In this issue:

New Board Members / Volunteers	Referee Training
New Equipment Coordinator	DUPR Player Volunteers Needed
Termination of Level 1 Sports

New Board Members / Volunteers

As you are aware, we held our Annual General Meeting last night.  We would like to thank all members who joined the Zoom meeting and contributed their time, questions and comments.

During our meeting a number of Board member changes and appointments to key volunteer positions were approved.   

First of all the new (current) Board of Directors is as follows:

President - Eileen McClean (incumbent)

Vice President - James Porter (incumbent)

Treasurer - Laura Spencer (formerly Ray Keroack)

Secretary - Jenna McCully (formerly Douwe Spriensma)

Communications Director - Roger Hutlet (incumbent)

Director of Membership and Volunteers - Carol Mah (incumbent)

Director at Large - Ken Dentzien (incumbent)

Director at Large - Douwe Spriensma (formerly Tamas Virag)

The Club would like to thank all the new incumbents for their willingness to stand for election and to volunteer their time and skills to the Club in these capacities.  As well, words cannot properly describe the gratitude of the Board for the contributions of Ray and Tamas in their Board of Director roles over the past many years.  Finally, we thank Ray for taking on the role of technology lead going forward, to Tamas for staying on the technology team and to Douwe for staying on as a Director at Large.

Other Key Positions Elections

Ombudsperson - Mike Bowen

Auditor - Lawrence Taylor

Nominating Committee Chair - Kevin McClean

Nominating Committee Members - Brenda Regehr, Cassey Campbell

The Board would like to thank Gerry Gartner and Jenna McCully for their past service and contributions to the Nominating Committee.

Referee Training

The Club would like members to be aware of the following referee training opportunities:

1.  Learning to Mark the Scoresheet

For those members who would like to learn how to mark a Pickleball scorecard properly, please attend the zoom meeting below (please note it is 5:00 pm Arizona time which is 6:00 pm our time).

The National Leader of Officiating is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting as follows:

Topic:  Referee Training Session 1 -  Marking the Scoresheet
Time:  Mar 13, 2023 5:00 PM (Arizona time)
Join Zoom Meeting:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7728339865
Meeting ID:  772 833 9865

2.   Referee Clinic

We will be hosting a referee clinic on May 13th.  If  you would like to become a referee or want to learn more about the rules, please email Ken Dentzien at kendentzien@gmail.com (as well as to register and get more information).  There is no cost to take the clinic.

New Equipment Coordinator

Mark Nadeau expressed interest in leaving the Equipment Coordinator role that he has held and performed admirably in for several years.   As such, the Club recruited Wally Peltonen to take on this role.  We would like to thank Wally for volunteering to take on this position and Mark for doing a great job in this capacity during his tenure (together with his may helpers).

DUPR Player Volunteers

In terms of the logistics for the upcoming DUPR Rating Clinics described in a recent e-mail to members, it makes sense to run the first clinic for those members who would like to achieve a 3.5 Club Rating (for clarity this would include unrated players and those who currently have 2.5 or 3.0 Club Ratings).  As noted in the DUPR implementation plan, this requires at least one and possibly two player volunteers who have a current DUPR (Non-Provisional) Rating between 3.25 and 3.75.  The Club is aware that several of our members fall into this category and would ask that they step forward and participate in some of the early DUPR Rating Clinics which are likely to take place indoors in early April.  If you meet the criteria and are willing to volunteer in this way, please e-mail our Rating Coordinator team (unless you have done so already).  

Level 1 Sports Termination

In case you have not heard, our contract with the Level 1 Sports venue has not been extended.  Unfortunately, our members did not sufficiently support this venue and without that support we can no longer offer this venue despite a variety of play options at this site.

Thanks to those who did attend the sessions at Level one and kept it open for over three months.

Until next time, keep your paddle up!