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More Indoor Venues Please
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Red Willow Indoor Play: How To
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Getting “Carded!?”
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The Search Continues
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More Indoor Venues Please
St. Albert is a vibrant, growing bundle of award-winning communities that…uh-oh, s’cuse me- sorry, this isn’t the Mayor talking or a Tourism Alberta brochure. Ok- back to our newsletter.. Our club did however get a well-crafted plea in front of the Mayor and council this week though, asking for more PB play venues. And it’s exactly because St. Albert is filled with, and here’s the key word, “Active” communities, we registered the interests and passion of our members with the civic purse-strings in hopes of them tabling future plans for more indoor PB courts! Have a read at the letter that was well-received (and kindly responded to!) by the Mayor.
This initiative is part of our club vision to grow our venues and facilitate more facilities, until we can all enjoy courts within walking distance, preferably along covered & heated civic corridors, or at least maybe have those moving escalators like in airport terminals. Ah well, a club can dream can’t we?
In stride with this dream and more rooted in a “near term” feasibility, we are looking at possible warehouse bay options and evaluating the physical and financial requirements for that kind of supplemental venue.
Red Willow Indoor Play: How To
There’s a few (6!) things to both prepare for, remember and do when attending Red Willow this Fall season, ok- PLUS another eight COVID codes for indoor play..so, a brainfull of things to know and do for Oct 4th and our new beyond.
This list of essential play protocols is also on our club website. These protocols are absolutely the “law’ of proper entry-play-exit actions that in fact enable us to use these facilities.
Just because it’s soo important, we need to emphasize the MASK protocol. No Masks- No enter, No exceptions. It’s just the way it has to be to satisfy the conditions of using this facility.
Please study & review this list, and follow whatever helpful direction the Captains may have to give you to steer you along while coming to and being at Red Willow.
FYI, we’re starting with just 2 sessions a day for the first week Oct 4-10th.
After this first “adjustment week” we’ll fill out the calendar with our planned play for the rest of the month.
Red Willow Specific Rules: Online Registration starts on Oct 1st.
1. 15 reservable spots and one held for captain for a total of 16 players per session.
2. One sticker for now - may change in January or if we reduce the number of players per session.
3. There are no hangers or chairs in the lobby. Hang your coats on the back of your chair.
4. No backpacks please. Bring only a small bag, water bottle and indoor shoes.
5. Captains will be sanitizing chairs. (The church is providing a cloth and sanitizing cleaner for them to use)
6. Only one person in the washroom at a time and only use the middle stall and middle sink. Members must bring wipes and sanitize each contact point in the washroom after each use.
To manage the risks of COVID-19 infections, here is the new way we’ll conduct Indoor Play sessions.
1. Play is by reservation only. Click on a session in the indoor calendar to reserve a spot.
- Cancel your reservation ASAP if you can no longer attend that session.
- All reservations for the following week of Sunday to Saturday will open at 12:00:01 am on the Thursday before that week.
- If you are successful in your reservation or if you are automatically moved from the wait list to the registered list, you will receive a registration confirmation email.
- When you register, please allow your name to be displayed as a registrant. This allows captains to verify attendees if needed.
- Members may only book one session per day unless there is an opening in a session less than 24 hours before the start of that session.
2. Chairs will each be spaced 6 feet apart in the gym and are not to be moved or shared. Each player must use the same chair throughout the event. (Captains will sanitize the chair at the end the session.)
3. To enable the socialize we know will happen, masks must be worn at all times except when playing. Masks may also optionally be worn while playing.
- Note that by signing in you will also be declaring that you have no COVID-like symptoms, have not been recently exposed, accept the risks of play, etc.
4. Court players can either agree to each serve with their own ball or to share a ball. Players provide their own balls and should sanitize any used ball after each game.
5. Session starts and ends:
- Arrive on time as outer doors will be locked during play.
- The previous session will end at 5 minutes to the hour and the next session will start 10 minutes later.
- Wait in your vehicle until all players from the previous session have left and you are signaled by the captain to begin entering.
- No one may enter more than 15 minutes before the first session of the day.
6. No touching of others' paddles. Do the "Covid wave" after each game.
7. We have promised our venue owners that we will touch and use nothing else in their facilities other than what is referenced in this article. Please help us keep these facilities safe for all.
8. As indoor play opportunities are limited during this pandemic, please limit your reservations to "All Play" sessions or sessions rated at your specific rating level.
Give a cheer that we can at least have some fun (and relatively safe) play this winter!
Getting “Carded?!”
Ah, those early “pre-legal” days..of sprucing up or having some jawline stubble to help advance our age at the tavern entrance. Well, being asked to produce your club ID may take your mind back to those anxious times, ahem- that is, if you ever tried that, not saying anyone did. Not to worry, this is not being asked of all of you.
Although, as we’re moving to a digital wonderland of cloud-accessible membership info, captains at play venues that are simply doing their duty may need to check “who’s who” from time to time. If you’re “opting out” of having your name and rating displayed on the membership directory (as is your preference), our much appreciated volunteer captains- who can now check a paperless directory online, won’t “see” you, and thereby be put in the onerous position of declaring you unwelcome to whatever specific rated session it may be (thus preserving precious, limited play spots for paid, registered & appropriately rated members).
So, please enjoy the new feature of printing out your membership card IF you’re a ghost and we can’t see you in the directory. This is your new obligation to help maintain our club “members only” play privileges.
The Search Continues
No, not for the Ark, Spock or an ever-flowing Fountain of Youth. We search for something far more plausible- some assistance with club duties!
These current postings for a Web Coordinator and an Assistant Treasurer, are opportunities to learn and contribute to the goings-on of our year-round club business and development projects! There’s training and support from all of us current Board and Committee members, so if you’d like to pitch in and help shape the future of our SAPC, take a look at the duties and send us a note. (Note that the Assistant Treasurer duties are not specifically posted, and will be developed in collaboration with anyone who steps forward. The duties could range from some basic bookkeeping to advanced financial management. They will be a subset of the duties of the Treasurer which are listed in the Board Members Job Description document.)