Boise Area Pickleball News

Once again our club has a member that’s a tournament medal winner.  Join me in congratulating Tim Gleason on his recent medals at the St. George Spring Open played at SunRiver in St. George, UT.  Tim and his partner, Nate Aiwohi, took a Silver medal in Men’s Doubles and then Tim again medaled with his partner, Ruth Jacques, in Mixed Doubles, they took a Gold medal.

Tim Gleason

This should be an inspiration for the rest of us to go out and get in some tournaments.  I know some people think they’re not good enough but until you try you’ll never know.  Look under our tournament tab and find a tournament that you feel is close enough and go have some fun.

I would like to take this opportunity and introduce our most recent club member.  Most of us know him but he just recently joined our group so please welcome him the next time you see him.  Welcome Tony Anastasia!!!

Tony Anastasia

Just a reminder to all our club’s members!!! We are having a club meeting Thursday, May the 10th and we want all members to come.  Remember if you want the club to grow and if you would like to see some other things being done you must come and have your voice heard. So I would like to encourage you all to come to Smokey Mountain Pizza on Fairview in Meridian at 6pm this Thursday, see ya there.

The Ogden Pickleball Association is putting on a pickleball tournament during the Ogden Pioneer Days celebrations July 19th through July 21st in Ogden, UT.  It would be great if some of our local pickleballers would go and represent Idaho and show them how we play (LOL).  We need to support all pickleball areas and I know this tournament will be lots of fun and for more details of what all is going on at the Pioneer Days celebrations look at the tournament’s flyer under the our Future Tournaments tab.  I’m hoping some of their players will join us at the Idaho Senior Games so lets show them our support by going to their tournament.

For those of you who would like to go and maybe need a partner or want to share rides just let me know and I’ll post something for you.

Some of our players have expressed an interest in playing outdoors (due to the good weather we’ve been having) so Tami and I will be at Hobble Creek Park, behind the West YMCA off Chinden Blvd. in Boise, on Monday the 23rd at 9am to kick-off the outdoor season. For those players who aren’t ready for outdoors Home Court will be available Monday and Tami and I will return on Tuesday.  Tami and I intend to play three days indoors and two days outdoors and I hope some of you will join us indoors. Home Court has been great to us and they have pickleball scheduled Monday through Friday at 9am year around so help us by supporting them whenever you can.

Remember the courts at Hobble Creek Park are “dual” use tennis courts which means tennis players will be using the courts also so be there early to “get” the courts for us pickleball players.

Stay tuned to the blog for further information regarding the tennis courts at Heritage Middle school.

On Friday April 13, 2012, the Boise area Ambassadors put on a free pickleball clinic to start off the International Pickleball Week.  The clinic was held at HomeCourt YMCA,  from 4pm to 8pm, and the public was invited to come for the clinic and refreshments. Our Meridian Councilman Brad Hoaglun was gracious to come start off the event.  Our Northwest Regional Ambassador – John Sweeting, presented him a signed pickleball paddle by our club members.

A call (email) was put out to our Boise Area Pickleball Association (B.A.P.A) members and others who play with us – to come to play, assist and bring goodies…  About 25 of our players came and it was a great time!!!  We had about a dozen people come to learn and play the game of pickleball with us.  We were a little dissapointed that more people didn’t come, but again it goes back to unawareness of the game!  We’ll keep up the good fight though and continue promoting anyway we can.  All the folks that came out loved the game and will tell others about it.  We even had 3 young basketball players come and check us out.   ….

A special thanks goes out to all our club members and players who showed and with food, smiles and the excitement to play our great game:)

For a look at more photos – click on the photos/video tab and then the “Free Pickleball” tab.