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Welcome to First State Pickleball Club


The mission of the First State Pickleball Club is to promote pickleball through education, drills, clinics & competitive tournaments for residents and visitors as well as providing opportunities for social activities. Our overall theme is to encourage sportsmanship, camaraderie and safety through fun & exercise.
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AUTO RENEWALS ISSUE 
We recently discovered a big glitch with auto renewals. While checking to be sure that each person who signed up for the Tuesday night DUPR ladder league at Clayton was a First State Pickleball Club member in good standing, we discovered that Club Express, the company that handles our website, was automatically sending out emails thanking members for renewing, even though our members had not paid their $30 annual membership dues. Needless to say, this is a big glitch that we are working to resolve. As you know, FSPC is run by a small group of volunteers – The FPSC board. We would appreciate your help by logging onto www.firststatepickleball.org and checking your profile or your payment transactions. If you have not paid your dues, you will see Payment Due in your profile. Your payment transactions will also show when you paid your annual dues. Thanks so much for your patience, your help and your support. The FSPC board is excited about our upcoming events and feels that $30 is a small price to pay for FSPC membership.


2024 Beach Blast Delaware State Championship hosted by FSPC

Slated to be Delaware's largest pickleball event of the year!

The tournament will be three days of incredible pickleball competition and celebration!
This is a United Pickleball qualifier for the 2024 Nationals run by the PPA (Professional Pickleball Association)

To accommodate the tournament, we've partnered with the amazing Sea Colony Tennis and Pickleball. Offering access to 20 outdoor courts and indoor facilities should weather decide not to cooperate.
It is an ideal setting for what promises to be an unforgettable tournament.

This tournament will be held on October 4-6 2024 and will be held on the gorgeous Sea Colony Courts located in Bethany Beach DE. The Beach Blast will be a tournament to remember and one you shouldn't miss.

Register Here:
Beach Blast - Delaware State Championships (pickleballbrackets.com)

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Sponsors needed for the Beach Blast


Beach Blast at Sea Colony October 4th- October 6th, 2024.
FSPC has partnered with Sea Colony to host the UPA Pickleball State Championship Tournament.
This prestigious event serves as a qualifier for the National Tournament in Dallas.

We are seeking Platinum Sponsors of $500.
All platinum business insignia will be on a banner ad on First State Pickleball website for a period of 1 year. 
Please provide a JPG version to meghudsonrice@gmail.com.
Please click here to be a Platinum Sponsor:

Sponsor Beach Blast Platinum Sponsor $500
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Sponsor a Court at the Beach Blast for $100.
All court sponsors will have a prominently displayed 24 X 18 inches on the court for the duration of the tournament.
If you would like your business insignia on the sign, please provide a JPG version to meghudsonrice@gmail.com. If not the sign will have the business name as listed on the form
Please click here to be a Court Sponsor:
FSPC Beach Blast Court Sponsor $100



Loss to Pickleball

Come and spend an afternoon of pickleball social play honoring Nan Colella and Vickie York for their selfless contributions to the pickleball community.
Event details:
Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024 Time: 1-4
Place: JM Clayton Elementary School, Frankford, DE
Suggested donation to pay at event: $10 which includes a raffle ticket for pickleball related items Donations will go toward the purchase of a memorial bench with a dedication plaque to Nan and Vickie PLUS a contribution to the American Cancer Society.
Register here:
Nan Colella and Vickie York Social/Open play honoring them - Events - First State Pickleball Club

Clayton Courts in Dagsboro

         Reservations

Sunday    7:00am-11:00
Tuesday  4:30-7:30 pm
Thursday 4:30-6:30 pm
                 
Saturday 10:30am-2:00 pm 

September through November

Clayton Courts Open Play

Sunday        1:00-4:00
                     6:00-8:30
Monday       4:30-6:30
Wednesday 4:30-6:30
Friday          4:30-6:30
Saturday      8am-10:00am




 

Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
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Thank you Karen Faber, Chuck Connelly and Rina Pellegrini for coordinating the DSO in Delaware.

And to ALL the volunteers

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MEMBERS FOR WINNING MEDALS IN THE DELAWARE SENIOR OLYMPICS


Mixed Doubles


3.0 50-54

Silver - Donna Henshaw

3.0 55-59

Silver - Shawn Barron

3.0 60-64

Bronze - Howard Parks

3.0 70-74

Gold - James Conn

Silver - Carol Reitz

Silver - Leon Taub

3.5 50-54

Silver - Jessica Butcher & Brandt Butcher

3.5 55-59

Gold - Deborah Crosby

Gold - Ted Osmon

Silver - Jennifer Stark

Silver - Edward Stark

Bronze - Celia Reber

Bronze - Tony Mays

3.5 60-64

Silver - Sue Ebbitt

Silver - Willie Ohlig Jr

3.5 70-74

Silver - Mary Pineda

4.0 60-64

Silver - Beth Newman

4.5 60-64

Gold - Kevin Reading


MENS DOUBLES


3.0 55-59

Silver - Shawn Barron

3.0 65-69

Gold - Tom Cariota

3.5 50-54

Bronze - Steven Fretwell

3.5 70-74

Gold - Jeff Regan

3.5 75-79

Silver - Jeha Banks

4.0 60-64

Silver - Chic Stearrett





MEN’S SINGLES


3.5 61-64

Gold - Steven Fretwell


WOMEN SINGLES


3.0 60-64

Gold - Beth Newman


WOMEN’S DOUBLES


3.0 55-59

Bronze - Donna Hoffman

3.0 65-69

Gold - Cheri Yancone

Gold - Maureen Cassidy

Silver - Nancy Snyder

Silver- Cara Radosevich

Bronze - Susan Trencher

Bronze - Sheena Hall

3.0 70-74

Gold - Carol Reitz

3.0 80-85

Gold - Sandra Oropel

Gold - Sandra Sullivan

3.5 50-54

Silver - Susan Thornberg

3.5 55-59

Gold - Ann Mei Chang

Bronze - Susan Greally

3.5 65-69

Bronze- Debbie Hoy

Bronze- Sue Ebbitt

4.0 60-64

Bronze - Mary Rossettini

Bronze - Beth Newman

4.0 65-69

Gold - Patricia Daley

Gold - Ginny Stominski

Silver - Ann Reed

Silver - Karla Bowden


Platinum Beach Blast Sponsors



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Playtime Scheduler

Over the last couple of years, Www.Playtimescheduler.com has become the unofficial go-to for FSPC members and others to coordinate games here in Sussex County.  Playtimescheduler.com allows you to post a game and include time, location, and level of play.  If you want to coordinate a private game, you can invite friends… find a pickup game, no problem, or you just may want to watch others who play at a higher level in the hopes that you might learn a few tricks for yourself.  It has become a very useful tool to find games and I would encourage our members to use it as well.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT:

If you have a problem logging in, updating your profile, renewing your membership, or making a payment, please call ClubExpress Support.


Toll Free: 1-866-HLP-CLUB (457-2582)     Outside the US: +1 847-255-0210
Telephone support is available from 6:30 AM to 9:00 PM, Mon-Fri, US Central time. Outside these hours, please email support@clubexpress.com.