Aiken Pickleball News

How to reach the Sign up Genius

As some of you experience, the website was down this morning and you couldn't reach the Odell/Smith-Hazel and Gregg Park sign up genius to make a court reservation. Others had no problems at all as they had probably bookmarked the SUG sites.

As the Aiken Pickleball website is old, we cannot guarantee this will not happen again. We have added the Odell SUG Link to our Facebook page. You can access the Gregg Park SUG through its description box and vice versa.

Link to Odell SUG https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4aada929a7fa7-court#/

Would suggest you copy this link and put it someplace you can easily access without using the website. Our apologies for this morning’s inconvenience and note that we shared your frustration.

February 2026 Leadership Team Meeting Minutes

The minutes for the February Leadership Team meeting held on Monday, February 2, 2026, have been posted. Click here to read the full report.

Drop In Play

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.

Minutes For the December Leadership Team Meeting

The minutes for the December Leadership Team meeting held on Monday, December 1, 2025, have been posted. Click here to read the full report.

What is Happening

The 2026 Masters Tournament Thursday to Sunday (April 9-12).

Help Desk

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

Players Rating Session - Contact Harve Mobley to schedule an individual rating appointment - pbharve333@gmail.com.

Court Etiquette

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.

Code of Conduct

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

New Players Clinic at Odell Saturday, March 7th

The next New Players Clinic at Odell will be on Saturday, March 7th. The clinic will be held in Gym 2 on court 4 & 5. The clinic is for people new to the game of pickleball. Schedule as follows:

9-930am - Check-in

930 - 1030 am - Instruction

1030 - 12 pm - Practice Play

The clinic will include proper court position, how to keep score, how to make the transition from tennis and other racquet sports to pickleball and much more. Maximum eight (8) players - minimum 3 - balls and paddles provided. Players should wear tennis shoes and bring something to drink. Cost is $15 per person which includes the daily access fee. Sign up and pay at the Odell Weeks front desks to reserve your slot in advance. Bring your receipt to the clinic. The clinic also includes a two hour New Players Practice play session the following Saturday from 12-2pm.