Forum for Barre VT Pickleball enthusiast. Courts established June of 2019, 6 permanent pickleball courts at the Town of Barre Recreation Area ~ 46 Websterville Road, Barre VT. Asphalt surface, 2 color (blue, green kitchen) 2024 six permanent nets replaced portable ones. Adjacent 2 Tennis courts are also lined for pickleball play. Bottle filling station and bathrooms adjacent to courts.
Barre City Tennis Courts also have 2 courts lined for pb play on Parkside Terrace.
| Sport | Pickleball |
|---|---|
| Home city | Barre |
| Team members | 546 (Player list) |
| Events | 821 events in the past 12 months · 3925 total |
Just a reminder...Peter Hill's (Mary Ellen's husband) memorial service is Saturday Aug 2. 11 am. First Congregational church in Berlin.
I'm planning to go, so signing out for PB
Respectfully, how did this group get scheduled for 8a.m. when there are already two other groups in this slot? The Advanced/Intermediate (orange) group has 1 slot daily and routinely there are between 18-25 people who show up to play. We have 3-4 people daily who don't sign in but show up and expect to play so the numbers in player lineup may not reflect the reality. Many of our group doesn't sign up until late in the evening or very early morning so that affects the numbers also. In addition, the Beginner/Advanced Beginner (green) group uses 1, sometimes 2 courts to play. There are not enough courts for 3 different group levels to play on in one 2 hour time slot. If you are willing to play on the tennis courts which are lined for pickleball I will make sure tomorrow that the net is at the right height. Thank you.
Hi Denise. Not sure exactly how intermediates got scheduled for 8. I know there were a few very hot days when playing 10-12 was pretty uncomfortable. A few folks thought we might try playing at 8 instead to beat the heat.
The advanced intermediates generally had #s in low 20s. We did not know folks showed up without signing in. In past there had been only a couple of folks in beginner level so we didn't even know if they were actually using a court. I see now there are more beginners signed up.
Taking GMCF's limit of 6 per court, with 2 rotating in, it seemed there were enough courts for intermediates to have one.
If it now seems there are too many of us wanting to play at 8, maybe we need to work out a compromise. 8 am is prime time in summer.
Anyone have any ideas?
It is hot out there. Perhaps with kindness and respect, some of the advanced players can play less, at other times or days so intermediates and beginners can have a court apiece.at the cooler time. Compromise and compatability for us all.
I see that intermediates have 11 time slots each week. Advanced intermediates have 7. And currently there are frequently over 20 signed up for the advanced intermediates, almost daily, so I'm not sure playing less is a compromise for that group.
In other places I’ve played, where there are more people than courts, everyone takes turns. When one group of four is finished, they sit out and the next group plays. It’s a very cooperative system.
Playerlineup is a good tool for an organization such as GMCF; it’s not as useful for community courts with a lot of players.
Contact person: David Rouleau, drouleau23@gmail.com, 802-839-0533
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