At the monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 14, the leadership committee voted to dissolve Aiken Pickleball, Inc. effective July 1, 2026. This decision is final. Both the City and API agreed that the Palmetto Tournament would not be held this year. Spring League will continue. Players should contact the Odell Weeks front desk for information on lessons and clinics. We will keep you posted as to what the future will be. For now nothing has changed.
Aiken Pickleball News
Just to remind the Sign-up for court reservations at Gregg Park will now be available at 8pm on Wednesday evenings vice Thursday mornings. Also the calendar for Gregg Park will no longer appear on our website. There are copies of the Gregg Park calendar for April in the bin behind the front desk. If you have any questions, direct them to Help Desk at AikenPickleball@gmail.com
The minutes for the February Leadership Team meeting held on Monday, February 2, 2026, have been posted. Click here to read the full report.
Just a friendly reminder that drop in play hours are strictly for drop in play and are not for personal groups to meet and play on a specific court. Drop in play hours are from 8:45 - 11 AM, with skill level/court designation from 10 - 11 AM. During the skill designation period, courts 1-3 are for new players up to a 3.0 rating, with court 3 designated for beginners, and courts 4-6 are for skill levels 3.5 and higher.
The minutes for the December Leadership Team meeting held on Monday, December 1, 2025, have been posted. Click here to read the full report.
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7th annual NOT'lanta Open: The Montclair Championships in Augusta, Georgia May 14-17
If you need help with anything, send an email to aikenpickleball@gmail.com and someone will get back with you. We can help you with making and editing court reservations or adding your name to the "Looking for games" list, among other things. What we cannot tell you is the access code. That is for our use only. After 8 pm Wednesday evening, the Sign-up Genius is locked down, requiring an access code while the new time slots for the following week are being added. The signupgenius is then unlocked after 8 am Thursday morning and an access code is no longer required. But if you need help with anything else send an email to aikenpickleball@gmail.com and one of us will get back to you.
Players Rating Session - Contact Harve Mobley to schedule an individual rating appointment - pbharve333@gmail.com.
Please do not cross over another court while play is in process. This applies if you are moving on or trying to retrieve your stray ball. Let the players on their court return your Pickles. Sneaking behind them distracts the players facing you. Thanks.
Once again it seems necessary to remind everyone that pickleball is just a game. It is supposed to be fun - for everyone. Throwing paddles is unacceptable. Swearing is unacceptable. Telling beginners they are not good enough to play indoors is unacceptable. Arguing over line calls is unacceptable. We are all Ambassadors for the game of pickleball - act like it.
As for line calls -
Question 15 from the Aiken Pickleball Rules Quiz is one of the most missed questions.
15. If you and your partner are unsure whether the ball is in or out, what is the call?
a. The player nearest the ball makes the call.
b. The ball is called in.
c. The ball is called out
d. The point is replayed.
Select Read more below for the correct answer.
b. The ball is called in