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Pickleball Canada Organization Official Newsletter July 2013

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Pickleball CanadaThe fastest growing sport in North AmericaLe sport qui affiche la croissance la plus

rapide en Amerique du Nord

A record 228 participants from Canada and the US registered for the2nd Annual Pickleball Canada National Open Championship heldat Abbotsford Recreation Centre and Yale Secondary School inAbbotsford, BC, July 6-7. There were 21 events, held on 14 indoorcourts, including Men’s, Women’s, Mixed Doubles, Singles, and forthe first time a Junior event. It was so exciting to watch all levels of

players competing at the largest pickleball tournament in Canada. A big thank you to our sponsors:Investors Group, Tourism Abbotsford, Pickle-Ball Inc., Pro-Lite Sports, Pickleball International,All About Pickleball, Pickleball Outfitters, I Got It Pickleball, Courtside Sports, IGA, Safeway,Bridgestone Tires, Saxbee Insurance, North Bellingham Golf Course, Murray GM Abbotsford,Great Clips, Pickleball Chilliwack, Ocean Park Pizza, Boston Pizza and Domino’s Pizza.Saturday morning, Abbotsford Mayor, Bruce Banman kicked off the Opening Ceremonies with a finespeech and led a resounding rendition of O Canada. Dave Shepherd, PCO President welcomed all andon a sad note announced the passing of Bev Butt, Pickleball Canada’s First Lady (in memory on pg 3 ).Dave and Shirley Shepherd, Tournament Directors, wish to thank the City of Abbotsford, Ryan Coreau,Dino Tsembelis and KimGriffith, plus all the referees and 50 volunteers. Rosie Roper (CA) was the HeadReferee and a player as well as referees Ron Pitcher and Brian Parkes. Medals were presented by BillCanning andShirley andDaveShepherd. LenTaal and hiswife (BC)manned thePCOMembership tableand Len refereed. EdBurkewas theOfficial Tournament Photographer. Abbotsford RecCentre provideda much appreciated lunch and beverage room both days.Many enthusiastic spectators cheered on the Gold Medal Matches with Chris Miller/Billy Jacobsen (WA)vs Denis Zhekhovskiy/Scott Lenan (BC/WA) in Open Men’s Doubles and Luba Zhekhovskaya/DenisZhekhovskiy (BC) vs Christine Barksdale/Josh Grubbs (CA/IN) in Open Mixed Doubles. Proud parents,relatives and friends cheered on six Junior Competitors in a very entertaining Junior Event. There weremore than a dozen 5.0 rated players performing incredible athletic skills and talent with fantastic dinkshots, overhead smashes and volleys. The 2nd Annual Pickleball Canada National Open Championshipwas a resounding success!! For the complete resuts see page 4

In This Issue:

PCO National Tournament 2013 pg 1President’s Message pg 2Canmore Flood Devastation pg 2In Memory of Bev Butte pg 3PCO Tournament Results pg 4C7Juniors Come to Nationals pg 7Alberta Parkland Pickleheads pg 8BC Tournament Results pg 9Ontario Players Help Others pg 10Upcoming Tournaments pg 10Pickleball Rules Corner pg 11PCO New Executive & Board pg 11PCO Provincial Ambassadors pg 11We are always looking for pickleball newsfrom all provinces.Send to: Denise Griffin, PCO newslettereditor [email protected]



Presidents Message - Dave ShepherdThe Pickleball Canada Annual General Meetingwas held in Kelowna on June 14th 2013. Themeeting was well attended with some membersattending through the use of Skype. All the reportsfrom Committee Chairs were read and approved.Three of our directors, Bev Butt, Bill Canning andLarry Evans have retired and on behalf of theBoard, I would like to thank each one of them for

their major contribution to Pickleball Canada since the early years ofPCO. Ed Burke has retired as Newsletter Editor/Publisher after threeyears. He will stay on as a Board Member.Two new Directors were elected. We extend a very warm welcome toDenise Griffin from Chilliwack, BC who has been quite instrumental inhelping the growth of pickleball in Chilliwack and surroundingcommunities. We also extend the same warm welcome to Merrie Leefrom North York, Ontario. Merrie is one of PCO's Area Ambassadors inOntario and is very active in getting new senior and drop-in pickleballprograms established in her area of North York. Denise hasvolunteered to take on the role of PCONewsletter Editor/Publisher andMerrie is our new Membership Chair. We thank Denise Griffin andMerrie Lee for taking on these important and challenging positions andwelcome them to the Board.PayPalhasbeen implementedon thePCOwebsite tomake it easierand

quicker to pay online as a new member or a renewal. Of course, membership applications and renewalscan still be mailed in.Thank you to all the 230 registered participants who attended the 2nd Annual Pickleball Canada NationalOpen Championship which was held in Abbotsford, B.C. on July 6 - 7 2013, a record turnout in support ofthe 2013 National Open. We also sincerely thank the City of Abbotsford, Mayor Banman, all our generoussponsors and the close to 50 volunteers and referees who helped to make it a resounding success.

In Canmore, Alberta;work to upgrade andconvert anoutdoor skatingrink into amulti-use facility,designed toaccommodatethree long-a w a i t e dp i c k l e b a l lcourts, wascompleted on the 12th of June. The local group ofsenior pickleballenthusiasts managed toget in just three scheduledsessions in the sunshinebelow the towering, scenicpeaks of the overlookingRockies, before Mother

Nature struckmerely oneweek later!

The tragic flooding of the near-by Cougar Creekwhich, unfortunately destroyed several homesalong its route, did not spare the newly-upgradedmulti-use facility. The photo on the left shows thefirst dayof play on the courtswith theThreeSisters’Peaks in the background and the banneradvertising the new venue for the sport. Thepictures below show the aftermath of the flooding.Very disappointing sudden turn of events!

Article from Rick Thral www.bowvalleypickleball.com

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Mother Nature Strikes a Mean Blow!

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As I am sure you are all now aware, our good friendBev lost her brief and courageous battle with cancerand passed away peacefully on July 1st. with her family at herside. As a founding member of Pickleball Canada, Bev playeda huge part in the growth of pickleball in Canada. The entirepickleball community has lost a great Ambassador. She was avery activemember of the Board of Pickleball Canada and herthoughtful input on all matters will be greatly missed. Bevlearned to play pickleball at Venture Out Resort in Mesa, AZ in2003. She was a great athlete and pickleball player herself,and won gold medals in singles and mixed doubles that sameyear in the Arizona Senior Olympics. She was hooked onpickleball from that day on! She thrived on teaching beginnersand putting on demos wherever she was and especially in herhome province of Saskatchewan. More than that, Bev was awonderful human being, always there to help others. and shevalued her happy family life above all. Our deepest sympathy

and condolences go to her husband Dave and son Shane, at thistime of deep personal loss. Dave Shepherd, President

An extract from a letter to the PCO Board of Directors written by Bev:"So appreciate each day of life. If you live it as if it is your last one, then one day you'll will be right. Loveyourself and love each other! A sign hangs in my kitchen that says Life is Uncertain. Eat dessert first. That'sa good motto. When you wear purple, that's my favourite colour!Love and hugs to everyone and keep on playing and enjoying pickleball.

From Dave (husband ) and Shane (son)

Thanks so much for the awesome flowers - Bev's favouritething. She wrote "Awesome" on everything for the last twomonths. Everything positive. We have all her last notes - thereis nothing but positive. It's a good way to be.There have been so many tributes from around the world thattalk about her contribution to the lives of so many. Thenewspaper articles I am finding in so many things have beenamazing. You can't believe what she has done to help somany kids get through university when they may have ended up on the street.Shane, Don, Mary, Linda, Laurie, Keirsten, Sarah, and Bruce and Laurel have been so helpful the lastweeks. The neighbours have come in droves to support and send poetry, flowers and hugs.I have been going through the files and finding so many articles in the news that I didn't know about.How about the Sask Woman of the Year and nomination for the Order of Canada. You should all beproud of this woman.

BEVERLEY BUTT "THE FIRST LADY OF PICKLEBALL"

In Memory



PICKLEBALL CANADA TOURNAMENT POINTS July 8, 2013

Purpose of Tournament Points1. Tournament Points are awarded as recognition of achievement in Sanctioned Tournaments.2. Tournament Points may be used by Tournament Directors to determine seeding in tournament brackets.3.Tournament Points may be used by the Ratings Committee, as one of several criteria, to determine a player's rating atthe end of each calendar year.4.Tournaments Points will be used to publish a list of the top point winners in each event at the end of each calendar year.

Tier 1 Gold 1600 points Silver 800 points Bronze 400 points3200 points: John Kusch, Elaine Lerner, Jennifer Lucore

2400 points: Nancy Stern

2000 points: Brian Lam, Henry Meerkerk, Kathy Parkes, George Pool, Claire Pool

1600 points: Denis Zhekhovskiy, Terry Saunders, Brenda Jmaeff, Dan Jmaeff, Debby Holley, Diane Hill,John Savoy, David Ulis, Maurice Parobec

1200 points: Luba Zhekhovskaya, Brian Parkes, Peter Darvill

800 points: Matt Khan, JimSaunders, RobertaMeakin, ShirleyKnorr,WendyPorteous, SusanNigh, IngeScholz, Trudy Pitcher, Vera Loskot, Diane Gillis

400 points: Beryl Kusch, Pat Khan, Sue Fosbery, Pat Fosbery, Feige Li, Shirley Edwards, Karen Peniuk,Colin Caldwell, Ken Franz, Gene Latray

2nd Annual Pickleball Canada National Open ChampionshipTournament Results

Under 55 Womens doubles

Trudy PitcherNancy Stern

Elaine LerrerAnh Tran

Kathleen BrundoFeige Li

55+ Womens Doubles

Meet the Winners:

Claire PoolDebby holly

Shirley KnorrDiane Gillis

Milda PostlerShirley Edwards

Pickleball Bouquets

On behalf of pickleball players across Canada and the USA we would like to thank Dave and ShirleyShepherd, President and Secretary of PCO and Tournament Directors for the Nationals. Dave andShirley have created a unique opportunity for the development of competitive pickleball in Canada. Theyhave set the bar and lead by example both in leadership and support through the donation of time,knowledge and commitment. Thanks so much Dave and Shirley!!



65+ Womens Doubles

Dianne WeeresSusan Nigh

Diane HillOlga Jetdina

Janis PsseppPat Crawford

Kathleen ParkesBrenda Jmaeff

Terry SaundersWendy Porteous

Pat KhanBeryl Kusch

60+ Womens Doubles

70+ Womens Doubles

Open Womens Doubles

Open Mens Doubles Under 55 Doubles

55+ mens Doubles 60+ mens Doubles

Alice TymBetty Silver

Inge ScholzVera Loskot

Karen PeniukPat Thomson

Jennifer LucoreDarcie Jacobsen

Christine BarksdaleKimberley Bennett

Trish GrahamLuba Zhekhovskaya

Chris MillerBilly Jacobsen

Denis ZhekhovskiyScott Lenan

Zachary GrubbsJosh Grubbs

Rob SchneiderDave Briones

Mat KhanRhys Martell

Ken FranzGene Latray

Maurice ParobecDan JmaeffBrian Brunink

Matt AnnanBrad PapeHenry Paynter

Randy BourneDave Touchet

Brian ParkesGeorge Pool

Basil TaylorPaul Bannes



70+ Mixed Doubles

Ron HolmanAlice Tym

65+ Mixed Doubles

55+ Mixed Doubles60+ Mixed Doubles

65+Mens Doubles 70+ Mens Doubles

Under 55 DoublesOpen Mixed Doubles

John KuschHenry Meerkerk

Peter DarvillBud Meltsner

Brian ParksEarl Hill

Ron HohmanLarry Silver

John JetelinaWayne Kennedy

Dave AnthonyDanny Hui

Christine BarksdaleJosh Grubbs

Luba ZhekhovskayaDenis Zhekhovskiy

Sue FosberyPat Fosbery

Brian LamMilda Postler

Roberta MeakinPeter Neumann

Magdalene ChoyPeter Darvill

Bill DumperEvelyn Kaatz

John SavoyNancy Stern

George PoolClaire Pool

John KuschElaine Lerner

Jim SaundersTerry Saunders

Colin CaldwellTheresa Orcutt

Anne McCallumDavid UlisTom Staites

Sjoukje LehmannKathleen ParkesHenry Meerkerk

Wayne KennedyVera Loskot Larry Silver

Betty Silver



Brayden Latray is 10years old & SamuelBrittain is 11 years old.They thought theCanadian Nationalssetup was really greatand were very excited toplay in their very firsttournament. They wereboth a little nervous, butonce they got playing,they quickly settled down and had a lot of fun,making many outstanding soft shots and powerfulslams. A favourite moment during the tournamentwas one rally where the young partners dinked the

ball back and forth with eventual gold medalwinners Spencer Loughlin and Jimmy Ahn,approximately 50+ times before eventually losingthe point! Brayden started pickleball about a yearagowhen father Gene, brought him to A.R.C. for anevening game.Samuelwas introduced to pickleball2 years ago by his dad Grant (owner of PickleballInternational.) Samuel always had his eye on thenew paddles his dad sold, and would take anyopportunity to play in the front drivewaywith his dador brothers. Brayden & Samuel have played a lot ofoutdoor games in Abbotsford and Chilliwack.

Recently both boyshelped out with a familyday sports expo wherethey demonstratedpickleball to otheryoung folks in PittMeadows. They lovethe chance todemonstrate pickleballand are constantlybeing Jr. Ambassadorsof the sport.

This year at the Nationals a new category, Jr.Doubles for players under 18 years of age wasintroduced, which allowed Samuel & Brayden topartner up and take (Continued on page 10)

Open Womens Singles

Open mens Singles

Chris Miller

Billy Jacobsen Brian Lam

Jennifer LucorerDarcie Jacobsen Joy Leising

Open Juniors Doubles

Jimmy AhnSpencer Laughlin

Brandin KirkRyan Rizzo

Samuel BrittainBrayden Latray

Junior Event Comes to the Nationals -Featuring our Youngest Competitors



A first for Northern Alberta—the newlyformed ParklandPickleheads ClubOpen OutdoorTournament washeld June 22/23,complete withbright sunshine!The event, which featureddoubles and mixed doublesrated play, drew in

competitors from around the tri-county and plentyof curious spectators. Kudos to TournamentDirector, Greg Srogen and TournamentRegistrar, Cathy Fuller, who ran a smooth andvery well organized fun event. “The club reallycame together andwe really learned on the fly howto run a successful tournament so that we becomeeven better the next time around,” said organizerand founding member, Della Bass.Organizationwas evident, as Parkland PickleheadClub members volunteered to referee and act aslinesmen for the finalsandSpruceGroveMinorBallopened and ran a concession all weekend. LocalSports Editor for the Stony Plain Reporter/GroveExaminer, Gord Montgomery came out to covertheevent and featuredanarticle in theFriday, June

28th edition.Pickleball Canada Ambassadors for Alberta, MargOuimet and Linda Dane were participants in thetournament and would like to congratulate theParkland Pickleheads Club on the success theyhave achieved in one short year!! “We can’t wait tosee what they have in store for all the pickleballplayers in Alberta in the future!” Article submittedby Linda Dane

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Greg Srogen and Cathy

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Parkland Pickleheads—Spruce Grove, Alberta;; Successful Inaugural

Skill Level 3.5 +Men’s Doubles:Gold—Mike Cooper & TedBiggs

SilverCC Don Hunter &Butch Marc

BronzeCC James Trynchy &Marvin Richter

Ladies Doubles:Gold—Leslie Srogen &Della Bass

Silver—Debbie Henwood& Marg Ouimet

Bronze—Jo Anne Murdock& Linda Dane

Mixed Doubles:Gold—Linda Dane & KenShaw

Silver—Della & John Bass

Bronze—Marg Ouimet &Trevor Cook

Skill Level 3.0;2.5Men’s Doubles:

Gold—George Oko &Bernard Lowe

Silver—Dion Laramee &Rob Twitchin

Bronze—Bill Bossman &Robert Frank

Ladies Doubles:Gold—Vivian Oko & KellyTinant

Silver—Sue Then & TracyThompson

Bronze—Cathy Fuller &Geri Carruthers

Mixed Doubles:Gold—Hazel Sakuluk &Kevin Weise

Silver—Kelly Tinant & BillBossman

Bronze—Vivian Oko &Francis Tinant

Complete Results of the Spruce Grove Event

Mixed Doubles Winners

Trevor Cook, Marg Ouimet, Ken Shaw, Linda Dane, John & Della BassGold Silver Bronze



2013 Victoria Pickleball Tournament

Not there, then you missed the 3rd Annual SaanichRecreational Pickleball Tournament held June 8-9inVictoria, BC. With over 100players ranging in agefrom 15 years old to 83 years old, Men’s and LadiesDoubles were played on Saturday and the MixedDoubles and 65+ Doubles on Sunday. All winnersand runners up received prizes donated by local

businesses. Draws for prizes were madethroughout the daywith the grand prize being drawnat the end of each day for a one night stay for two atTigh Na Mara Beach Spa and Resort in Parksville,BC. Still can’t find yourself in the picture?? Markyour calendars for next June for the 4th AnnualSaanich Recreational Tournament in Victoria.

See if you can find yourself in this picture!!

The 5th Annual Mount Boucherie Annual TournamentBill Franzman and Brian Stovel organized another pickleball

tournament, June 16th at Mount Boucherie School in Kelowna. Eightyplayers had a blast in a rated, round robin tournament which has

become so popular players had to be turned away .

2.5 LevelGold--Brian Snyder,ParksvilleSilver--Jackie Stakkestad,Vernon Bronze--LeanneDesmond-Coster,Kamloops3.0 Level--Court DGold--Marilyn Tamblyn,SummerlandSilver--Denis Jacques,KamloopsBronze--Bill Reid, VernonCourt EGold--Scott Tiper, VernonSilver--Walter Baumer,Peachland

Bronze--Mary Gardner,Kelowna3.5 Level--Court AGold--Robin Jarman,KelownaSilver--Wendy Porteus,KelownaBronze--Darrell Sherrin,KelownaCourt C am-Gold--Rob Relling, VernonSilver--Carol Anderson,VernonBronze--Anne Touw,KelownaCourt C pm-Gold--Ellen Dale, Kelowna

Silver--Brian Burgess,VernonBronze--Keith Brown,Salmon ArmCourt DGold--Michael Arding,VernonSilver--Bill Franzman,KelownaBronze--Dorothy Telford,Kamloops4.0+ Level-Court AGold--Tim Mah, KamloopsSilver--Dale Charlton,KelownaBronze--Paul Malkinson,Kelowna

Court BGold--Ross Perkin,KamloopsSilver--Eric Tyler, KelownaBronze--Jim SaundersCourt B-amGold--Dave Dimmery,AbbotsfordSilver--Van Mallow,KelownaBronze--Jim Scorgie,Kelowna

Winners received Canadian Tire Gift Certificates: Gold, $45, Silver, $35, Bronze, $25



Pickleball Players inWhitby and Oshawa areWinners For AssistingLocal Food BanksThe Whitby-BrooklinPickleball Club and theKingsway PickleballLadder League in Oshawa,Ontario held fun end-of-session Red and WhiteTournaments recently.The participants were asked to bring donations offood to help local Food Banks. Well, the pickleballplayers came throughand scoredbigwith six very full

and very heavy bags of foodfor each Food bank. Thedonations were gratefullyreceived by All SaintsAnglican Church Food Bankin Whitby and also toSimcoe Hall SettlementHouse Food Bank inOshawa. Carol Doughty, aPickleball CanadaAmbassador and convenor

for both events, wrote that the 2 centres were veryappreciative of the generosity of the pickleballers.Article submitted by Carol Doughty

About Hunger in Canada (source Hunger Count2011, Food Banks Canada)

:each month, close to 900,000 Canadians areassisted by food banks

:38% of those helped are children and youth

:7% of adults helped are over 65

:14% of food banks in Canada ran out of foodduring the survey period

TheWhitby ) Brooklin Pickleball Club Aid Local Food Banks

Upcoming Tournaments

July 20 Kelowna, BC 3rd Annual Fun Tournament, PRC Courts-members onlyJuly 26-28 Nanaimo, BC, Club Tournament, Oliver Wood Rec. CentreAugust 14-16 Oshawa, Ontario, The Investors Group Ontario 50+ Open

August 20-21 Kamloops, BC, British Columbia Senior GamesSeptember 14 Vernon Outdoor Pickleball Tournament Sawicki Park

September 19-21 Truro, Nova Scotia, 55+ Games(if any player or group would like to have their tournament advertised here please send info to [email protected])

(Continued from page 7) a bronze medal. These"Davids" played against teams of 18 year old"Goliaths." Samuel & Brayden want to thank theother Jr. Doubles teams for their sportsmanship.Samuel & Brayden lost their first game to eventualgoldmedalistsSpencer&Jimmy,15-8 and then losttheir next game to silver medalists Brandon Kirk &RyanRizzo, 15-12. Theywant to encourageother jr.pickleball players to start playing so moretournaments can offer Jr. Doubles.

Thank-you Brayden & Samuel, you are the future ofpickleball in Canada.Article submitted by Grant Brittain



AB - Linda Dane [email protected] -BC - Shirley & David Shepherd [email protected] - Vacant at this timeMB - Brian Shippam [email protected]. - Dave Hall [email protected] - Terry Madden [email protected] - Raymond Doiron [email protected] - Garth Matthews [email protected] - Patsy & Steve Simon [email protected]

Provincial Ambassadors

Dave Shepherd, President-email: [email protected] Merkeley, VP & Ambassadors - email: [email protected] Shepherd, Secretary - email: [email protected] Dane, Treasurer - email: [email protected] Griffin, Editor & Publisher - email: <[email protected]>Merrie Lee, Memberships - email: [email protected] Perras, Chair Rules Committee - [email protected] Dixon, Webmaster - email: [email protected] Burke, Director at large - email: Ed Burke <[email protected]>Patsy Simon, Director at large - email: [email protected] Furse, Director at large - email: [email protected]

Your Board Of Directors

from your PCORULES GURU

Non-Volley Zone or"kitchen"

A reminder that theNVZ line itself is part of thezone.If you volley a ball and your foot touches theline or crosses the line, you are committing afault. If your momentum on the follow throughin playing the shot forces you to touch thezone or line, this is a fault even if the ball hasbeen returned or is a dead ball. If your servelands on theNVZ line it is a fault. It is not a faultif you lean over the line to volley a ballproviding you do not touch the court in the novolley zone.Indoor pickleball generally uses badmintondoubles lines. The badminton short serve lineis generally used for the recreationalpickleball NVZ line but is not the correctdistance from the net. The pickleball NVZ lineshould be 7ft. from the net to the outside edgeof the line. Remember, it is a fault if you or anypart of your clothing or equipment touches thenon-volley zone including the line.When you are putting on a tournament, it is agood idea to tape a NVZ line the correctdistance from the net.

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