Marshdale Courts Closed Thursday for Film Shoot
Film production company Image Brew, Denver, will take over Marshdale Courts Thursday, 7 am - 3 pm, to shoot a commercial for Cochlear Hearing products.
Cameras will be facing east, so people will be kept out of the area around the pavilion. You might be able to watch from outside the west fence. But if you’ve ever been on a film shoot, you know that it’s incredibly slow-paced and boring. I was told that what they will be shooting will be all of 4 seconds in the commercial.
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Pro Bill Muno Skills Clinic for Intermediate & Advanced Intermediate Players Coming Sept. 13
Certified international pickleball teaching professional Bill Muno will conduct clinics for intermediate (3.0) and advanced intermediate (3.5) players on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Marshdale. There will be two sessions: 9 am - noon and 1 - 4 pm. Cost is $60 payable either through Venmo (Williammuno-2) or check or cash day of the clinic.
Bill is a USA Nationals Senior Pro medalist, a 5.0 mixed doubles national champion, and US Open gold medalist. Bill has medaled in singles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles on the APP Tour. Bill comes from a tennis background, where he was the USTA #1 ranked 50’s doubles player, and the #1 ranked singles player in the Chicago district. He played college tennis at Drake University.
Registration is limited to 16 players per session. Make sure you’re an EPC member as well.
Get Your Dink On, Registration Open for Fall Dinkeroo
We were snowed out of the Spring Dinkeroo, so this is your chance to test your cross-court dink. The Fall Dinkeroo will be Wednesday, Sept. 14, 9 am at Marshdale.
Dinkeroo is a fun, friendly, competitive tournament open to EPC members of all skill levels. Groups of eight will play a round robin based on dinking. Every shot, including the serve, is from the No Volley Zone, or the kitchen line. The ball must bounce before you hit it and it must land in the opponent’s kitchen.
THE RULES FOR DINKEROO
1. Start and scoring the game is the same as a regular game. You serve from outside the kitchen line to the opposite side of the opponents’ court.
2. Every ball must bounce in the kitchen before it is hit. You can step into the kitchen to hit the ball, but you must step out with both feet before stepping back into the kitchen to hit the next shot.
3. The kitchen line is in as if it were the base line. The center line is in on serves.
4. Dinkeroo is a game of pace and patience. Almost all points are made on an unforced error as opposed to a "kill" shot. Slamming or hitting your opponent with a drive, even if they’re in the kitchen, is a fault, therefore your opponents’ point.
5. Game to 11, win by one.
Watch how the game is played.
$10 registration fee for EPC members. If you haven’t paid your 2022 dues, add your EPC membership as you register for the tournament.
If you don’t plan to play but would like to be involved, we need volunteers on the courts. Let Pat Theno know you’re available.