Pat Sand Dink, dink, dink! The sound of ice clinking in cocktail glasses was joined by plenty of laughter as the Pickleball Club held its first cocktail social on Aug. 21. Nearly 80 members and spouses turned out for an afternoon of fun, friendship, and a little friendly competition—although, as any pickleball player knows, “friendly”…
Pat Sand The Robson Ranch Pickleball Club kicked off its first 4th of July Pickleball Party in true patriotic style—and it was an absolute smash (literally and figuratively)! About 60 enthusiastic players rolled out early to take advantage of the cooler morning hours. By 6 a.m. on July 4th, paddles were in hand, balls were…
Joe Murauskis The Robson Ranch Pickleball Club got into the holiday spirit with an epic Christmas pickleball party that proved you don’t need to be a pro to have a blast. Held at the club’s courts, the event was a festive mix of friendly competition, questionable fashion choices (holiday sweaters, anyone?), and enough holiday cheer…
Jim Uhrich After a one-year hiatus, the 8th Annual Robson Ranch Members-Only Pickleball Tournament was held Feb. 7 through 9. More than 150 players participated in the three-day tournament. The Robson Ranch Pickleball Club has more than 500 members, and the club was well represented both on and off the court with players and volunteers.…
Flo Van Volkom While it takes nine months to have a baby, it took five months of rigorous planning to give birth to the Robson Pickleball League, which encompasses five of the local Robson communities including Robson Ranch, SaddleBrooke Ranch, PebbleCreek, Sun Lakes and SaddleBrooke. Representatives of each community met every month over the summer…
Flo Van Volkom On November 7 the Robson Ranch Pickleball Club welcomed 29 new recruits to the start of our free pickleball lessons. Dave Wong introduced the newbies to the sport while Steve Arthur helped 16 returnees brush off the cobwebs from summer. Free pickleball lessons are offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00-11:30 a.m.…
It’s that time of year when many pickleball players are migrating south, and we are anticipating an exciting new season of fun, social play and competition. Here’s what we have to look forward to in the fall. Election of board members Three positions (two-year terms) will be up for election: vice-president, treasurer and member at…
Flo Van Volkom A little heat is not going to stop our enthusiastic pickleballers from playing their favorite sport as the evening social group demonstrated one night in June when the temperature hit 111 at 7:00 in the evening. However, their numbers were greatly reduced as half of them went to the pool for some…
Flo Van Volkom Robson Ranch has some of the best pickleball players in the west. The reason? Our fabulous trainers! The Robson Ranch Pickleball Club is lucky to have a talented group of high-level players who give generously of their time to make the rest of us better. Besides the many hours devoted to training,…
David Lawell How can someone practice playing pickleball by themselves? Maybe playing against a wall will do it! Back in the old days we bounced the tennis ball or baseball against the garage door! That exercise would be shut down quickly by one of our parents. So usually the practice session was done until a…