Over the past 3 months there has been discussion among the
Arizona Robson Pickleball Communities concerning the formation of a winter
pickleball league.
The proposal is as follows:
1. The name of the league will be the "Robson
Pickleball League". The participating 5 communities will be Pebble
Creek (Goodyear), Saddlebrooke, Sun Lakes, Saddlebrooke Ranch, and Robson
Ranch. Interest is lacking from the Quail Creek Pickleball Club.
2. There would be one competition per month on Saturday
afternoons beginning in November. Each community would play the other 4
communities on a predetermined rotation basis. The last competition would occur in March. (Sun Lakes needs to travel each month because of the small number of courts in
their community.) Based on the proposed schedule, all Robson Ranch competition would in Eloy, except the December 10th competition when our team would
travel to Pebble Creek in Goodyear. Each pickleball club will play 4 times with one BYE month over the 5 month season. Our BYE month looks to be in
March.
3. Saturday was set as the day to play the matches with the afternoon being the preferred time (e.g. 2 pm). The two participating
clubs could mutually decide to change the date and/or time if they wish, as
long as it is played within 2 weeks of the scheduled date.
4. Each club will have 60 players for each match (30
men and 30 women)- Two men's teams (4 players), two women's teams (4
players), and two mixed teams (4 players) at each of the 5 skill levels (2.5,
3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+) 12 x 5= 60. (Players may have to play UP a skill
level and/or play in two events (e.g. Men's and Mixed) in order to get enough
teams at some skill levels.) Each player may only play in a maximum of two events
.
5. The goal will be to maximize participation from
each club, meaning that from month to month we would like to see as any
different players competing as possible. It is not to put your very best players on the court again and again to score as
many points as possible. We are awarding points for winning games, but we want
it to be a fun, social time more than anything else.
6. Each two player team at a given skill level will
play two games to 15 (win by 1) with each of the 2 teams from
the other club. Thus, each two player team is playing a total of 4
games to 15 for the day. Each game won scores 1 point for the club. Cumulative
points will be kept during the course of the season.
7. Awards clarification: There will be one travelling
trophy presented to the overall champion club for the
season. There will be 15 awards (small plaques) presented to the CLUB
that got the most points for the season at each of the skill level events (2.5
Men's, women's, Mixed; etc.) The individual skill level awards do NOT go
to individual players, but rather to the collective group of
players who played at that skill level over the course of the season.
8. An end of the season Awards Banquet would be held on
March 22nd here at Robson Ranch. A maximum number of tickets per community
would need to be established.
It is our hope that you will find this league something a
little different and fun.
At this time we would like to have some idea about what our
participation numbers might be. We ask that you reply to this email by
answering the following questions:
1. Are you interested in playing in the
league? Yes or No
If No, you can skip questions 2-4 .
2. Would you be willing to travel (via car pool) to
our one AWAY meet at Pebble Creek on Dec 10th? Yes or No
3. Are there any months between November and
February when you would not be available to participate? Yes or No
If Yes, what month(s)__________
4. What is your skill level rating? If you do
not have one yet, state that.
