Tag: pickleball

Relishing Pickleball: Beating the Bangers

David Zapatka From 2.0 to 5.0, we have all faced the “bangers,” those players who prefer to hit everything hard rather than play the soft game hitting dinks and drop shots. Would you like to defeat these hard hitters? Consider adopting these tips. Hit deep returns. Keep the banger at the baseline with a deep…

New Pickleball IPTPA Rater

Shireen Kolarik The Quail Creek Pickleball Club has a new IPTPA rater, Tony Fratini. IPTPA stands for International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association. The IPTPA develops teaching standards in the sport of pickleball, including covering specific strokes, strategies, and shot selections specific to pickleball. IPTPA-certified instructors pass a rigorous testing program and continue improving their teaching…

Quail Creek/SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Competition

Dave Mungo On April 4 the Quail Creek Pickleball Club (QCPC) hosted the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Club for an intercommunity competition. This event was a huge success. Our players and volunteers truly raised the bar for competition events held here, and we certainly showed SaddleBrooke Ranch how to put on a party. Our Social Committee…

Parkinson’s and Pickleball

Don Amour Since this past fall, every Tuesday and Friday at 9:30 a.m., a group of Parkinson’s patients, their caregivers, and volunteers from the Quail Creek Pickleball Club get together at courts 1 and 2 at Quail Creek. Over the hour-and-a-half session, there is some social time to get acquainted and share information on our…

Brian Martin Pickleball Clinics

Shireen Kolarik The Quail Creek Pickleball Club arranged clinics in February and March for its members with pickleball pro player and instructor Brian Martin. Brian Martin is from SweetShot Pickleball out of the Phoenix area, and he plays in the senior pro league for the Coachella Valley Scorpions. Brian provided a variety of sessions for…

New! Afternoon Open Play Pickleball

Shireen Kolarik On Jan. 13 the Quail Creek Pickleball Club started a new event, afternoon open play. The first day of this new event had a great turnout. Players enjoyed our beautiful afternoon weather and many people to rotate playing with. This new open play is offered daily from 1 to 3 p.m. Both morning…

Quail Creek Pickleball Boys Night Out

Lenny Friedman On Dec. 18, 20 Quail Creek Pickleball Boys Night Out members and spouses attended the Tucson Roadrunners vs. San Diego Gulls AHL hockey game. The Roadrunners won 5-1. The Quail Creek Pickleball Boys Night Out group plays round-robins on Monday and Thursday nights and Sunday mornings. They also meet to drill and have…

Pickleball Court Reservations

The Quail Creek Pickleball Club (QCPC) has updated its software used to reserve pickleball courts. All residents of QC may reserve a court outside of Pickleball Club activities. See QCPOA Rules for rules governing pickleball courts. To make a court reservation as a non-club member: • Go to qcpickleball.org and scan the QR code in…