We had an intermediate clinic on Nov. 20 with Lonnie Dynna of Regina showing the eight participants some of the finer points of playing and advanced strategy. Are we much better players, I am not sure, but it sure was a lot of fun and we did pick up some “tricks of the trade.”
On the 27th of November, Chanz Hutton and David Weiman put on another Learn to Play clinic with 12 participants.
It is great to see that a lot of those 12 are now regular players.
It seems to really depend upon the day but the numbers coming out to the drop-in time slots can vary from about seven to as high as 26 players.
By joining our club you can participate in the Sign Up Genius set up by Sheryl to know how many will be coming to play. This is one of the many benefits of being a member.
On Dec. 5 we had our Christmas Party.
It started at the GHC with a four-hour fun tournament. We always like to include playing at our events if possible.
We then continued the party with a potluck supper at Dave and Danica’s residence. It was very kind of them to host the meal. Pre-meal included hors d’oeuvres and bubblies while we watched the last half of the CFL West Final. Although frustrating the ‘Riders lost, they had their chance to win and gave the Bombers great opposition.
The latter part of the evening included a Christmas gift swap that was loads of fun with unique and intriguing gifts. You will have to ask Brad Ouart about his.
The evening capped off with a trivia quiz with the men up against the ladies. Now I know you will find this hard to believe that the ladies actually won, Murray says they got all the easy questions and we did only lose by one point. We are a bit suspicious of the scorekeeper, we believe she was ‘bought off’.
All in all, it has been a great month to be a pickleball player in the Yorkton area.
