Now that the Senior/Youth Recreation Center at Eustis Park is open, there are bathrooms available to us pickleballers, even when the building is not open.
The bathrooms are on the back side of the building, near the blue water fountain.
Aiken Pickleball News
Mo Power Sport LLC
Thinking of buying a new pickleball paddle? Or maybe you just need to replace the grip on you current paddle? How about getting an Aiken Pickleball T-Shirt? Well you are in luck.
Mo Garcia, our Head Professional Pickleball Instructor, and his wife Marian, can accommodate almost any request related to Pickleball Mo has demo paddles that you can try out to find the one best for you. He can also get you discounts on most paddles and/or replace your old grip in minutes. He is the Onix pickleball representative in Aiken and had both indoor and outdoor Onix yellow and orange balls in stock. Marian is the poc for ordering Alken PB T-Shirts.
Other items available:
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Nets
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PB Bags
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PB Paddle Covers
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PB Medals
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Court separators and dividers
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PB Court Lining Tapes (indoor and outdoor)
Mo also has safety sports glasses with interchangeable lenses for indoor and outdoor play with the provision to insert prescription lenses.
You can contact Mo via email at mog01@aol.com
Please be sure to take down your net if there is no one waiting for your court when you finish playing.
The Aiken County YMCA Pickleball Program offers open pickleball play in their main basketball gymnasium. The gym has rolled rubber flooring which gives a true bounce, but as with the lighting, it takes a little while to get used to. The “Y” is located at 621 Trolley Line Rd, about half way between the USC Aiken Convocation Center and Gregg Park Civic Center. Unfortunately, the "Y" is not part of the "Silver Sneakers" program. It is a co-ed facility - ladies are welcome. In fact, the Pickleball Program Coordinator and Head Instructor is Caitlin Barry, an International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA) and Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) certified instructor.
Schedule as follows:
Monday: 10am - 1pm (no host/members only - 3 courts).
Wednesday: 10am - 1pm and 7pm - 9pm (hosted by Caitlin Barry/3 courts/members free; non-members $4 per day - first visit is free).
Friday: 10am - 1pm (no host/members only/3 courts).
Caitlin also runs a 6-week fundamentals of pickleball program; 1 session a week for 6 weeks that is open to members and non-members. Round Robin tournaments are normally held quarterly (open to members and non-members). With over 5,000 Aiken “Y” members the pickleball program can only grow.
For more information contact Jessica Bacon, the Aquatics and Sports Director for the Aiken County Family YMCA. Phone 803 349-8080 ext 8083. Email jbacon@thefamilyy.org or visit the webpage at www.thefamilyy.org.
The First Baptist Church (FBC) located at 120 Chesterfield St N, in downtown Aiken, is now offering drop-in pickleball play from 2 - 5 pm, Mondays and Fridays. They have two courts located in their main gymnasium. The gym has a vinyl floor which gives a true bounce, and just takes a little while to get used to.
There are usually 10-12 players just from FBC. As almost everyone at FBC is new to pickleball, Jo Whitson has volunteered to introduce them the game, and is usually there when the gym is open for play. Now that FBC is on our calendar, the word has gotten out, and last Friday was the first time others came to play. There is plenty of free parking available and donations are only $2.
