Highland Lakes Pickleball: Highland Lakes Pickleball featured on Website in July

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Highland Lakes Pickleball featured on Website in July

Hi Everyone,
An article is being featured on Highland Lakes Pickleball along with pictures, this will go out on the USAPA Atlantic South Website. This website features pickleball news from areas throughout the Atlantic South Region (ASR), which includes Al, GA, North and South Carolina and Florida. So our group will be getting publicity across those states. The article will be posted to the website somewhere between the 10th and 15th of July. There is a link at the bottom of the blog that points to this website: www.south.usapa.org

The ASR (Atlantic Southern Region) Monthly Newsletter is published on the 15th of each month. Our club will be mentioned in the July newsletter, with an abbreviated version of the story and will include a link to the website. I was sent a copy of the June newsletter this month, and I would like to share it with our group. There is a link at the bottom of the blog that points to this website: www.asre-newsletter.blogspot.Com

The person responsible for all articles to these sites is Donna Donald. She is the USAPA Ambassador, New Tampa, Fl.
You are encouraged to view these sites on a monthly basis to keep up with the latest Pickleball news from different areas.

This is an email I received from Donna and was asked to share with all of you.

My official title is USAPA Ambassador, New Tampa, Fl. My husband and I both love the game of pickleball, and love teaching and promoting the game. Without the USAPA, pickleball would not be the sport that it is today.....there would be no official rules, there would be no place for us to share our great ideas and successes that keep pickleball both competitive and fun. It is a great organization and the only one that supports the game we all love. My husband and I are both members of USAPA. I voluntarily manage the USAPA Atlantic South Website, and I also write and publish the monthly newsletter. I hope as Chairpersons of your club that you will pass this along to your players and encourage membership. Every membership to USAPA helps to promote and teach and support the game. Yearly membership is only $20 and that incudes a USAPA member T-Shirt.

PICKLEBALL CODE OF ETHICS

Every person involved in pickleball as a participant, official, volunteer, representative of the USAPA or spectator pledges as follows:
I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct or encourage others to do so. I will not engage in any behavior that would endanger the health, safety or well being of others. I will not engage in the use of profanity. I will treat others with respect. I will exhibit fairness and honesty in my dealings with others. I will not flaunt my position. I will not use USAPA records or materials for personal gain. I will observe the Golden Rule of doing unto others as I would have them do unto me. The above Code applies in all situations that relate directly or indirectly to pickleball play.

About Pickleball

Whether you have terrible hand-eye coordination or are a racquet sport pro, you will have fun playing pickleball.If you are a novice: The net is set at 34", lower than tennis, and the paddles we play with are solid (composite, graphite, or wood). It is easier to hit the ball where you want it to go in pickleball. We play with a 3" plastic ball similar to a wiffle ball.If you play any sports: You can learn pickleball in less than 5 minutes and start having great rallies, good exercise, and a lot of fun.If you are a tennis player: Pickleball is faster and more fun than tennis. The rallies are longer than in tennis. It can even help your tennis game, especially at the net. The strokes are the same as tennis.

The History of Highland Lakes Pickleball Group

It has already been written about how Pickleball was invented by a U.S. Congressman from Oregon but nothing has been written how it started here at Highland Lakes.
It was introduced by George Hastings around 1993. He posted an ad in our small newsletter asking for people to come out and see what it was all about. As I recall myself and my wife Marie Falcon and Kathy Hart showed up. At that time we only had two courts with thin black lines that you could hardly see from the other end of the court. In time we were able to get better outline courts and were able to increase the courts to four. Through "word of mouth" and advertising we had full courts with as many as eight to ten people waiting to play. We devised a plan of "musical chairs" for people to move up in line to play. In time George Hastings moved back up north and others had to take up the banner of keeping Pickleball going. Our equipment at first was not great. Small thin poles to hold up a flimsy net. Through meetings with the Board of Directors and Reps of Tennis players (since they had an inside court) we were able to get the equipment that we have today. We can write about Pickleball but until you come out and see what it's all about and play it, you won't know just how much fun it is. Come on what are you waiting for?
Joe Falcon

Highland Lakes Pickleball

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Highland Lakes Pickleball featured on Website in July

LINKS

My Blog List