ALTA’s Spring Pickleball League is about to kick off!
By Greg McAfee, Pickleball League Vice President
I hope you are spending your offseason playing ALTA tennis and, of course, regular round robin pickleball at a local park or neighborhood. Either way, be sure to stay conditioned and ready to participate in the spring pickleball league. One of the best ways to stay competitive in the upcoming season is to keep playing pickleball and not just sit on the couch all winter. Being in better shape puts you one step closer to winning that pickleball championship medal! Get out there and do something active!
Registration for the spring season starts January 1. Can you believe it? When you are making those New Year’s resolutions, how about adding one more — renew your ALTA membership before the roster deadline so that you won’t be left off the spring roster. You will thank me later.
Here are a few reminders before you submit your rosters:
- As mentioned above, captains, be sure to get your players to renew their ALTA pickleball memberships before the roster deadline. Oftentimes, players fail to renew, the roster is submitted, and a team moves down a level making it difficult to get the player added back to the roster.
- Having a healthy roster size of eight men and eight women is necessary to avoid defaults during the season. If you are having trouble finding enough players, you can check the ALTA website under your Member Portal > My Resources. Click on the first box > Find Players and Teams. You can filter and locate players who are looking to join a team. Likewise, if you are a player who needs a team, this is a useful resource to find those teams in need of players.
- If your team wishes to move up or down, when submitting your roster, please be sure to click the Request for Review box and provide a reason for the move. This is the best way for someone to put eyes on your requested level.
We all love to win and enjoy the competitive spirit of pickleball, but remember, this is a recreational league and is meant to be fun. Things like not giving the opponent the benefit of the doubt on close line calls or having bad sportsmanship can stir up emotions on the court which can lead to arguments. Please be courteous to your opponents and enjoy the challenge of competition when you win and when you lose. Now, let’s get ready to dink!
