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residents message

It’s been a LONG winter for
President’s Message 2
most of our Members. Hang in
New branding for Pickleball Canada 3 there, we’ll hopefully soon be
playing outdoors in sunshine
Members Corner 4 and warmth!!

Letter to the Editor 5
MANY wheels in motion and
Coach Mo 8 balls in the air to update you
on, including:
Skills and Drills 11

Chucks Retirement 16 Y New logo -- fresh, modern, flowing. Thanks
Joanne, Kelli and Julie.
Conversation with a Legend 17
Y Refereeing – four-module program being
Presentation to ALS Society 18 finalized. Module 1 (Scorekeeper) is available

Zoomer Magazine 18 and being presented. Module 2 (Referee in
Training) to be available soon. Modules 3
Pickleball in Windsor 19 (Referee) and 4 (Certification) are experience
and competency based.
Parapickleball 20

Gear Review 23 Y Ratings – a very hot topic with the introduction
of the UTPR for tournament players. Working
Indian Wells Tournament 27 with software developer to obtain a CTPR

San Carlos Tournament 29 (Canadian Tournament Player Rating) system
that is cost effective and useful. We’re in
WSET summit report 29 discussions with pickleballratings.com as a
possible platform for clubs to provide ratings
Kawatomo family cleans up 31
for non-tournament players in addition to the
St. Albert Pickleball 32 other methods available.

Tournaments 33 Y Funding – 22 of the 28 criteria to achieve
eligibility for Sports Canada funding
Volunteers 33
will hopefully be completed by March
31. Remaining 6 are related to the Player
Development and Coaching area where
significant progress has been achieved.
Acceptance of our application to become
a Canadian Amateur Athletic Association is
pending.

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