Mirador Court members are invited to our hip-hoppin’ Easter pickleball Round Robin tournament on Sunday, April 1. Play starts at 8:30am. The morning will be full of surprises, followed by some breakfast treats and drinks. If you would like to participate in this fun Round Robin, please email T at: theresamelius23@gmail.com by Friday, March 23.

Franklin X-40 pickleballs provided by Club at Mirador Courts

Sue Fehrle contacted the sales rep at Franklin Sports, explaining that the Franklin X-40 pickleballs purchased by the Club and sold to players were breaking quite quickly. Franklin Sports said that their ball manufacturing had some issues, but that they have made changes which should improve the performance of the balls.

They have sent us 200 complimentary balls to compensate for the balls we had ordered.

We are happy to announce that the Pickleball Association will now provide Franklin X-40 balls to be used at Mirador Courts, and will continue to do so while these balls are available. These balls are marked CLUB. Feel free to use them for your games and then return them to the ball holders (pictured). If your CLUB ball breaks, please put it in the green marked bin. We are keeping track of the balls and breakage, so please do nottake these broken balls from the bin. Thank you.

Drills with Deb: Wednesday, March 21 at 7:15am

Intermediate / Advanced Drills with Deb will take place on Wednesday, March 21 at 7:15am for Mirador Court members.

We’ll go to 8:00am and then Open Play starts after that.

This will be the final Drills with Deb for the season.

Ball Machine Clinics with T: Thursday, March 22

T (Theresa) is going to run two 1-hour clinics on Thursday, March 22, using the ball machine. Each clinic is limited to 4 players in order to maximize your practice time.

The ball machine is an invaluable tool allowing players to practice certain shots to improve consistency. These clinics are for high-beginner/intermediate/advanced players, as the pace of the balls shooting out of the machine is quite fast, and isn’t suitable or controllable for a brand new player.

Clinic times are:
A) 10:00am – 11:00am
B) 11:00am – 12:00pm

If you are interested in attending a clinic, please contact T by email at theresamelius23@gmail.com and indicate your preference for clinic A or B. T will confirm your spot before the clinic.

Depending on the popularity of these clinics, T will hold more over the next few Thursdays, so stay tuned for details.

Weekend Play: Sunday Round Robins

Round Robin play continues on Sundays, starting at 8:00am, for all Mirador Court members. We play for 12 minutes and then rotate players and courts.

It’s a great way to meet and play with new people, without worrying about your scores.

The King & Queen of the Courts on Saturdays will stop for now.

Paddles for sale

We have new Paddletek pickleball paddles for sale. You do not pay any taxes or shipping fees.

The following are available:

Club: $50 USD or 1000 pesos.
Phoenix Lite: $59 USD or 1180 pesos.
Element: $75 USD or 1500 pesos.

San Carlos was well represented over the past few weeks at various pickleball tournaments in the US, bringing home lots of hardware. Congratulations to all competitors and a special thanks to our super fans! Many NOB players are excited to join our international Sombrero Showdown tournament next year, which will run from February 7 – 11, 2019.