2022 Big Brothers Big Sisters Pickleball Tournament

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WARNING: SOME EVENTS ARE FULL. Click "Competition Events" for more information.

Registration Dates

Open: 01/10/22
Closed: 06/21/22

Tournament Dates

Starts: 07/08/22
Ends: 07/10/22

Cancellation Dates

Cancellation Deadline: 06/17/22

Location

EXETER TOWN RECREATION CENTER
4 Hampton Road
Exeter, NH 03833

Registration

Player's age as of: 12/31/22
Minimum Age of Player: 10
Early Registration Deadline (Registered by): 06/17/22
Final Registration Deadline (Registered by): 06/21/22
Membership required as of: 07/11/22
Note: Tournament has a no refund policy
Tournament Sanctioning: Sanctioned - MMP
Minimum Registration fee (First event plus registration admin fee): $65.00
Registration - Early, Ages: All Age Groups - Deadline: 06/17/22 - $55.00
Registration - Late, Ages: All Age Groups - $65.00 - late registration event prices may apply
Registration includes: Tee Shirt Regular (NOT Woman's Sleeveless) if registered by: 06/21/22
When registering online, online waiver signature is used.
Online payment via PayPal is available. PayPal also allows credit card payments.

Additional Info

Primary Ball: Franklin X-Performance 40
Surface: Asphalt
Net: Temporary
Outdoor: Y
Prize Money: 0

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Welcome to the Second Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters NH Pickleball Tournament. The event remains located at the Exeter Town Recreation Center at 4 Hampton Road, Exeter, New Hampshire and is scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 8-10, 2022. This year there will be 16 courts.

Tournament proceeds fund Big Brothers Big Sisters NH organization whose mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth by matching volunteer "Bigs" with youths ages 6-17 "Littles".

USAPA Sanctioned

The 2022 tournament is a USA Pickleball Sanctioned Event. That means that all players must be USA Pickleball members at date of registration and current through at least July 12, 2022. To join the USAPA go to USAPA.org.

Participants must be Age 10 or older by December 31, 2022. The minimum pickleball skill level is 2.5. That rating should be based upon either a USA Pickleball Rating, an IPTPA rating, or a good faith self-assessment.

Registration closes Firday, June 24, 2022, at midnight EST.

An Early Registration discount fee is available to those who register and pay on or before June 17, 2022.

COVID Rules in Effect [Subject to Change]

Under guidelines issued by the Governor of New Hampshire, the following protocol applies until further notice:

1. Tournament players need not wear a face mask while on the Pickleball courts. However, they are encouraged to wear a face-mask when not playing, and, when not playing, should maintain a "social distance" of six feet.

2. Spectators are permitted but they must also follow COVID rules in effect for players.

3. Food and/or beverages must be brought to the tournament site only by the players; neither food nor beverages will be provided by the tournament staff. Players must bring their own chairs.

Registration Limitations

Registration is limited to the first 300 fully paid registrants. All events are in a Round Robin format, and Brackets will be limited to eight teams, for a maximum Round Robin play of seven games per team per bracket.

Brackets are also limited to the first eight fully paid teams. For example:

Mickey and Minnie are the third team to register for a bracket. Minnie is fully paid; Mickey has not paid.

Donald and Daisy are the ninth team to register for the same bracket. Both Donald and Daisy are fully paid.

Since the Mickey/Minnie team has an unpaid player, their team is moved to the wait-list,

Donald and Daisy become the eighth team and the bracket is closed.

Note: since their original bracket is now full, Donald and Daisy may choose to play down in age and/or up in skill in whichever brackets remain open.

Brackets are determined first by Skill Level [2.5, 3.0, 3.5, etc.] then by Age within Skill Level [19-34, 35-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, etc]. As all play will be Round Robin, each team in a bracket will compete with each other team in that bracket at least once. In smaller brackets, a team may play each opposing team twice. Depending on bracket size, games will be to 11 points, winning by two points, or to 15 points, winning by 2 points.

The tournament ball is the green Franklin X-40 outdoor ball. Players must supply their own paddles.

Tournament Events & Schedule

The tournament event schedule for 2022 is:

1. Friday,July 8:

a. Men's Singles

b. Women's Singles

c. Mini Singles: Brackets either by dender or CO-ED based upon the number of registrants.

Note: a player may register for only one "singles" event.

2. Saturday, July 9:

a. Women's Doubles [morning].

b. Men's Doubles. [afternoon]

3. Sunday, July 10:

All Day: Mixed Doubles

The tournament director reserves the right to adjust/consolidate brackets when there are fewer than eight fully paid and registered teams in a bracket.

Pro-Clinics

National medal-winners Clare Grabher and Yvonne Ting return to provide two-hour clinics for registered players at a fee of $ 59.00 per player. Registration is limited to 8 players per clinic, grouped by skill level. The student/pro ratio is 4:1.

Hour One: Dinking, volleys, lobs, overheads, partner communication.

Hour Two: Backcourt game and partner strategy.

The Skill 2.5/3.0 Clinic meets on Friday, July 8, from 08:00 AM to 10:00 AM

The Skill 3.5/4.0 Clinic meets on Friday, July 8, from 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM

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Food

Due to COVID restrictions, each player must provide his/her own food and beverages. None of those items will be provided by the tournament staff.

However, there is an "on-site" concession stand that serves hot and cold items, including 15+ flavors of Memories Premium Ice Cream, frappes, ice cream cones, snow cones, and novelties. Also available are hot dogs, pizza, pretzels, candy, chips, coffee, soda, and water.

Restaurants are available within a 15 minute drive from the courts.

Lodging / Accommodations

Lodging is available at at local hotels and motels.

Historic Downtown Exeter is a short drive from the courts

In addition to having natural beauty, Exeter is a community with an amazing history. Exeter served as New Hampshire's Revolutionary War Capitol. The American Independence Museum on Water Street is caretaker of one of the rare original versions of the Declaration of Independence. That document was found on a wall during renovation in 1983.

Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at the Exeter Town Hall at 9 Front Street in 1860 as part of his "Cooper Union" speaking tour. Lincoln's son, Robert, attended Phillips Exeter Academy.

George Washington stayed overnight in the Folsom Tavern located on Water Street.

Cancellation Policy

This is an outdoor tournament. In the event of inclement weather every effort will be made to maintain the play schedule. However, there are no rain/weather make-up dates.

Should a player find it necessary to withdraw on or before June 11, 2022, the player may:

1. Seek fee reimbursement directly from his/her replacement player. Or,

2. Receive a refund not to exceed $ 45.00 for a tournament event.

There are no refunds for a withdrawal after June 11, 2022, nor any refund if the tournament is canceled due to weather or other force majeure issues.

Directions

To locate the Exeter courts:

Coming North from Boston:

1. Follow Interstate 95 North to Portsmouth NH.

2. Take I-95, Exit 2 to NH Route 101 Hampton/Manchester. Follow Signs to NH Route 101 and merge onto NH 101 -West.

3. Follow NH 101 West to Exit 12 for NH Route 111 towards Exeter.

4. Turn left onto NH 111 West, Exeter Road.

5. After traveling .2 miles, Courts at 4 North Hampton Road are on the left side across from Atlantic Sports Medicine.

Extra parking is available at Atlantic Sports Medicine directly across the street from the park..

Coming South from Portland:

1. Follow Interstate 95 South to Portsmouth NH.

2. Take I-95, Exit 2 to NH Route 101 Hampton/Manchester. Follow Signs to NH Route 101 and merge onto NH 101 -West.

3. Follow NH 101 West to Exit 12 for NH Route 111 towards Exeter.

4. Turn left onto NH 111 West, Exeter Road.

5. After traveling .2 miles, Courts at 4 North Hampton Road are on the left side across from Atlantic Sports Medicine.

Extra parking is available at Atlantic Sports Medicine directly across the sreet from the park..

Format

The Tournament Director reserves the right to combine brackets when fewer than five teams are registered in a particular Skill/Age bracket. A Round Robin format will be used for all matches.

Under the Round Robin format, medal winners will be determined first by the number of wins earned, secondarily by head-to-head competition, followed by the point score differential from all games.

Point score differential is the "spread" between the winning team's score and the opposing team's score.For example, assume Team A defeats Team B by a score of 11-6. Team A records one "Win" and a point score of +5. Team B records one "Loss" and a point score of -5. Assume further that when the bracket of six teams has completed all five games [one game against each opponent] the results are as follows:

Team A Wins 5 Points + 18

Team B Wins 3 Points + 3

Team C Wins 5 Points + 2

Team D Wins 2 Points - 2

Team E Wins 0 Points - 10

Team F Wins 0 Points - 11

Team A with 5 Wins and a score of +18 takes first place; Team C with 5 Wins and a score of

+2 takes second place; Team B with 3 wins takes third place.

Medals will be awarded for first, second, and third place winners in each bracket.

Each team will play a minimum of four games and a maximum of seven games.

Joseph L. Santoro
Tel: 617-480-5029
email: jlsantorocpa@aol.com

Volunteer

The tournament needs at least 10 volunteers each hour to administer the activity. Please consider offering your services.

Contact Nicole McShane at 603-430-1140.

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