Aiken Pickleball News
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 info@aikenpickleball.com and one of us will get back to you.
The next Players Rating Session will be on Wednesday January 22.at Smith Hazel from 9am-12pm. Click here to sign up.
The minutes from the January Leadership Team Meeting have been post. Click here to read full report.
Here is your chance. We need someone to help post items on the Aiken Pickleball website. From “What's Happening” to the latest going ons in Aiken Pickleball. A couple of hours a week be part of the team that makes things happen. If interested, send an email to AikenPickleball@gmail.com. Training will be provided.
Recreations and Parks, Jacksonville, NC is hosting their 14th Annual Pickleball Tournament, March 6-9 at the Jacksonville Commons Gym. Early bird registration is open until January 26, all registrations after will have an additional fee. Cost per tournament is $30 and each additional tournament you want to compete in is $5.
Age brackets will include:
Open 18+
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+
Packet pickup/practice will occur Thursday 3/6 with tournament play being held Fri-Sat.
Registration: https://recreation.jacksonvillenc.gov/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/ search -> pickleball
Please note that Odell is not longer accepting donations for Golden Harvest or Toys for Tots. For those of you that still want to contribute to Golden Harvest you can take your donations directly to their drop off point at 81 Capital Drive off of Banks Mill Road.
For some reason they painted the lines for the newly refurbished pickleball courts at Smith-Hazel dark blue making them almost impossible to distinguish from the black lines used for the basketball courts. We have made the City aware of this problem and have requested the pickleball lines be repainted either light blue (same as the lines at Odell) or red. Response back from the City is - They are dealing with a few issues right now on the exterior of the building and nothing can be done based on the gym schedule at this time.
Beginning on October 1, 2024, the Fall 2024 Aiken Area Social Pickleball Program will soon come to an end. To date, the Women's 3.0, 3.5, and Adult Co-Ed Open 4.0+ Divisions have had an enjoyable season for everyone who has a deep and unending passion for pickleball. Among the many benefits were increased team spirit, more passion for the game, the formation of new friendships, successful match line pairings, improved individual gameplay, the introduction of league play for some, and much more. Stay tuned for more details about the League Play Divisional Programs opening in the Spring of 2025. The league staff will soon release information about registration and start dates.
For any League Inquiries, please contact any of the following staff members:
Jordyn Balba, Asst. League Director - (702)581-9122 | jdb918@gmail.com
Mo Garcia, League Director - (803)292-9420 | mog01@aol.com
Nichol Gregory, League Administrator - (803)270-1058 | npgreg@bellsouth.net