2014 PCO TOURNAMENT POINTS Mission, BC

2014  PCO  TOURNAMENT POINTS (Tier 4)  Mission Madness, BC http://www.fraservalleypickleball.org/
MEN
Rated event                      Name       Tournament Point 
Mens Doubles - 3.0/3.5   Jay Lindenbach 400  Ted Bryde 400  Mark Dana 200  Ben Penner 200   Rick Oakes       100
Mens Doubles - 4.0     Geof Kraemer 400 Tim Ames 400 Rosscoe Priebe 200 Mike Shepherd  200
Glenn Cho           100  Cheng-Lok Yeo   100
Mens Doubles - 4.5        Andrew McKimmon 400 Marco Jankowiak  400  Binu Brar 200 Grant Brittain  100   Ronnie Pitcher 100
Mixed Doubles 3.0/3.5   D'arcy Windblad    400 John Bell 200
Mixed Doubles 4.0    Glenn Cho    400  Ken Franz   200   Steven Rothenberg  100
Mixed Doubles 4.5    Brian Lam   400    Marco Jankowiak  200  Ronnie Pitcher  100
WOMEN
Rated event                      Name       Tournament Point 
Womens Doubles - 3.5,3.0  Bonnie Gibbon 400 Karen Renfrew 400 Karen Sawatsky 200 Sharon Kraemer 200 Dee Pitcher 100 Trudy Pitcher  100
Womens Doubles - 4.0        Fion Chou 400 Magdalene Choy 400 Lin Buckler 200
Mixed Doubles 3.0/3.5      Lin Buckler-400  Karen Renfrew 200  Bonnie Gibbon 100  
Mixed Doubles 4.0            Fion Chou 400  Karen Sawatsky 200  Magdalene Choy 100
Mixed Doubles 4.5            Elaine Lerner 200    Terri Welch   100

IFP Rules Review and Model Designation

RULES REVIEW: Maintaining Possession of the Paddle, by Dennis Dacey, Rules Chair Rule 12.N. Paddle Possession. A player must have possession of the paddle when it makes contact with the ball. . (Added January15, 2014) (The purpose of this rule is to prevent a player from throwing the paddle at a ball in an effort to hit the ball over the net.)

2.E.8. Model Designation. The manufacturer must have a clearly marked brand and model name or model number on the paddle. Paddles with different core material, surface material, or other significant differences must have a unique name or number. Each unique model must have been offered for sale to the general public and samples of each unique model must have been submitted and passed the paddle tests. Paddles used in sanctioned tournaments after January 1, 2014 must conform to this rule. (Added June 23, 2012)

IFP Rules - paddle Specifications

Question from Quebec: If a player does not want to comply with the paddle regulation, the referee will declare him the loser of the game?
Answer: If a player has a non-conforming paddle and refuses to change his paddle at the request of the Tournament Director, The Tournament Director can declare an automatic loss of that match. The player must change paddle or he loses the match since he is in violation of the rules. IFP Rules:

2.E.7. Violation. If a paddle violates the above rules, the Tournament Director has the authority to enforce a paddle change. If the player in violation refuses to change the paddle, the Director may declare a forfeiture of the match.

2. E.7. (in French) Violation. Si une pagaie viole les susdites règles, le Directeur de Tournoi a l'autorité à faites respecter un changement de pagaie. Si le joueur dans la violation refuse de changer la pagaie, le Le directeur peut déclarer une confiscation du match. 

IFP Rules - Non-Volley Zone

Question "Is it okay to grab your partner before he/she falls into the kitchen?
Answer:  Yes, About That Non-Volley Zone - by Mark Friedenberg, USAPA Board Member - IFP Rules Section 9 A-F of the USAPA Official Rulebook..If a player's partner is positioned outside of the non-volley zone and is not touching one of the non-volley lines, that person may pull his partner back to prevent the player from falling into the non-volley zone or touching a non-volley line. However, if the player's partner enters the non-volley zone or touches one of the non-volley lines in the act of pushing or pulling his partner to keep him from falling into the non-volley zone or touching one of the non-volley lines, it is a fault.

Pickleball Canada February 2014 Newsletter

www.pickleballcanada.org/news/nl_2011_february.pdf

ARC Pickleball Group Photo

Some of ARC Pickleball group photo by photographer Art Campbell.  At the front is Dave, left to right: Ralph, Bill, Allan, Ken, Shirley, Laurie, Anne, Annette, Barbara, Jean, Leslie, Catherine, Bob, Ron and Faye. Other players: Nigel, Mike, Mierom,Nick,Janet, Jennifer, Jim, etc.

Pickleball Canada Affiliated Clubs and Club Memberships

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the world!!!  Canada and USA have over 100,000 pickleball players.  Pickleball is now played in many other countries including India, Mexico,Spain, Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom. 

2013:  PIckleball Canada held its 2nd National Championship in July, 2013.  USAPA held its Nationals V in November, 2013.   India held its 1st National Tournament in December, 2013.

2014: The 3rd Pickleball Canada National Open Championship will be held in Abbotsford, BC on July 4 - 6, 2014. The USAPA Nationals VI will be held in Buckeye, AZ in November, 2014.  The first International Pickleball Tournament will be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in May 16-18, 2014. 

Pickleball Canada is very pleased that our member numbers have increased from 700 to 900.  This month we welcomed 3 new Club Memberships.   Pickleball Canada has six affiliated clubs with about 300 new PCO members. 

These are Pickleball Canada Affiliated Clubs:

Nanaimo Pickleball Club, Nanaimo, B.C.
Thompson Okanagan Pickleball Enthusiasts, Osoyoos, B.C.

Kamloops Pickleball Club, Kamloops, B.C.

East Dartmouth Community Centre Pickleball Club, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Collingwood Pickleball Club, Collingwood, Ontario

Fraser Valley Pickleball, Fraser Valley, B.C. 

Many other new clubs and groups are formed all over Canada: Vernon Pickleball Club, Vancouver Island Pickleball Association, Pickleball Chilliwack, Oceanside Pickleball Club, Pickleball Saskatchewan, London Pickleball Club in Ontario. 

Pickleball Canada members receive many member benefits including newsletters, tournament points, ratings, $5.00 discounts many PCO sanctioned tournaments: The Nationals in Abbotsford, BC, Mission, BC, Rosedale, BC, Osoyoos, BC.  There are 7 PCO sanctioned tournaments in 2014 which includes Kelowna and Nanaimo, BC and Ontario.   We would like to thank all our members for their support of Pickleball Canada !!!