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Where and when we play in Kalamazooo & Portage
We play six days a week! Our local YMCA's, the Portage Senior Center, Borgess Health & Fitness Center, West Hills Athletic Club & Portage Parks & Recreation provide us places to play everyday of the week!
MON 10:00-Noon Portage YMCA
TUE

1:30 - 3:30 West Hills Athletic Club

  9-11 am & 5:30-8 pm Lexington Green Park - Portage (weather permitting - starts in May)
  9-11 am & 5:30-8 pm Borgess Health & Fitness Center- Portage (weather permitting - starts in May)
  5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Lakeshore Middle School in the City of Grand Haven (Grant at Cutler Streets, also referred to as 900 Cutler Street). More info: Joe Legatz, 616-842-9471 (after 6 PM).
  Indoor play. 9-11am and 5.30-7pm. Borgess Health and Fitness Center. Play is open to non-members for a fee. Call 269.552.2358 for information.
WED 10am-Noon Portage YMCA
THU 1:30 - 3:30 West Hills Athletic Club
  9-11 am & 5:30-8 pm Lexington Green Park - Portage (weather permitting - starts in May)
  5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Lakeshore Middle School in the City of Grand Haven (Grant at Cutler Streets, also referred to as 900 Cutler Street). More info: Joe Legatz, 616-842-9471 (after 6 PM).
  Indoor play. 9-11am and 5.30-7pm. Borgess Health and Fitness Center. Play is open to non-members for a fee. Call 269.552.2358 for information.
FRI 10am-Noon Portage YMCA
SAT 9 am to Noon Lakeshore Middle School in the City of Grand Haven (Grant at Cutler Streets, also referred to as 900 Cutler Street). More info: Joe Legatz, 616-842-9471 (after 6 PM).
SUN 10-Noon Portage YMCA
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Portage - Battle Creek - Delton - Kalamazoo Participants @ the MSO Summer Games - Winners
Bruce Redman, Joyce Sickle, Dan Clemence,
John Davis, Melissa Muha, Bob Northrop
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Kalamazoo Doubles Tournament
Great news! We have been sanctioned as a USAPA Tier 4 event!
and by popular request we have expanded the brackets to 19+, 50+ & 65+
CLICK HERE FOR TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Kalamazoo Doubles Tournament Round RobinThe Tournament will be held at the Portage YMCA. This is a wonderful facility with seven indoor Pickleball Courts!

Friday evening includes 7 skills drills for registered competitors and we've added Crazy Mixed-Up Doubles with some fun prizes & awards.

The Saturday "round robin" format remains the same except that we are playing MIxed Doubles first! By having seven available courts the amount time "sittin" versus "playin" will be greatly improved.

Tournament registration is limited to 16 teams* in each of 9 divisions on a "first come-first served" basis. Divisions are Mixed 19+; Mixed 50+, Mixed 65+, Women's 19+, Women's 50+, Women's 65+, Men's 19+, Men's 50+, Men's 65+.  The age of any team is based upon the youngest player as of December 31, 2009. Teams may compete in a younger bracket, but they may not compete in an older one.
Skills Drills

SKills Drills on Seven Courts

(Registration opens at 5pm) Be on court at 6pm sharp Friday night for 7 fast-paced skills drills*. Every 7 minutes the horn will sound and you'll move to the next court for another challenging session. We'll take a short break at 7pm, then re-group for Crazy Mixed Up Doubles.

[Friday night activities are free to registered players and $10 per person for all others. Spectators free!]

Crazy Mixed Up Doubles

Crazy Mixed Up DoublesHow's your PPM (Points Per Minute)?

We start at 7 pm with a burst of 10-minute court times. You'll be paired with random partners and track your individual points for each round. There's no telling who your partner may be! Practice your skills drills while you "Clown Around on Court". Every point counts toward some Crazy Mixed Up Prizes!

Crazy Pizza - 9 pm Enjoy pizza while we tally scores. We'll award prizes at 9:30. The YMCA closes at 10 pm.

Saturday Schedule: Kalamazoo Round Robin Doubles Tournament - 8am (Mixed Doubles Player meeting at 7:30 am) The Tournament will be held Saturday morning at the Portage YMCA. Early practice available at 7am. This is a wonderful facility with seven indoor Pickleball Courts! Player guaranteed 3 games in semi-final round.
We welcome all volunteers! If you can volunteer and/or referee, please send Melissa an email picklemaster@where2pickle.com. Entry includes all Friday and Saturday events, Friday night pizza, Saturday lunch, snacks, T-shirt and hospitality bag. Vendors will be on site with paddles and other items. Raffle.

Best regards,
Melissa Muha - Tournament Director

Sponsors oif the Tournament
 
We're playing outside at Lexingtopn Green Park!

Once warm weather comes to Michigan we will play outside every Tuesday 9-11 am and 5:30-8pm & Thursday 9-11am and 5:30 - 8pm @ Lexington Green Park in Portage

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Kalamazoo and Portage are part of the wave of Pickleball Places to Play that are sprouting up in SW Michigan, the rest of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. For more information contact any of our Pickleball Ambassadors.

Barry County - Bruce Redman  
 (269) 623-5072 Delton MI
Battle Creek - Clark Maddox
 (269) 968-6365 Battle Creek MI
Grand Rapids - Richard (Dick) Draigh
 (616) 676-4747 Ada MI
Holland - Jean Mulder
 (616) 510-1227 Holland MI
Kalamazoo - Bob Northrop
 (269) 352-9407 Kalamazoo MI
Mecosta County - Joyce Staffen
 (231) 823-2304 Stanwood MI
Mendon - Bill Stevens
 (269) 496-3695 Mendon MI
Muskeegon - Wayne LaPointe
 (231) 744-1017
Northern Michigan - George Powell
 (231) 947-2141 Traverse City MI
Portage - Melissa Muha
 (269) 501-6436 Portage MI

 
     
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