Aiken Pickleball News

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.

 

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. 

 

Meeting update

The API leadership team met tonight for the scheduled monthly meeting. Two areas of discussion on the agenda included the current survey results and the court reservation processes. We want to inform you that no decisions were made within the meeting tonight. These areas remain in the discussion phase as we continue to explore strategies to improve the current process while ensuring that our mission statement is upheld and reaches everyone who plays pickleball in the Aiken area. The survey will remain open through February 28, 2026. Your input is valuable to help the leadership team make informed and relevant decisions. 

 

Court Reservations

As we are reviewing the information collected from the survey, we are also further monitoring the court reservation process. Although the current system has been in place before our tenure, observing the reservations fill up this morning when the week’s schedule was released was quite revealing. As we gather more data from the surveys and explore solutions to the current issues, we kindly request that you adhere to the existing “rules,” which are prominently displayed at the top of the sign-up site. We appreciate your feedback and patience as we navigate this together. Thank you! 

 

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 starting at 9:45 - 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

  • New Players Clinic at Odell Saturday, March 7th 

  • Saturday morning pickleball returns to Gregg Park February 21.
  • Weekend pickleball (Saturday and Sundays) returns to Odell in March.  

 

Help Desk

If you need help with anything, send an email to aikenpickleballinc@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 aikenpickleballinc@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.

 

 

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