News

LWR Pickleball Club March 2024

Membership: 1,602; Welcome 57 new members.

Leagues:
Winter Flex League winners of a performance shirt:
Rogers/Johnson 3.0; Poppler/Constantino 3.5; Campbell/Moricz 4+
Saturday Fall/Winter league winners: Del Webb-Advanced; LWR Coasters-Intermediate; Canoe Creek Jack – Sociall. The season ending CUP and Jamboree events are on March 2nd and 9th.
Info was sent out for the Spring Leagues starting March 20th and running 8 weeks.
Three levels of competition are set for both the Saturday mixed and Weekday DUPR MD/WD.

The LWRPC is ranked in 65th percentile Nationally by Picklescores.
For a free DUPR account, go to: www.mydupr.com
Remember you can enter your own DUPR match scores as long as all are in DUPR.
Also, players can go to: http://www.lwrpc.pickleballscores.com/ to view their skill rating. This rating and DUPR should be close after a few matches.

LWR High School Update:
Alert! The county plans to replace the current concrete with 6 new black top courts with covered seating, and a hitting wall starting April 15th. This will give East Manatee County a quality free use pickleball facility, and not disrupt our snowbird season.
Courts will be closed April 15th – July 31st. Also, March 2nd for Cup Event.

Instructional Academy:
For your game improvement, please visit our site www.lwrpicklebalclub.com for a list of our instructors and trainers. The free Beginner clinic held first Saturday of each month at 8:30am will not be available May-July due to court renovations.

LOGO TM:
Our club and logo are now Trade Marked ™. The sandhill crane logo has been a great success and club shirt favorite at $25. See our website for order info in membership area.

Recommended Sites:
• A new informative site: stacie@thepickler.com (or) https://sparklp.co/b83f5186/
• Local Connection site: www.mindarrive.com “Pickleball Connections” is dedicated to enhancement of the pickleball experience by connecting players and communities.
• Facebook: “Lakewood Ranch Pickleball” www.mydupr.com
• www.USAPickleball.org www.pickleballtournaments.com
Tip: Stop the bangers! Practice and plan to block the shot back near the kitchen. Use a mid-firm grip and aim it short. Even if your opponent gets to it, they will be hitting up on the ball. They want you to hit it back to them so they can whack it hard again.
Bob Haskin, IPTPA, PPR Certified Instructor, Team Onix, Lessons available