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Grand Opening Pickleball Tournament, March 24 – 26

This Grand Opening Pickleball tournament will be a classic double elimination skill / age division tournament.

Come out and play in the first tournament on all 14 courts at our new facility!

The cost is 1200 pesos ($60 USD), which includes entrance in 1 event. Each additional event costs 200 pesos ($10 USD) more. You’ll receive a t-shirt with your registration. Select your size when you register. Register here.

Medals will be awarded to first, second, and third place finishers in each skill bracket.

Schedule:
Grand Opening Party – Thursday March 23
Women’s Doubles – Friday, March 24
Men’s Doubles – Saturday, March 25
Mixed Doubles – Sunday, March 26

If you need any help with your registration, contact Ryan at: ryankuiken@gmail.com or WhatsApp: +1-646-266-2138.

If you need help finding a partner, contact T at: theresamelius23@gmail.com or WhatsApp: +1-719-201-1228.

Grand Opening Ceremony & Party, March 23

To kick off the tournament, on Thursday, March 23, there will be a Grand Opening Event celebrating our 14 newly finished courts, starting at 5:00pm with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony follow by blessing by Father Luis Alfonso. Then, we’ll celebrate with Mariachi, a DJ and a lot of pickeball.

Cash bar and food trucks will be available.

Come out and join us!

Let’s Party! Party Fundraiser, March 13

On Monday, March 13, the party starts at 5:30pm at the San Carlos Yacht Club.

Dinner will be a delicious Italian buffet.

Jack Wheeler will play music we can dance to.

The cost is 500 pesos for the buffet, live music & dancing.

Please RSVP to Karen Stewart at 622-226-2188.

This is a fundraiser to build bathrooms at the Pickleball Club. We hope you can join us!

Skills & Drills and Lessons

Monday Drill Sessions

1 hour practice session led by Kevin and Belem from noon – 1pm at the new courts.

For all skill levels.

Open to all San Carlos Pickleball monthly & yearly (annual and 5-year) Members at no extra cost.

These aren’t individual lessons — they’re showing you drills that you can use to practice and take your game to the next level.

First come, first served (28 people max).

Drills will be on Monday, March 6, 13 & 20.

Beginner Lessons

Beginner Pickleball with T, March 8 & 15

Tell your friends that always wanted to learn pickleball that this is their chance!

On Wednesdays at 11:00am at Mirador Courts, T will be teaching Beginner pickleball. This is FREE to any Beginner player.

The total class is two days, one hour per day. After that you will be ready to play!

It starts on Wednesday, March 8 and the next class is on Wednesday, March 15.

To register, email T at theresamelius23@gmail.com.

Club Lessons

Are you looking to take your game to the next level? Do you feel like you’ve plateaued? Maybe a big tournament is approaching and you want to ensure that you’re well prepared? If so, then a pickleball lesson is the perfect way to elevate your game! The San Carlos Pickleball Club is now offering lessons! Stay tuned for additional services that will be offered in the near future such as workshops, clinics, gameplay assessment and video analysis.

LESSON TYPES
Private lesson (1 person) – 800 pesos / hour
Semi-private lesson (2 – 3 people) – 1000 pesos / hour
Group lesson (4 – 8 people) – 300 pesos / person / hour

VALUE-ADD SERVICES (200 PESOS)
Participants receive a video recording of the lesson and a written lesson summary. For private and semi-private lessons, participants also receive individual feedback on their strengths and weaknesses, as well as suggested strategies and drills for improving. For group lessons, participants receive group feedback (not individual).

To reserve a lesson, contact: 
Email: grandesligasdepickleball@gmail.com
WhatsApp: +52 1 622 165 1762

The Club & Mirador Court Schedules

The Club Schedule:

  • Open play, all 7 courts. Monday to Saturday, 7:00am – 12:00pm.
  • Open play under the lights. Saturday – Thursday, Sunset -10:00pm.
  • Court reservation. Monday – Sunday, noon – 6pm (when not used by Club). Book on HoldMyCourt.
  • Monday Skills & Drills. Noon – 1:00pm.
  • Tuesday: Round Robin with Kevin. Starts at 3:30pm. Join the Round Robin WhatsApp group.
  • Wednesday: Advanced Round Robin with Kevin. Starts at 3:30pm.
  • Friday: GLP, starting at 4:00pm. Register at PickleballTorneos.com. And join the WhatsApp GLP group to stay up to date on all things GLP.
  • Sunday: Round Robin with Art Linblad. Starts at 8:30am.

Mirador Courts Schedule:

  • Book a Court. Monday to Saturday: 8:00am – 12:00pm and 2:00pm – 6:00pm on HoldMyCourt.
  • Monday – Saturday, the courts are closed from noon to 2:00pm and closed for the night at 6:00pm.
  • Sunday, Open Play from 9:00am – noon, then the courts are closed.

To participate in any of the above, you need to have a valid San Carlos Pickleball Membership. See below to purchase or renew your membership.

Summary of Groups to Join and important Links:

Tuesday Round Robin with Kevin

Tuesday afternoon Ratings Round Robin with Kevin at The Club. The Round Robin that fills in minutes! Don’t hesitate to join. It’s open to all San Carlos Pickleball Club members. The 100 pesos fee supports the San Carlos Pickleball Club. It’s a rotating partner skill level round robin every Tuesday at 3:30pm (arrive 15 minutes early to check in and warm up).

Players interested in participating in the Tuesday Round Robin should join this WhatsApp group for more information and for registration instructions.

Sunday Round Robin

The Sunday Round Robin run by Art Linblad is the best way to spend a Sunday morning. The round robin starts at 8:30am at the Club Courts. It’s open (no ratings) play, open to the first 40 to show up before 8:20am.

The Sunday Round Robin is open to all San Carlos Pickleball Members at no extra cost.

After 8:20am, any late comers will be able to join only IF there are fewer than 40 prompt picklers AND if the tardy pickler eliminates the need for byes. In all fairness to those that arrive on time, that would apply only in the circumstance that fewer than 28 people arrive on time. For example, if there happens to be 39 prompt picklers and one tardy pickler, that person could join the rotation. If, on the other hand, there are 39 prompt picklers and 2 tardy picklers, only one of the 2 could join the rotation.

Some Sunday RR ETIQUETTE: Perhaps you’ve noticed that some picklers are a little sensitive, so to avoid any conflict/issues: FIRST: Numbers for play will only be given to each individual player as they present themselves, that is, Olive won’t be able to say Brutus is on the way, can I get his number; SECOND, there will typically be eight 12 minute games, please commit to playing them all, especially if we have a multiple of 4 registered (ie, 4, 8, 12…28, 32, 36…and so on) and no byes available to take your place. Any injured player might be granted a modicum of compassion; THREE, once you reach your assigned court, players may decide to switch up partners if it seems teams are too mismatched, but all 4 players have to be in agreement and realize later you may end up with that partner again. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN

Evening Play & Social

Our beautiful 14 courts are almost ready — in the mean time, the club has a nice surprise for all our members: “OPEN PLAY AFTER SUNSET”. Monday – Sunday, Sunset -10:00pm (all levels).

2 courts are lit, so if more than 4 people are waiting, please play games to 7 points.

Have fun and party under the stars.

We won’t be just the biggest club in Latin America, we’ll be the most fun and social club!

Friday GLP then pickleball & party

Sign up for the Friday GLP here.

Hotel Deal

Grandes Niños de Pickleball

The first Lesson for our Grandes Niños de Pickleball in la Manga was a great success. And the kids loved playing at the new courts this weekend.

Thanks to the San Carlos Pickleball Club’s scholarship program, we’re helping teach the next generation of pickleball fanatics and giving back to the community. Thank you to everyone who bought the kids tennis shoes at Christmas and who donated paddles, funds and their time.

We’ll also be starting a program for the kids at the school in the Ranchitos.

New Court Construction Update

All 14 courts will be complete and ready to play on for the Grand Opening Tournament. The center area will also be ready to use and we’ll access the courts from their proper entry ways.

We’re sourcing quotes (and funding) for the front buildings and will start on the bathroom portion as soon as we can. We also hope to install shade structures down the center before the summer heat is here.

We have 2 courts lit and are working to get more.

Purchase your Membership

You can buy your 2023 Pickleball Membership online using the QR codes in the image below.

ALL memberships will again be purchased ONLINE with Stripe. 

* Check sancarlospickleball.com for online payment info.
* Or use your phone’s QR Reader to Pay online directly with the image below.

You will receive a Welcome Letter via email from info@sancarlospickleball.com in a few days, but you can start to play the next day.

You need to bring ID to the courts to show the guard at the gate at Mirador or court monitor at The Club.

While we are in this transition year playing both at Mirador and the new courts, there will be 2 different types of Pickleball Memberships (annual and monthly).

Monthly: 700 pesos / $35 USD per month: 1 Month Pass is valid for 1 month from date of purchase.

Annual: 4000 pesos / $200 USD for the year: 1 Year Pass is valid for 1 year from date of purchase.

Thank you to these generous sponsors

Please Help Make the Dream a Reality

The new 14 court facility is a great Community Project and something that San Carlos can be proud of. It will be a place for exercise, fun and friendship and a community hub.

Please get in touch with me (Christa Thomas) at: christa@whatsupsancarlos.com if you would like to donate. We have several court sponsorships and commemorative bricks of various levels that recognize the donations that went above and beyond to make this project a success. You can have your name or business name on a court or on the sponsors’ wall. You can read more about it on our website.

Please consider buying a brick. Bricks will be prominently featured on a beautiful focal accent wall just inside the court entrance / exit. The following levels are available:

  • $5000 USD or more (100,000 pesos) Diamond
  • $2500 USD or more (50,000 pesos) Platinum
  • $1000 USD (20,000 pesos) Gold
  • $500 USD (10,000 pesos) Silver
  • $250 USD (5,000 pesos) Bronze

You can also donate through our GoFundMe campaign. Every little bit helps. Thank you in advance.