Pickleball Courts are available at Memorial Park for outdoor play.
All the courts are reserved for a few hours each week for Grass Valley Pickleball Club Play sessions. For Club Play hours see the yellow box on the Home page of this website. The Club Play times are for MEMBERS ONLY. Please note that our insurance does not permit members to bring guests to play during Club Time. Visitors are encouraged to join in the fun after the end of Club Play time, when plenty of players are still at the courts and would be happy to welcome visitors.
Club Play times are sometimes reserved for other club activities which will be posted on the Club Calendar. Check the Calendar to make sure courts will be available if you wish to play.
Some Club Play sessions are for players of all levels on all courts. A sign up board is used to rotate play in a 4-on, 4-off rotation. Players may write their name in any one of the available slots on the board and may sign up again only when they complete their game and come off the court. Unless fewer than 4 players are waiting, all 4 players leave the court at the end of a game. If there is a large turnout and wait times are unusually long, shortening the game length is an option.
Players wishing to play with a specific player or players may sign up together when all the players are present and not playing, i.e., placing a player’s name on the board when that player has not yet arrived or is currently playing is not permitted. When there are 16 or fewer players present, the option to rotate play in a different manner may be agreed upon by the entire group.
For more information see the Ladder Information section of the Member Area.
Sunday club time for two kinds of fun for all levels of players.
Courts 1-4 will be a challenge court format. All levels are welcome, and you will be randomly paired up with another player. We will have timed games of 10 minutes. Winners stay on and split up, so everyone will have a new partner for each game.
Courts 5 and 6 will be “coaching courts” for participants who want help with the FUN-damentals. We’ll have our new ball machine, The Big Leballski, on one court, where you can practice your shots. We’ll have practice games on the other court, with a coach on hand to help you improve your game.
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The club lock box may be used during the reserved club times. Balls are provided for all Club Play sessions. Loaner paddles are also available if needed. Feel free to ask a member with a key to borrow a ball and paddles.
Please read our Safety Guidelines before joining us for Club Play.
Outside of Grass Valley Pickleball Club Play times the pickleball courts at Memorial Park are open daily from dawn until 10 PM for public play. All pickleball players are required to comply with City of Grass Valley policies regarding use of the Memorial Park courts. GV Memorial Pickleball Rules are here and posted at the courts.
We are permitted (but not required) to put up our white board during non-Club times. (Those who aren't Club members can use it too.) Just be sure someone is responsible for putting it back and locking the box when you're done.
While we encourage the use of PlayTimeScheduler (PTS) to organize games outside of club reserved play sessions, please be aware that PTS is not a court reservation system. Established players or a group of players on a court has discretion as to whether anyone, club member or not, may join that group's session. Please also note that PTS has a “private invitation” option.