Click Here). 

An overview is that we no longer accept pickleballtournaments.com as a qualifier for 3.0+ Skill Level RR.  QCPC will use the most recent IPTPA or USAP rating in determining eligibility for Skill-Level play. The highest USAP Tournament Player Rating (UTPR) in mixed, women's, or men's double play will be used.

Members should be aware that USAP ratings may go up or down based on tournament play.  So long as a national rating is not superseded by a changed rating, the rating earned by a QCPC member will not expire for the purpose of determining eligibility for QCPC Skill-Level round-robin play.  Also, the list used for member ratings will be updated annually in February, or as needed during the year to reflect known rating changes.

THE CREEKERS

(Shown from L/R: Bill Vollink, Tom Dean, Jim Malone,

 Greg Dinnocenti, Doug Warren, Steve Shapiro, 

Dave Mungo, Doug Stacken, Doug Christy, 

Pat Kolarik, Dave Thomas, Brian Leikhus.

Absent from photo: Jeff Grass and Al Skoglund)

The Arizona Pickleball Players League (APPL) expanded to the Tucson area in 2021. Before the expansion, the League had been in the Phoenix Metro/Casa Grande area. The APPL is made up of a Men's and Women's League for skill levels (3.0, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5/5.0). Quail Creek took part in the Tucson area League with a Men's 4.0 Team. The League was a 9 week season (5 home games and 4 away games in the Tucson area) followed by Regional and State play-offs in Casa Grande. Because of COVID, "The Creekers" had to play their home games at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson. The League started in January and ran through mid-March.

The Creekers finished 3rd in the 4.0 bracket with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses. The interesting part of the League is that the games are played on the points system. Two points if you win a game, 1 point if you lose but score 6 points or more, and no points for a score of 5 or less. The Creekers finished the season with 220 Team Points and 172 Opponent Points (Points scored by the Opponents). All Players enjoyed the camaraderie among all the Teams and the competitive aspect of the games. The Creekers are planning on playing in 2022 and bring home the 1st place State Title. Hopefully, in 2022 the home games will be in Quail Creek and we will have more Skill Levels (Men and Women) taking part.

PICKLEBALL  EXPANDS

DURING PANDEMIC

Read about:

BBC article HERE

Golf and Picklball HERE

Pickleball Hall of Fame Founder Rif Rifkin

Rides to spread the word about the sport.

HERE

PLEASE READ ALL

Brad Fondiler

Sandy Einfeldt

Tami Papapetru

Chris Reitz

RATING UPGRADE

CONGRATULATIONS 

TO 

TONY FRATINI

3.5 

QCPC Annual General Meeting

via

Tuesday March 23, 2021 @ 2 pm

On Tuesday, March 23rd at 2pm the QCPC Board of Directors will hold the Annual General Meeting for the Membership.  We will be giving an update to the Membership on Club activities, as well as electing the President and Treasurer of the Board.

If you would like to join the meeting please follow the instructions below. You can join the meeting by phone or computer.  To have a quorum at our meeting we need a minimum of 50 members to vote.

Topic: QCPC General Membership Meeting
Time: Mar 23, 2021 02:00 PM Arizona

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Pickle 2 Pickleball Machine

Update Information

Because of the interest 

and the number of QCPC members 

that have taken the training

 for the Pickle 2 Pickleball machine, 

the QCPC Board has approved the following

 rule for the Pickle 2 Machine. 

Effective March 26, 2021,

 a QCPC member that has completed 

the Pickle 2 training may reserve

 the Pickle 2 Machine only one time per week 

(Sunday through Saturday). 

The only exception to the once per week rule is

 if there is an opening the "day of", 

then that reservation is open to all members 

that have completed the Pickle 2 training. 

Please click here if you would like to take the Pickle 2 Training.

 A special

go out to 

Jim Malone, Jean Bustard,

 Phil Brule, Paula Davis,

 and Bill Foraker

 for developing and implementing the training program

Training Continues 

on the Pickle 2

Training sessions are still available on the Pickle 2 pickleball

training machine. 

Most sessions are offered during the week in

the afternoons, however two sessions have been added in the

evening.

Sessions last approximately 1 hour and include such things as

the safety features, how to reserve the court and machine and

how to adjust the machine to replicate most shots common to

the game.

To register for a training session go to the QCPC website under

Pickle 2 pickleball machine training and select a training

session.

In order to reserve the machine

 you must first have successfully

gone through the training program. 

Remember only club members 

who have completed the training

 can be on the court

when the Pickle 2 machine is in operation.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION 

ABOUT SIGNUP GENIUS 

The method used by the club for most club 

activity is the SignUp Genius application.

This allows us to develop an event, 

post a link to the activity

and have ready access to 

knowing how many and who have signed-up. 

The links that are posted

 will take you to the event 

on SignUp Genius. 

We ask that before signing up, 

please log into your own account,

because this allows YOU 

to then be able to delete your sign-up.

With over 400 members, 

this is a MUST. 

If you do not sign into your account

and then need to delete,

you would have to ask someone to do so.

The author of the event sign-up or 

the person monitoring 

qcpickleballclub@gmail.com 

would be tasked to do that. 

That person may not see the request,

or be able to perform the deletion,

in a timely manner for someone else to take slot. 

If you have not made an account, 

the directions are posted 

on the right had side

 of the web page

 under resources. 

Here is a link to those instructions 

You are able to establish your own password.

This is not the same sign-in as court reservations

Hint: You can download a mobile app 

in the AppStore HERE for Iphone

or GooglePlay HERE for Android

PLEASE SIGN INTO YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR AN EVENT

What's Below?

New Members

"Players One and All" Sign Up Link

Pickle 2 Ball Machine Training Sign Up

Annual Member Meeting Info

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NEW MEMBERS

LAURIE FONDILER

DAVE WOLF

JULIE SHARLIN

GARY REED

DAVE HEINEKE

ANNE OBERMANN

LARRY OBERMAN

ELIZABETH HAMILTON

ANDREW HAMILTON

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SIGN UP NOW

"PLAYERS ONE AND ALL"

...All Levels of Play...

MARCH 28, 12 - 2 PM

Fun and Safe Gathering of Club Members

Music ...Free raffle prizes...

Refreshments served to your assigned court

🎼🎹 FESTIVITIES 🎈🏆WILL COME TO YOU🎶🎵 

Players will remain on the same court throughout play 

Refreshments and raffle prizes delivered between games to your designated court

Should you need to leave your assigned courts, masks are mandatory

No gathering at the Ramada

Questions about covid safety or format?

    Contact Joyce Butler, QCPC Social Chairperson,  520-235-3902  

Click HERE to sign up

PICKLE 2 BALL MACHINE

NOW AVAILABLE 

TO

QCPC MEMBERS

The long-awaited and much-anticipated arrival of the Pickle 2 pickleball machine is over. The machine is ready for use!! 

The Pickle 2 will replicate most shots common to the game. Serves and drives with topspin or underspin. Third shot drops from anywhere on the court. You will be able to work on your blocks and punch volleys and so much more

Click here to see capabilities. 

The machine can be reserved in 1 ½ hour blocks of time following QCPC primetime hours. Court 4 has been set aside as the designated Pickle 2 training court. 

To get started you must first attend a training class on how to safely operate the machine and sign-off on waivers. Once you have completed the training you are eligible to reserve the machine. Training dates and times can be found on the QCPC website under “Pickleball Training Machine”.  

Pickle2 Training Reservations 

1. Click here to schedule a training day and time through SignUpGenius. 

2. Click here to print the training documents you must bring to class.

QCPC Annual General Meeting

via
Zoom

 

Tuesday March 23, 2021 @ 2 pm

On Tuesday, March 23rd at 2pm the QCPC Board of Directors will hold the Annual General Meeting for the Membership.  We will be giving an update to the Membership on Club activities, as well as electing the President and Treasurer of the Board.

If you would like to join the meeting please follow the instructions below. You can join the meeting by phone or computer.  To have a quorum at our meeting we need a minimum of 50 members to vote through either the Zoom meeting or through a proxy. If you can not make the meeting, please vote via proxy (instructions listed below).

Topic: QCPC General Membership Meeting
Time: Mar 23, 2021 02:00 PM Arizona

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 852 2882 4202
Passcode: 874152
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Passcode: 874152
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Annual General Meeting Proxy

 

The QCPC will have its Annual General Meeting on March 23, 2021 via zoom.  As approved in 2019, a proxy may be used if you can not attend the meeting.  The proxy must arrive by midnight on March 19th to Bill Foraker following the instructions on the proxy form.  Please make sure you follow the directions on the proxy so that your vote is counted.   A legal quorum for the General Meeting is 10% of our membership participating in person or by proxy.  With our current membership, we will need a minimum of 50 votes.  

What is the QCPC Membership voting on? 

President (Steve Shapiro) and Treasurer (Nancy Katzberg).  Both positions are existing officers running unopposed.

Proxy Vote form for March meeting HERE 

IN THIS NEWSLETTER

New Members

Annual Meeting/ Proxies

It's Not Over Yet

Save the date!

Lobster Pickle 2 Pickleball Machine Use

Meeting New People

Paul Snyder

Nancy Snyder

David Ames

Elizabeth Snyder

Andrew Snyder

QCPC Annual General Meeting

via Zoom 

Tuesday March 23, 2021 @ 2 pm

On Tuesday, March 23rd at 2pm the QCPC Board of Directors will hold the Annual General Meeting for the Membership.  We will be giving an update to the Membership on Club activities, as well as electing the President and Treasurer of the Board.

If you would like to join the meeting please follow the instructions below. You can join the meeting by phone or computer.  To have a quorum at our meeting we need a minimum of 50 members to vote through either the Zoom meeting or through a proxy. If you can not make the meeting, please vote via proxy (instructions listed below).

Topic: QCPC General Membership Meeting
Time: Mar 23, 2021 02:00 PM Arizona

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85228824202?pwd=TUZRZ3M3eWR5cXNaZ0gwY2pEWE41Zz09

Meeting ID: 852 2882 4202
Passcode: 874152
One tap mobile
+16699009128,,85228824202#,,,,*874152# US (San Jose)
+12532158782,,85228824202#,,,,*874152# US (Tacoma)

Dial by your location
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        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 852 2882 4202
Passcode: 874152
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kuJkl5yht

Annual General Meeting Proxy

 

The QCPC will have its Annual General Meeting on March 23, 2021 via zoom.  As approved in 2019, a proxy may be used if you can not attend the meeting.  The proxy must arrive by midnight on March 19th to Bill Foraker following the instructions on the proxy form.  Please make sure you follow the directions on the proxy so that your vote is counted.   A legal quorum for the General Meeting is 10% of our membership participating in person or by proxy.  With our current membership, we will need a minimum of 50 votes.  

What is the QCPC Membership voting on? 

President (Steve Shapiro) and Treasurer (Nancy Katzberg).  Both positions are existing officers running unopposed.

Proxy Vote form for March meeting HERE 

It’s Not Over Yet

Just a reminder, 

the POA rules of 6-foot social distancing

 and wearing a mask 

from the parking lot to your reserved court

 are still in effect. 

 Once you are on the court you can play without a mask, 

but once you leave the court, 

for whatever reason, 

you have to put your mask back on. 

 This applies to all pickleball courts.

We hope to enter the home stretch on COVID in the next few months.  Understandably, we are all impatient. 

 However, even if you have been vaccinated

 or believe you are otherwise a low risk,

 please follow the POA rules until they are lifted.

SAVE THE DATE

"PLAYERS ONE AND ALL"

...All Levels of Play...

MARCH 28, 12 - 2 PM

Fun and Safe Gathering of Club Members

Music ...Free raffle prizes...

Refreshments served to your assigned court 

Start thinking of your Foursome

Players will remain on the same court throughout play 

Refreshments and raffle prizes delivered between games to your designated court

Should you need to leave your assigned courts, masks are mandatory

No gathering at the Ramada

Sign up on "Sign Up Genius" (starting Sat. March 13th)

Questions about covid safety or format?

    Contact Joyce Butler, QCPC Social Chairperson,  520-235-3902  

🎼🎹 FESTIVITIES 🎈🏆WILL COME TO YOU🎶🎵

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LOBSTER 

PICKLEBALL 2 MACHINE USE

We are excited about the strong interest in the club’s new ball machine.  A big thanks to Jim Malone, Bill Foraker, Paula Davis and Phil Brule for hosting training sessions.

Use of the Pickle2 is limited to after morning prime time hours and only on Court 4.  Court 4 is close to the shed, has a power outlet and no stairs to manage.  Court 4 is highlighted in pink on the “Hold my Court” reservation page.

Although court 4 is not restricted to reservations by anyone, we would like to leave this court open for training with the Pickle2.  After morning prime time please organize 2 court reservations on courts other than 3 and 4.

Thanks for your assistance with this.

MEETING NEW PEOPLE?

GRAB A NAME TAG

Order as many as you like $5 per name tag that has magnetic back 

in above colors. 

$4 for shipping on each order, no matter the number ordered

Follow the instructions on the form HERE 

Thank you Tricia Kordalski for making this happen.