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Clinics and Lessons

Want to be a pickleball referee? Check out this referee clinic on October 7th

Want to be a pickleball referee? Check out this referee clinic on October 7th

Refereeing goes a long way in helping players understand the game of pickleball at the kind of level one might not otherwise. It will definitely improve your play.
 
Students are asked to do some prep work before coming to a referee clinic. To do this go to usapickleball.org website, become a member if you are not already one, open the get involved pull down window, select officiating, watch the quick start video, read the official rulebook, the rulebook change document and the officiating handbook.
 
The reading is pretty easy and most of you know the rules. You can download both handbooks. You just need to familiarize yourself, Ed Johnson is awesome at explaning the process, how to keep score and check for foot faults.
 
You are welcome to come practice at Veterans Park during open play. At Veterans we are dedicated to helping players learn. We have score sheets, clip boards, pencils and we are happy to assist. 
 
Please contact 
Barbara Tyrrell [email protected]
703-508-8818
 
USAP Leader of Officiating Eastern Section, Gail Scavongelli and Ed Johnson referee trainer are volunteering their time to teach these clinics.
 
For the theory, Ed will go over the officiating handbook and answer your questions. Following with on court referee practice with people playing real matches with Gail and Ed as mentors.
 
Referee clinic date:
Oct 7th 1-5pm click on link to take you to Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa4ab2ea4f94-usap1
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Community Events

Woodbridge Pickleball Club at Stonebridge’s Fall Festival

Woodbridge Pickleball Club at Stonebridge’s Fall Festival

WPC Vice President Tom Konicki and Board Member Mike Kline with Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Angela Franklin

The Woodbridge Pickleball Club was well-represented at Stonebridge’s Fall Festival! From 11am-4:30pm, at least two dozen club members staffed the booth, played demo games, ran mini-intro-to-pickleball lessons, and built excitement around pickleball in Prince William County.

Directly behind the booth, the club set up a temporary court allowing festival-goers to grab a paddle and try dinking or even a full game! It’s amazing how some folks who have never played pickleball can so quickly pick up on the game and play some intense rallies. They’re absolutely hooked so look forward to seeing them on the courts soon!

Thank you to our many volunteers who spent their Saturday promoting the sport of pickleball!

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Competitive Events

Virginia Sportsfest

Virginia Sportsfest

The support received from our Prince William County Supervisors, Director of Parks, and all the incredible PWC staff has been nothing short of amazing in helping our pickleball community continue to grow. They were responsible in 2020 for building the first eight dedicated public pickleball courts north of Fredericksburg, VA at the A.J Ferlazzo Building. In 2021, four dedicated courts were delivered at Veterans Memorial Park and in 2022, six dedicated courts opened at George Hellwig Memorial Park in Manassas. We are so very grateful for all PWC has achieved and are excited to see what the future holds for additional pickleball growth throughout the County.
 
PWC is hosting their first Virginia Sportsfest in October. The purpose of the event is to show off different sports being offered in the County and to help grow tourism in PWC. A USAP sanctioned pickleball tournament run by Legends Sports League is on the list.
 
Let’s do our part to help make this a success!
 
Multiple levels of play are being showcased in the tournament, but it is very exciting to see a 1.0-2.0 beginner bracket being offered to encourage new players to join in on the fun and get their feet wet.
 
Below are some highlights of the tournament:
  • 1 of 12 sports planned in this Olympic-style event.
  • A sanctioned event (including skinny singles divisions).
  • OPEN ($$) divisions with up to $4K+ total purse
  • BEGINNER divisions for those with little or no pickleball experience (up to a max rating of 2.0) – These events are at NO ADDITIONAL COST.
Because this is a sanctioned tournament, you need to become a USAP member to participate. The USAP is the governing body of the sport of pickleball. They supply the official rules, sanctioned tournaments, referees, community and school grant programs, ambassadors, and the list goes on.
If you are new to playing in tournaments, there is a 3-step process to registration.
  1. Become a member of the USAP Association:https://usapickleball.org Be sure to answer questions correctly about your knowledge of pickleball which helps with your rating
  2. Go to PickleballTounaments and create an account. https://www.pickleballtournaments.com/tournamentinfo.pl?tid=6866  Look for the 2022 Virginia Sportsfest-powered by Legends Saturday 10/8/22 thru Mon 10/10/22
  3. A link will direct you to Legends Sports Leagues where you will need to create an account with Legends.
If you run into any trouble with the process, please email Ron Cortese [email protected], (include a screen-shot) and he will be happy to assist you.
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Open Play

Hellwig Courts Full on Labor Day 2022

Hellwig Courts Full on Labor Day 2022

Great matches with 3.0-4.0 level players. The courts were full – 24 players on the courts and 8 waiting to play. Our Woodbridge Pickleball Club has so many great players having so much fun. Thanks to the Playtime Scheduler app, we had players joining us from outside of Prince William County.

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Clinics and Lessons

Interactive Skills & Strategy Clinic with Dave “The Badger” Weinbach

Interactive Skills & Strategy Clinic with Dave “The Badger” Weinbach

Two Hours with “The Badger”, Dave Weinbach

10 Time USA Pickleball National Champion

12 Time US Open Champion

Winner of 152 Gold Medals (Most All Time)

2022 Nominee to the Pickleball Hall of Fame

Dinking, Non-Volley Zone Play, 3rd Shot Drop, 3rd Shot Drive, Blocking, Service / Return, Punch Volley, Transition Zone, Partner Strategy.

OPTION: Play With The Pro for an hour after your session.

Clinic: $115 for Woodbridge Pickleball Club members. $125 for Non-Members

Play with the Pro: $50 (option for up to 4 after their session)

We will be using SignUpGenius for this event. Click here to sign up.

PayPal, Venmo or Checks – Credit cards can be accepted through Paypal as a guest or contact us at via email to arrange payment.

Must pay in advance to secure your spot! 

October 19, 2022  

8:30 am to 10:30 am:  Intermediate (3.0 – 3.5)

10:45 am to 11:45 am:  Play With The Pro

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm:  Intermediate / Advanced (3.5 – 4.5)

3:15 pm to 4:15 pm:  Play With The Pro

Location: Dr A J Ferlazzo Building Courts, 15941 Donald Curtis Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22191

Rain Location: Burke Racket & Swim Club, 6001 Burke Commons Rd, Burke, VA 22015

Sponsored by:

The Woodbridge Pickleball Club

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Competitive Events

2.0-3.0 Round Robin at Veteran’s Park

2.0-3.0 Round Robin at Veteran’s Park

Woodbridge Pickleball Club member Dave Johnson organized a competitive round robin for 2.0-3.0 players at Veteran’s Park. It was a great morning with 8 players signed up! In round robin, you’ll play with every player so that’s 7 games! Thank you for hosting, Dave!

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Competitive Events

Luck of the Draw Mini-Tournament 8-31-22

Luck of the Draw Mini-Tournament 8-31-22

It was a great evening for pickleball tonight! After players drew playing cards and were randomly assigned their partners and opponents, it was game on! Many of the games were fierce and scores were often very close.

Congrats to our winners:

  • First place: Andre and Ryan
  • Second place: Jeff and James
  • Third place: Scott and Aravind

And congratulations to all of our players for participating in the mini-tournament! We hope you enjoyed the format. Be sure to look on Playtime Scheduler and check your inboxes for an announcement of the next Luck of the Draw mini-tournament.

Pictured left-to-right: Aravind, Scott, Ryan, Andre, James, Jeff
Bracket scores. Click to zoom in
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Board Meetings Club News Events

Woodbridge Pickleball Club General Membership Meeting 9-7-22

Woodbridge Pickleball Club General Membership Meeting 9-7-22

Good evening, Woodbridge Pickleball Club Members!!

We are holding our first general membership meeting:

Wednesday September 7, 6:30 pm at Veterans Memorial Park, 14300 Veterans Dr, Woodbridge, VA.

We will discuss what we have been doing, what we have going on, plans for future events, current finances, county affiliations and planned expenditures. We will discuss some needs, and how you may be able to help.

Let’s meet on the court. Bring a chair. If it rains we will go to a pavilion.

If you have suggestions, questions or to receive notes from this meeting afterwards, please email us.

Paddle Up!

Nick

Your Board of Directors:

Nick Katsarelis, President

Tom Konicki, Vice President

Rhiannon Price, Secretary

Tina Garrett, Treasurer

Dave Bartee, Information Officer

Dave Delevenate, Board Member

Mike Kline, Board Member

Carroll Williams, Board Member

Jason Shriner, Board Member

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Competitive Events

Morning 3.25-4.0 Round Robin at Hellwig

Morning 3.25-4.0 Round Robin at Hellwig

This morning the Woodbridge Pickleball Club ran a free round robin for eight players self-rated at 3.25-4.0. During the round robin each of the players played with and against every other player for a total of 7 matches. The format for the round robin was 1 game to 11, win by 1.

Even though the round robin began at 8am, the heat was brutal – and the games were just as intense!

For this round robin, each player earned points based on their own performance based on matches won, head-to-head, and point differential.

Jason came in first place with 6 matches won and Dave came in second place with 5 matches won. Coming down to a close head-to-head Dewayne came in third, and Mark came in fourth.

After the round robin was completed, the first and fourth place players played against the second and third place players in a championship game with the format of 1 game to 15, win by 2. After an extremely competitive match, Dave and Dewayne beat Jason and Mark 15-13.

Thank you to all the participants for playing in the round robin and thank you to Dave “Jeffy” Johnson for organizing! Keep an eye on Playtime Scheduler the events calendar for more competitive events!

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Competitive Events

Club Members Medal at the Legends Dink Dink Bang Tournament

Club Members Medal at the Legends Dink Dink Bang Tournament

The Woodbridge Pickleball Club had an incredible showing at the 5th Annual Dink Dink Bang tournament hosted by Legends Sports Leagues, inc. in Winchester over the weekend. Tons of club members participated in the tournament and many of them medaled!

Congratulations to the following club members who medaled!

  • Patrick Sobolik – Bronze – Men’s Singles, 3.5, combined: 19+, 50+
  • Nick Katsarelis – Bronze – Men’s Doubles, 3.5, 60+
  • Mike Kline – Bronze – Men’s Doubles, 3.5, 60+
  • Irvin Martinez – Gold – Men’s Doubles, 4.0, 19+
  • Jeremy Lasich – Bronze – Men’s Doubles, 4.0, 35+
  • Tom Konicki – Gold – Men’s Doubles, 4.0, 50+
  • German Peri – Gold – Men’s Doubles, 4.0, 50+
  • Ross Weinberg – Gold – Men’s Doubles, 4.5, combined: 19+, 35+, 50+, 60+
  • Tina Garrett – Silver – Mixed Doubles, 3.0, 60+
  • Dave Johnson – Silver – Mixed Doubles, 3.0, 60+
  • Lee Ann Houston – Silver – Mixed Doubles, 3.5, 35+
  • Kathy Joubert – Gold – Mixed Doubles, 3.5, 50+
  • Aurelio Roca – Gold – Mixed Doubles, 3.5, 50+
  • Suzanne Leopold – Silver – Mixed Doubles, 3.5, 50+
  • Luis Caballero – Silver – Mixed Doubles, 3.5, 50+
  • Joyce Johnson – Bronze – Mixed Doubles, 3.5, 60+
  • Dave Delevante – Bronze – Mixed Doubles, 3.5, 60+
  • Jennifer Martinez – Silver – Mixed Doubles, 4.0, 19+
  • Irvin Martinez – Silver – Mixed Doubles, 4.0, 19+
  • Jamie Ritenour – Gold – Women’s Skinny Singles, 3.0, combined: 19+ 50+
  • DeStephanie Johnson – Bronze – Women’s Doubles, 3.0, combined: 50+ 60+
  • Amy Farabow – Bronze – Women’s Doubles, 3.5, combined: 50+ 60+
  • Thuy Ho – Bronze – Women’s Doubles, 3.5, combined: 50+ 60+

The above list includes individuals who were active dues paying members at the time of the event.

Congratulations to ALL the Woodbridge Pickleball Club members who participated!

Below is a gallery of photos from the event. Would you like to add your photo to the gallery? Send it to the Woodbridge Pickleball Club email with ‘Newsfeed’ as the subject. Include the names of the people in the photo and the event. Please keep in mind we try to only share photos featuring individuals who were active members at the time of the event. We appreciate your cooperation!

We invite you to join the WPC for full-time play — or simply drop in to see what pickleball is about or to begin learning the game. If you’re just visiting the area, please feel free to come by and join the fun with us.

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A.J. Ferlazzo Building
15941 Donald Curtis Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22191

Veterans Memorial Park
14300 Veterans Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22191

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A.J. Ferlazzo Building
15941 Donald Curtis Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22191

Veterans Memorial Park
14300 Veterans Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22191

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