Organized Open Play: Pickleball
There will be organized free play on Mondays-Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Marstons Mills Pickleball Courts. Courts are located at 760 Osterville-West Barnstable Road in Marstons Mills (West Villages Elementary School).
- Nets, balls and other supplies are provided by Barnstable Pickleball for the games, except that players must bring their own paddles (although a few may be available for new comers).
- There are 10 dedicated Pickleball courts at the Barnstable Pickleball and Tennis Court Complex. In addition, there are up to six temporary Pickleball courts available for use if the number of players present warrant setting these courts up and there are no tennis players already using the tennis courts.
- There are three White Boards hanging on the fence outside entrance to the courts that are used for organizing games, one for ADVANCED Play, one for INTERMEDIATE Play and the third for NOVICE Play.
- Any player may elect to play may sign up for COMPETITIVE Play, and no other player may actively discourage or restrict them from doing so. However, players electing to play on a COMPETITIVE Court should understand that players on these courts are more advanced players expecting a challenging game and will not be expected to "go easy’” on anyone during the game.
- To enter into a game, write your name into an open box on the appropriate White Board, either in a row which already contains other players’ names, or in a blank row to organize a new game.
- If you want to play a game with a specific person or group you can write in the name(s) of the other players ONLY when all four in the group are actually waiting to play. There is NO reserving a row on the White Board until ALL players are available to actually play when the next court opens up.
- When a court is available the next row of players goes out for their game and their names should be erased from the respective White Board. The first available row on the White Board must be filled and those players go out to play before the following row can go out to play.
- All players must exit the courts upon completion of their game and add their names to one of the White Boards before going back out to play if there are any players waiting to play.