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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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DOGFISH Head Picklebawl Fest!

April 6th, 2024 11am-  5 PM


 

PICKLEBALL SPOTS ARE ALL SOLD OUT, BUT YOU CAN STILL COME WATCH THE GAMES AND ENJOY ALL THE PICKLEBRAWL! GOODNESS! 

Get ready for a day of brews, bites, and pickleball at PickleBrawl! Fest. On Saturday, April 6th, from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., we're turning our Milton Brewery's parking lot into a pickleball player's paradise with the help of our friends from First State Pickleball Club to bring you a day of friendly competition and refreshing sips.

HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS DAY OF PLAY:

Pickle-Centric Food Vendors: Explore a world of pickled delights with food vendors serving up pickle-centric treats that will tickle your taste buds. Not into pickles per say? We’ll have other options there as well!

Exhibition Match: Join us at 1:00 p.m. for an exciting exhibition match featuring pickleball experts brought in by First State Pickleball. It's a spectacle you won't want to miss! In addition, we’ll have some fun vendors on-site including Engage Pickleball, Selkrirk Sport and of course Dogfish Head gear!

Merch Add-Ons: Upgrade your festival experience! Secure your event memories by adding a festival t-shirt or visor to your court registration by March 4th. Limited quantities will be available, so act fast to snatch yours!


RUN & FUN FEST 
Presented by the Cape Gazette

Join the Fun at The Commons!
It all kicks off with a morning 5K through the Vineyards & Lewes-Georgetown Trail plus an all-day festival afterward including:
Local Beer garden presented by Crooked Hammock
Wine tastings & vineyard tours presented by Nassau Valley Vineyards

Mixed Pickleball Doubles Tournament hosted by Dave Marshall Tennis & Pickleball
Run & Fun Fest Mixed Doubles Tournament (pickleballden.com)

Musical Performances by Kyle Offidani & Spokey Speaky
Food Trucks
Petting zoo & pony rides
Face Painting
Crafts for kids
Much MORE family fun!
A Portion of Proceeds Benefit Harry K Foundation
Visit us online at www.runandfunfest.com for more info, to register to run, and sponsorship opportunities. 





Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events


FSPC Happy Hour at Crooked Hammock 

Slideshow
Happy Hour Crooked

In Delaware, there is good reason for a celebration!

First there were 0,
And, now there are 10....
Summer Zoom calls and on court practices at Kings Creek Country Club and Sawgrass, served these referees well! Thank you Cindy, Kings Creek Country Club Racket Sports Pro, for providing us practice courts each week. Also, THANK YOU Patricia Daley for making this happen.
Here is the Delaware Referee group with Linda Matulaitis, volunteer extraordinare, and Level 2 Referee, Carey Buck. 
David Dwyer - Level 1 Referee
Maddie Cunningham Level 2 Referee
Kathleen Dougherty - Level 2 Referee.
Kathy went straight to a Level 2 Referee!
Kathy Casey- Level 1 Referee
Karen Faber - Level 1 Referee


 


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OUR FIRST STATE PICKLEBALL MEMBERS AT THE 2023 SENIOR OLYMPIC GAMES!

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2023 Nationals



MARY JO TOLLIVER
BRUCE SMART
MADDIE CUNNINGHAM
BETH NEWMAN
MARY ROSSETINI
DEB CALI
SARAH DAVIS

FSPC CLINICS 

Clinic

3.5 and Below

Group2

3.5 and Above

Pearl

Pearl instructing how to hold the paddle

BruceTinaGood

Bruce Smart and Tina

KarenMe

Karen Faber teaching the dink



OUR SPONSORS

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Easy platform to buy, sell or swap paddles and other pickleball gear.

Pickleball Buy, Sell , Swap

 

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.

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