Pickleball for Charity

***If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the tournament director:
Mindi Thal [email protected]**
**If your division of choice is full, please contact the tournament director as teams may be added to your pool**

**Each Participant must go to the 'photos tab', download the waiver, complete the form and bring it on the day of the tournament**

*The morning session is a mixed doubles, skill level tournament 3.0 , 3.5 and 4.0+ divisions for ages 30+. Prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams in each division.
*The afternoon session is an advanced beginner 2.5 level tournament, with rotating partners and will be mostly mixed based on enrollment. Prizes awarded to top scoring female and male individual (Placement medals may awarded differently based on participant demographics). **Must have prior playing experience**
*All participants need to download the Swish app on your phone.
*Players will be able to view scores, next opponent, their standing and the progression of play through the Swish app.
*Cost is listed as ‘per player’. Only one team member will register and pay the team cost(processing fees included). Please ensure you have the proper spelling of your teammate, their email, when registering.
*When you go to register online and you see the notice ‘out of stock’, it means your division is full. You can choose to play in a higher division, or contact the tournament director.
*Tournament ball will be the pink Franklin X-40.
*Players may only use USAPA approved paddles, and will be asked to verify that their paddle is on the approved list*
*Bring chairs for seating outside of the courts only. Only water bottles and small bag/backpack will be allowed inside the courts when playing*
*The week of the tournament all players will be sent an email with a QR, or 4 digit ‘view’ code for access to the Swish app, pool participant info, and any other relevant information regarding the tournament.
*Additional rules, and procedures will be provided at the player meeting, prior to the start of play, on the day of the tournament*
*The tournament director reserves the right to make any necessary changes or modifications as indicated*

Morning Skill Level Session:
8:00-8:45am: Registration and warm-up
8:45-9:00am: Player meeting
9:00am: Start play
Players will be assigned to skill level pools for round robin play to determine seeding. ALL players will then advance to the single elimination bracket play.
Games will be 11 win by 1, switch sides at 6, for both pool and bracket play. One 60 sec time out per team per game. ( Short hydration breaks allowed based on playing conditions).
To determine order of serve and/or side, one team will choose the number ‘1’, or ‘2’, and a member from the opposing team will make their selection. If the correct number is chosen, then that team will choose, ‘serve’, or ‘side’.
A 2-minute max warm-up will be allowed prior to the start of each game.
*The winning team only will report the score to the court monitors.
*The Swish app will calculate the seeding for the single elimination bracket based on record, head-to-head, and point differential.

Afternoon beginner 2.5 level session:
*Please plan to arrive no later than 1:15pm for warm-up and player meeting.
2:00pm: Tournament start time.
Players will switch partners for each round. Depending on enrollment, there may be 2 pools, and we will try to maintain a mixed combination as able.
Games will be 11 win by 1, switch sides at 6. One 60 sec time out per team per game. ( Short hydration breaks allowed based on playing conditions).
To determine order of serve and/or side, one team will choose the number ‘1’, or ‘2’, and a member from the opposing team will make their selection. If the correct number is chosen, then that team will choose ‘serve’, or ‘side’.
A 2-minute max warm-up will be allowed prior to the start of each game.
*The winning team only will report the score to the court monitors.
*The Swish app will record all scores for each individual and determine the winners based on total points scored

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION