Wednesday, December 16, 2009

1st annual Abbotsford Pickleball Tournament

1st Annual Abbotsford Pickleball Tournament!!!

Doesn't that have a nice ring to it? For a group that has been only going for 1 year, and already wanting to host a tournament for all to come to Abbotsford, WOW!!!
So here's our dilemna...We know we'd like to host it mid to late April, so that the returning snowbirds can be a part of the excitement, and fuel the entrants. Our dilemna is this: We can have it at Abbotsford Recreation Center our new facility where we currently play, but can't have it on Saturday, as that day is such a hot commodity to the public. We can have it though all day on a Sunday. The other possibility is having it at the other place where we temporarily played pickleball while the gym floors were being redone: Ex park (Agrifair) where we can have a saturday. I believe their are pro's and cons to both locations: seating, lighting, floor surface. Give me some feedback as to what you think we should proceed, so I can firm up the date ASAP. Abby Pickleball players are the Greatest!!

5 comments:

  1. Sunday at ARC gets our votes because the lighting, floor surface at Ag-Rec building are not good. Why play in an old facility when we are fortunate enough to have a brand new facility. Sunday would attract more spectators and new players to ARC...Dave and Shirley

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  2. Question for Grant, how many courts do we play on for a tournament, if it is 4 then there is not much room for spectators!!! Even so my vote goes to ARC, we have a chance to show off our great facilities and get more exposure to the public.
    Ken & Mandy

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  3. Grant, this is Steve from S-Type Sports and I would love to go visit and play in your tournament if the scheduling works out. Let me know if you decide to do it on a Saturday and I can drive up to play with you or someone else. By the way, great website and thanks for promoting the wonderful sport of pickleball in your area. Regards, Steve Wong

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  4. Steve, we will let you know if the tournament will be on a Saturday or Sunday. Grant sells S-type racquets and I have switched from a Elite racquet to a S-type racquet which I like better.

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  5. Grant ,What date is the 1st. Tournie proposed ,us snowbirds will be returning first week in April..
    Allan and Julie Turner

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