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518: 40 more pickleball courts coming to region, with a map of the courts
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#037 May 14, 2024 | Read on the web More than 40 new pickleball courts...As promised, I have an update on new and soon-to-come pickleball courts in the Greater Capital Region. There are more than 40 new courts on the horizon! We have big public park projects like the 8 outdoor courts that just opened at the Town of Colonie's Mohawk River Park and 10 courts each at Elm Avenue Park in Bethlehem and Veterans Memorial Park in Clifton Park. We have some commercial projects like Picklers Pickleball Club that is going into a former grocery store in Menands. The club has 6 dedicated, indoor pickleball courts. Each court is fenced in and the ceilings are about 20 feet high. The club was built by Gary and Maura Miller, who live locally and play pickleball. The Millers loved watching their kids play college athletics. Now that their kids have grown up, they want to create a pickleball venue to host tournaments and leagues. They hope to open Memorial Day weekend. Here is a photo I took shortly after the the courts were painted. The court nets and barriers around the courts have since been installed. In East Greenbush, three woman - a construction company owner, a lawyer and a doctor - have teamed up to build a 4-court, pavilion-covered pickleball complex between True Value and the bike path at 40 Iroquois Place. They envision it as a space for recreation and events. Workers are digging the foundation for the columns that will hold the pavilion roof and constructing a garage that will abut the courts. The columns will be strong enough to support full walls if the owners decide to enclose the space with walls at some point. I posted a full update on the court construction projects online: I have also mapped the pickleball courts in the region. There are 120 venues listed on the map. I'm sure I omitted some courts. Please tell me what I missed even if you don't have all the details. I will try to track it down. Email me at cathleen@pickleball518.com. If you have a local pickleball website, you are welcome to embed the map on your website. Please credit and link back to Pickleball518.com. This is the embed code: <iframe src="https://map.proxi.co/r/mLfA0gPQJn82K_Wgr5de" allow="geolocation; clipboard-write" width="100%" height="625px" style="border-width: 0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div style="font-family: Sans-Serif; font-size:12px;color:#000000;opacity:0.5; padding-top: 5px;"> Created by <a href="https://www.pickleball518.com?utm_source=proximap" style="color:#000000" target="_blank">Pickleball518</a> </div> Sportime Schenectady Grand ReOpening is FridayCelebrate SPORTIME Schenectady's Grand ReOpening this Friday, May 17, with free events all day long. There will be activities for kids, live music, food trucks and raffle prizes. You can RSVP for a pickleball event by emailing Sportime's pickleball director Mike Amico at mamico@sportimeny.com. You can also join Sportime's new group on Team Reach. The join code is SportimeS. sponsor
OrthoNY and Crafco sponsor arthritis tournamentOrtho NY and Crafco have signed on to sponsor the 2nd Annual Dink for a Cure tournament to support the Arthritis Foundation. They join Pickleball Galaxy, Cohoes Savings Foundation, Quick Response, CDPHP, Zappia & Fryer General Dentists, StretchZone, All State Pickleball and Bone & Joint Center. Crafco, formerly known as Copeland, is based in Rensselaer County. The company has surfaced many of the recent pickleball projects in the area including the pickleball courts at Sportime, True Pickleball and the new Pickler's Pickleball Club in Menands. Crafco also volunteered to tape the 16 temporary courts in the Siena College field house for the tournament. Hallelujah! There are still spots available in the tournament, which will take place June 21, 22 and 23. There are skill divisions for beginners, intermediate and advanced players broken down by age 50 and above and age 49 and below. There are also divisions for high school/collegiate players and Club Day, a special one-day team-style on the Friday of the tournament. The Club Day event still space in the 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0. Register here: https://pickleballbrackets.com/ptd.aspx?eid=0cbb0e79-aa32-4416-89b1-a368ae368a18 More tournament info...May 18 & 19: Bousquet Spring Fling (Spots available)
NEW June 1: School District Foundation of Glens Falls June 1: Copake Picklemania (Tournament is full) June 15 & 16: Flutters of Hope (Spots available) June 21-23: 2nd Annual Dink for a Cure (Spots available) July 27 & 28: Chuck Allen Tournament NEW September 20-22: Upstate New York Pickleball Championship
Happening at the Southern Saratoga YMCA...Pickleball 101 Pickleball102 Advanced Novice League - outdoor league 5/18-6/29https://operations.daxko.com/programs/redirector.aspx?cid=3063&pid=99694&sid=3091531 Leagues at Hockey HutNew Beginner Guided League Play: For those not yet confident enough to join a novice league- this is a coach guided ladder league format League Details: 4 Week League Series When: Tuesday’s 7:00p-9:00p Start Date: May 21 End Date: June 11 Registration link:https://mobileapp.courtreserve.com/Online/Public/EmbedCode/11361/27779/649862?orgLayout=true Beginner Guided Open Play THURSDAY 5-7 MAY, 9TH,16TH,30TH https://mobileapp.courtreserve.com/Online/Public/EmbedCode/11361/27779/640572?orgLayout=true 6 WEEK LEAGUE SERIES Saturday Low intermediate league 1p-3p May 17 - June 22https://mobileapp.courtreserve.com/Online/Public/EmbedCode/11361/27779/640592?orgLayout=true Play with an instructor at LegacyThis is a popular format at many pickleball clubs: playing with an instructor, or having an instructor observe you play with three friends. Legacy has several of these "Game Play with Pro Guidance" events on their schedule. You can check it out on the Court Reserve app or go to https://legacypbclub.com/
Did you see Pickleball518 in print?Pickleball player and local news publisher Mark Vinciguerra is printing snippets of the Pickleball518 newsletter in several of his publications. NYVT Media publishes the Ravena News-Herald, Granville Sentinal, Whitehall Times, Washington County Free Press, and Upstater.com. Email Mark at mark.vinciguerra@nyvtmedia.com if you'd like to advertise in the Pickleball518 section. In search of ...I am looking for an accountant (tax advice) and a tape artist (murals with painter's tape or duct tape). If you have some suggestions, hit reply and let me know. I will be at the Sportime Grand Reopening on Friday evening. Hope to see you on the court, Cathleen
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#053 April 10, 2025 | Read on the web Good pickleball, good causes and good fun Play pickleball and support a charity? That's a win for everyone. Several charities are holding pickleball events in the upcoming months. June 6-8: 3rd Annual Dink for A Cure at Siena College Siena's field house will be transformed into 16 pickleball courts in a team-style event to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. The Arthritis Community Weekend includes an open play, wellness expo, Walk for A Cure and the...
Hello Reader, The 3rd Annual Dink for A Cure pickleball tournament is here! This year’s tournament is all about TEAMS – bringing friends, colleagues, and communities together for an unforgettable weekend of pickleball, wellness, and giving back. The pickleball tournament will be held June 6-8 at Siena College. The event is part of the Arthritis Foundation's Arthritis Community Weekend, which raises vital funds to support children and adults living with arthritis. The weekend includes a Walk...
#052 Feb. 27, 2025 | Read on the web My new pickleball venture: a national newsletter I mentioned a few weeks ago that I'd have some news about a new pickleball project I am working on. Here it is: PickleVisor When I started organizing pickleball events for players a few years ago, I was desperate for advice and guidance. I muddled through and figured things out. Whenever I met an experience tournament director or league organizer, I peppered them with questions. I'm still not an expert, but...