Odell will be closed for voting Tuesday thru Friday. - May 26-29th
and Monday thru Friday, June 1-5
Smith-Hazel is closed for pickleball on all Wednesdays the entire month of June for Summer Camp.
Aiken Pickleball News
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 as soon as we hear back from the City as to what their plans are for pickleball at Odell and Smith-Hazel. In the meantime we will continue to maintain the SUG thru June 30, and beyond that if the City so desires. For now nothing has changed.
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 in the bin behind the front desk. If you have any questions, direct them to Help Desk at AikenPickleball@gmail.com
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.
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.
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 next New Players Clinic at Odell will be on Wednesday, January 14th. The clinic will be held in Gym 2 on court 4. The clinic is for people new to the game of pickleball. Schedule as follows:
845-9am - Check-in
9 - 10 am - Instruction
10 - 11am - 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 5 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. The clinic also includes a free two hour practice play session the following Wednesday. Sign up and pay at the Odell Weeks front desks to reserve your slot in advance. Bring your receipt to the clinic.
Starting in February, the drop-in-play mixed level at Gregg Park on Fridays will be from 1045am-1pm. It was moved from Friday evenings so players would not have to drive in the dark under possible icy conditions.
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. Don't have a computer or laptop? Not a problem - a laptop will be provided for your use 24/7 If interested, send an email to AikenPickleball@gmail.com. Training will be provided.