Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club

We acknowledge and give thanks to the Snaw-Naw-As First Nations on whose ancestral lands we play.

Join us for one of our Group Play Sessions. Court 5 can be used for Club Play when not used by the Public. The Club has exclusive use of the 4 pickleball-lined courts in the large fenced area that includes a tennis net.

Due to the Jack Bagley Official Grand Opening and Celebration planned for May 4th on the courts All Club Scheduled Play for that day is cancelled. We hope to see many members out for the celebration and would also like 6 volunteers to represent the club by engaging with members of the community on the many benefits of pickleball. Hopefully some of them might be persuaded to try hitting a ball so please bring a spare paddle and demonstrate how the game is played.

April Session Schedule  (For the most up-to-date information, login to Signup Genius to see the events scheduled for the coming week).

Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club Safety and Play Etiquette  

Fair play and sportsmanship are keys to success and enjoyment in any sport. To ensure safety and smooth operations on the pickleball courts, we request you follow the below guidelines and rules: Court Safety 

1. Wear proper court shoes  

2. Do NOT run into other active courts when playing your ball 

3. Do NOT chase your ball through other active courts – wait for others to return your ball to you 

4. When retrieving a loose ball, look for players waving at you, when possible return ball behind courts 

5. STOP play immediately if a loose ball comes on your court or behind it – shout BALL ON. Then replay your rally 

6. When going to and from a court be aware and stay well clear of other active players and courts 7. Keep yourself well hydrated 

Court Etiquette Etiquette: 

[ET - i - kit] defined as: “conventional requirements as to social behaviour; prescribed or accepted code of usage”. 

1. At the beginning of the game introduce yourself, if not familiar with your partner or players 

2. Call yourself, if you or your partner land in the NVZ (kitchen) on a volley. Be cautious to call kitchen or foot faults on your opponents – let them call their own faults 

3. When you are playing in a non competitive situation take time once in a while to play with weaker players – they will be thrilled to have the experience 

4. Remember if a stronger player is on the court with you, hit to them and often – it will make you a better player plus keep the game interesting for all who are playing. If you are playing with weaker players work on shots that they can return and learn from 

5. If playing against mixed partners be courteous and not slam directly at weaker or female opponents 

6. Once your game is finished, call out “Court” so the next group waiting knows it is their turn to play 

7. If the play type is Open Play – you do not get to play with your buddies 100% of the time, share the fun 

8. If the play type is Play Rotation (bench positions, paddle in box, board sign-up) or by Skill Level, understand and follow the group process laid down 

9. Unsolicited coaching on the court is not to be done. If someone is new or asks for your input, do so briefly being mindful of the flow of the game Best to instruct on a specified court and be invited 

10. When a ball is out of bounds, call “out” loudly, as well as using a hand signal with your hand/arm pointing up  

11. When courts are busy and you are on deck, have your foursome ready to move quickly to an open court

 PB RULES as well as Etiquette  

1. You must call out the score, so your opponents can hear, before serving the ball 

2. The server must wait for the receiver to be ready before serving 

3. You do line calls on your side of the net and NOT the other side 

4. You may ask the opposition to help with a call, and then their decision is FINAL 

5. If you did not see where a ball bounced – in or out on your side of the net – it is IN   

WEATHER CONDITIONS Wet or even damp courts depending on the exact surface finish can be slippery and the cause of significant bodily injury. Do not play on any surface that has the potential to be unexpectedly slippery. The GCT’s will continuously assess court conditions. If the courts are damp or during times of moisture falling GCT’s will cease court activity immediately. In the event that members choose to continue playing after the GCT has “called” play be aware that this is not sanctioned play of the Club and insurance coverage will not be in effect.

2024 Membership Registration Openings:

November 1, 2023 - 2023 club members may renew their memberships for 2024.

January 1, 2024 - Individuals that registered on the club’s Wait List after June 24, 2023 will be invited to complete their membership registrations for 2024.

February 1, 2024 - Membership will be open to all others.

Everyone on the Wait List prior to June 24, 2023 was invited to complete their 2023 membership registration. Those that chose not to exercise this option, will be removed from the club's Wait List. 

You can go to our membership page on Pickleball Canada if you are interested in joining the Club by clicking HERE

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When you join the Nanoose Pickleball Club you will be asked to self-assess using the USAPA Skill Assessment Forms.

The forms can be found below:

Rating 3.0 Assessment Form 

Challenge-Up Session 

The club has a new and improved Challenge-Up Process. This is for when a member wants to try to move up to the next Group. To do this, the player can opt-in to the club’s Challenge-Up Process. This process has two parts, namely a pre-challenge qualifier (to ensure the candidate is one of the top players in his or her existing Group) and then, if the player is successful in the qualifier, a challenge-up session (to determine whether the challenger is at the level of the higher Group). If the player is successful in the challenge-up session, then he or she will be promoted to the higher Group. The details of both parts of this process are set out below: 

A.   Pre-Challenge Qualifier 

I.  “Normal” Qualifier: 

a. To opt-in for a pre-challenge qualifier, the interested player should email or tell one of the Group Coordinators in his or her existing Group that the player wants to try a pre-challenge qualifier.  The Coordinator will then provide the candidate with a results-tracking sheet, for the candidate to record the results of his or her games. 

b. To complete the qualifier, the player will need to play at least 16 Group Play round-robin games (which will be regular games in regular Group Play sessions).   After every Group Play round-robin game that the player plays in (until he or she has played at least 16 of these games), the player must record whether his or her team won and how many points they scored.  Once the player has completed at least 16 qualifier games, he or she can provide his or her completed results-tracking sheet to one of the Group Coordinators.  

c. The Group Coordinators will periodically review (roughly every month) all of the qualifier results-tracking sheets that have been recently submitted (for the particular Group) and not previously considered.  

d. The candidate, in order to successfully qualify for a Challenge-Up Session, must have a Win Percentage (i.e., percentage of games won to games played) of at least 70% over all of the qualifier games that he or she has played this time around, AND, if more than 4 candidates (amongst the pool of candidates being considered at the time) have achieved this standard, then the player must be among the 4 candidates (in that pool of candidates) with the highest Win Percentages (and, if there is a tie between two or more candidates for the fourth spot, then that spot will go to the player with the highest average points scored per game). 

e. Following the Group Coordinators’ determination of the successful qualifiers, they will advise all candidates as to who the successful qualifiers are and of the Win Percentages for each of the candidates (successful and unsuccessful). The Group Coordinators will subsequently contact each successful candidate to try to work out a convenient date and time for their Challenge-Up session. 

II.  “2023 Backlog” Exception:  Since there was a relatively-large number of players at the end of last season who had expressed an interest in challenging-up and had demonstrated that they were at or near the top of their Group, the Executive (in consultation with the relevant Group Coordinators) granted “one-off” Challenge-Up opportunities to 6-8 players in each of Groups 1 and 2 (without them having to go through the normal qualifier). 

III.   “Group 1 Players” Exception:  Since there are a number of relatively-strong players who have been placed in Group 1 (possibly because they didn’t understand the importance of the self-assessment form), the Executive (in consultation with the relevant Group Coordinators) have agreed that any such Group 1 players who are interested in challenging-up will, if the Club’s Skills & Drills leader (Wade Dawe) is familiar with their abilities and thinks they would be a better fit in Group 2, be granted a Challenge-Up opportunity (without having to go through the normal qualifier).  These Challenge-Ups will be limited to 4 per month (with the candidates determined by draw), so as not to overwhelm the Group 2 Group Coordinators.  

B.  Challenge-Up Session 

(i) Challenge-Up sessions will be held periodically (roughly every month during the Club’s core season). The session will be part of a regular 2-hour Group play session for the target Group. 

(ii) Throughout the session, the challenger will play a minimum of 4 games up to a maximum of 6 games (but the Group Coordinators will have a discretion to allow a 7^th game), firstly, three games on a rotating-partners basis with three players in the target Group, and then all remaining games will once again be on a rotating-partners basis with three players in the target Group but this time they will be different target Group players to the extent available. The scores for each game will be recorded. Each game will be to 11 points, on a win-by-one basis. There will be no “rally point” scoring for challenge-up games. 

(iii) A challenger, in order to successfully challenge-up, must have a total score of at least 28 points in their best 4 consecutive games. 

(iv) Following the challenge-up session, the Group Coordinators will advise each challenger as to who the successful challengers are and of the number of points scored by each challenger (successful and unsuccessful) in their best 4 consecutive games. The successful challengers will be promoted to the target Group. Any unsuccessful challengers can try to qualify again, through the normal two-stage process, in a subsequent month (although we note that there may be a restriction introduced in the future on the number of challenge-up attempts that an unsuccessful challenger can make in any one season, since challenge-up matches do have an impact on target group players). 

All club members are reminded that, when Challenge-Up sessions are occurring, it is important to participate if asked. The proper functioning of these sessions is important to the club and its members. 

Finally, it is noted that the Challenge-Up process will be evaluated again in August, and the Board, with input from the Tournament, Player Development and Challenge-Up Committee, will then make any changes considered appropriate.

Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club Officers and Directors 

Director & President - Ken Collingwood

Director, Vice-President & Treasurer - Garry Kaita

Director & Secretary - Teresa Sandiford

Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club Committees

Membership Committee - Garry Kaita (Chair), Virginia Hama

Communication Committee -  Gillian Redpath (Co-Chair), Kelly Francis (Co-Chair), Lyle Evans

Tournaments, Player Development & Challenge Up - Brian Alexander (Chair), Wade Dawe, Patti Rogers, Roxanne Broadbent, Linda Rann, Colin Lucas, Scott Perrin, Ken Collingwood

Court Usage - Roxanne Broadbent (Chair), Ernie Jerome, Steve Koehle, Rhonda Alexander, Scott Perrin, Ken Collingwood

Social Committee - Gail Batten (Chair), Ellen Freestone, Sandy Stirling, Elaine Ferguson

Group Coordinators - Patti Rogers, Kelly Francis

Fundraising - Deb Collingwood (Chair), Rhonda Alexander, Clara Sabina

Facilities & Court Maintenance - Gary Connerton (Chair), Sue Connerton, Tim Rann

Sign-up Genius - Teresa Sandiford, Gill Redpath, Kelly Francis

The Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club Inaugural Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on May 4th at 1:00 pm in the Nanoose Bay Community Center, Multipurpose Room #1. Please see below for the following AGM documents: