Field is Set for Fall Dinkeroo Wednesday at Marshdale
Four groups of 8 players each will gather round the kitchen Wednesday, Sept. 14 at Marshdale to compete in the Fall Dinkeroo. Players must check in no later than 7:45 am or risk losing their position. Prizes for first, second and third place in each group.
Here are the groups:
Group 1
Susan Abel
Jim Dreggers
Roger Miles
Scott Williams
Dick Densch
Sarah German
Andy Clark
Dale Jeffries
Group 2
Nicola Baer
Corinne Jackson
Jim Fischer
Jeri Herskovits
Sally Griggs
Monte Poague
Maureen Gehlhausen
Karen Morris
Group 3
Lynda Parker
Sheri Meranda
Maggie Boyne
June Flinn
Elizabeth Barmann
Claire Roberts
Diane Jeffries
Cherie Peterson
Group 4
Ceci Nowack
Shirley Price
Larry Anderson
Beret Eighmey
Colleen Lohnes
Ann Kechter
Sharon Ricci
Todd Landrum
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 9, win by one.
Groups 1 & 2 will alternate games on Courts 1 & 2. Groups 3 & 4 will alternate games on Courts 3 & 4. Spectators can watch (no play) from the east tennis court, but no chairs. Snacks and fruit under the pavilion. EPC Gear available.
Enjoy your last competition of the season and may the best dinkers win.
Marshdale Courts Closed Tuesday, Sept. 13 All Day for Bill Muno Clinic
Don’t even think about sneaking a game in Tuesday at Marshdale. Pickleball Pro Bill Muno has rented all the courts for clinics 9 am - noon and 1 - 4 pm. He’ll be coaching nearly three dozen players who have paid to learn more about elevating their game. It would be considered bad form if one were to hang around cribbing lessons from them.
Check the Schedule for play at Wulf instead.
Pickleball Magazine Loved Pickleball at EPRD’s Summer Camps Just as Much as the Kids Did
The Sept/Oct issue of Pickleball Magazine’s Junior Spotlight “is shining on two USA Pickleball Ambassadors who have made pickleball a craze in the small mountain town of Evergreen, Colorado.”
Thanks to Sarah German and Linda Jacobsen as well as 30+ pickleball volunteers, more than 145 kids were introduced to the sport this summer.
To learn more, check out the article below.
Tip of the Week from Hiwan Pro Tom Karas: Every Player Has a Job
This job varies depending on where you are in the game.
When you serve, land a safe serve and stay behind the baseline to await the return of serve. Don’t creep in too early and don’t try to ace the serve by hitting hard or putting spin on the ball. This is an easy way to lose your chance of being in a scoring position.
When your partner serves, stay behind the baseline to await the bounce on the opponent’s return of serve.
When you are receiving a serve, stand in a position so you can return most shots with your forehand. Also stand back far enough for a deep serve to bounce, but watch the ball come off your opponent’s paddle and anticipate where it will bounce. If you see a soft, short serve come off their paddle, move up quicky; it’s easier and safer to move forward than backward. In addition, strive for a soft deep return to avoid hitting into the net, keep your opponent back and give you time to get up to the kitchen line.
When your partner is receiving a serve, stand ready at the kitchen line but look behind you to watch the serve land. Be ready to call a fault if there is one or communicate to your partner if the serve is going out. They are watching the ball.
When your partner moves, you move in the same direction – up, back, left or right. Try to stay together to provide the best defensive line…. or in Tom’s words, “build a wall with your partner.” When one of you is up and one is back, you create a huge hole allowing your opponent to place a perfect gap shot.
When you are in a rally, just keep the ball in play until the other guy makes a mistake, or until you or your partner gets a chance to place or slam a winner.
When you and your partner are successful in getting to the kitchen line, be in the ready position to block as there is often not enough time to swing at the ball (Reprinted with the permission of Beverly Keil)