(Adapted from USAPA Materials)
Do you want to join the FGGCC Member Pickleball League? The club is offering two pickleball “ladder” leagues, one 6-Week in the fall and one 10-Week in the winter. Dates and times will be announced on the website. The League is designed for players who understand the rules of the game and scoring. Members playing in the league will be matched up with other members of similar skills and abilities. Each week members play three 11-point games every Thursday morning with the highest ranked players beginning around 8am. Players are scheduled for 45-minute blocks. League participants are expected to be available for scheduled play or MUST contact the League coordinator John Karsnitz (
[email protected]) so a substitue can be arranged.
If you want to play in the league, please provide the following information for each participant:
- Name
- Email
- Telephone Number
- Approximate level of play. (see website “Levels of Play”)
Questions about the league can be found on the Club Website or answered by one of our Pickleball Team Members: John Karsnitz, (Coordinator) Jerry Haines, Larry Patterson, Soren Nywall, Mandy Lazar, Janice Jahnke or Paul Luxion.
General Information
The “ladder” format of play is designed so that players play mostly with others of similar skill levels. Your ranking on a ladder is based on your points for any given week. The player with the highest point total (out of 33 possible) will move up one foursome and the player with the lowest number of points will move down one foursome. No player will be moved more than one foursome up or down in a given week.
Each week, players will be placed in groups of 4 in the order of their ranking on the ladder for match play.
You are expected to play every week. All players will play three 11-point doubles games in a round robin fashion with the other three players of the foursome. At the start of the game, the team closest to the gate will serve first. When one side has 6 points, players have the option to change ends of the court to minimize the effects of the sun and wind or other factors that may affect outdoor play. The first team to 11 points wins the game. At the conclusion of the game, players rotate within the foursome to make a new team. Play continues as with the first game. After your games have been played, players record their scores on the score sheet that is available on the clipboard outside the gate. There is a maximum of 33 points per week (3 games x 11 points per game).
Publishing the Players Schedule
The
“Weekly Playing Schedule” will be emailed to all participants by Monday for the Thursday’s matches. The top four players will be assigned to court #1 and each subsequent team of 4 to the remaining courts. When all four players are ready, play will begin.
Absences
If a player is unable to play, the player
must contact the coordinator by Sunday if possible so that a substitute can be arranged to fill-in for the missing player.
Position on the Ladder
The ladder is configured for three 11-point games played each week. Each week players are assigned a court based on their points earned during the prior week’s play. Players who miss a week will automatically move down one rung on the ladder. If a players misses multiple weeks, they will be advised that they are being moved to the substitute list.
Interruption of a Match (Recording of Scores)
Scoring for interrupted matches due to weather or injury should be handled as follows:
- If the match is terminated before the start of the third game, scores should not be recorded.
- If the match is terminated sometime during the third game, points for the third game will be assumed to be in the same ratio of the score up to that point. For example, if the score was 9 to 7 at termination, the winning team would get 11 and the losing team would get 7/9 of 11 = 9 (rounded to the nearest point).
We encourage all members to review the “Rules of Play” and information about ”Clinics” by following the links under the Pickleball Banner on the top of the page.
Plan to try Pickleball this season!
Questions can be emailed to John Karsnitz ([email protected]) or talk with any member of the League coordinating team; Jerry Haines, Larry Patterson Soren Nywall, Mandy Lazar, Janice Jahnke (evening coordinator), or Paul Luxion (summer coordinator).
Evening Pickleball
Join us under the lights for evening pickleball on Monday and Thursday Evening's Year Round. Our evening pickleball program is alive and well. Come join in the fun under the lights on Mondays at 6pm and Thursday's at 7pm after Division 1 tournaments and at 6pm when there is no tournament play scheduled. Playing under the lights is a nice way to avoid the heat of the day. What’s that you say? You don’t have a paddle or you’re new to the game? Well, not to worry we have plenty of spare paddles and we have experts who can teach you the game and make you an active, safe, contributing player in just about 15 minutes.
It is all about having fun! Whether you are a newbie or an experienced player, we guarantee that you will highly enjoy your evening and leave the courts with a big smile on your face (whether winning or losing— and you will do both). We only play doubles (two players on each team). We have 4 courts, and most are active throughout the evening.
Oh, by the way, at the end of some evenings we conclude with beverages and snacks while we lie about how great we are at Pickleball!
Come join us. We would love to have you become part of our Pickleball under the lights.”
Contact: Janice Jahnke. at
[email protected], or Paul Luxion at
[email protected]
Summer Play
Let Paul Luxion or Janice Jahnke know if you will be available for summer pickleball. They will contact you to let you know the schedule of play.
Contact: Paul Luxion at
[email protected], or Janice Jahnke. at
[email protected]
East Naples Pickleball InterClub League (ENPBIL)
Members who want to play in the Inter-Club League must be rated by the League rater. Inter-Club is a competitive league so players must win a position for weekly play. The winter InterClub League features 10 matches in Division 1 (3.5), played on Thursdays (home matches 6pm) and 10 matches in Division 2 (3.0), played Wednesdays (home matches 6pm). A schedule of dates and times can be found on the website at (
en-interclub.wixsite.com/eastnaplesinterclub). Members interested in joining one of the teams should contact either John Karsnitz (Team Manager) or Larry Patterson (Captain Division 1) or Larry Stueber (Captain Division 2).