Opening of New Courts & Court Usage

With the arrival of the new courts and with the seasonal hours for open play changing soon, below is a brief summary for the use and enjoyment of the Kissing Tree pickleball courts.

Open Play

Open play format is reserved during published seasonal hours on courts 1-8.  A new schedule for open play will be published on October 31^st.  

Open play is for all skill levels to provide socialization for Kissing Tree residents.

A Paddle System is used to determine order of play.  After four players finish their game, they will leave the court and place their paddles in an available slot of the paddle racks.  It is the intent that the players will stagger their paddles to keep from playing with the same foursome.    

At the request of numerous players and in order to encourage more participation in open play, we have ordered and will be placing banners with suggested level of play on courts 1-8.  We plan to try this out for a couple of months and request feedback from players on this system.  This banner system is primarily for designated open play times.

There is also a designated “Challenge Court” during scheduled open play to allow for higher skilled players to enjoy the open play system.  The Challenge Court is court #8 and will have a separate paddle system.  Any player can attempt to play on the challenge court. The winners on the challenge court can play up to two (2) games together.  If they win again, they then must split up to take on the new challengers.  Any challenger who did not win can place their paddle back in the rack to attempt again or play in the regular open play rotation.

Open play schedules vary between Summer Hours and Winter Hours and open play times will be posted at the courts, on the Kissing Tree Master Community activity calendar, the Kissing Tree Pickleball Association’s website and Facebook page.

During gender open play (Pickle Chicks & Pickle Gents), open play participants may use courts 9-18, however, they must be aware that walk-on play will be taking place on those courts and open play participants will have to utilize the paddle system between games if the courts are full. Gender open play must understand that the rules for walk-on play (as described below) will apply.  If open play participants want dedicated open play courts during published hours, they must play on courts 1-8.

Walk-On Play

Walk-on play is non-organized play whereby players organize their own groups.  Groups can be any number up to four players and players may feel free to team up with other players upon an invitation to do so during walk-on play.

Walk-on play is allowed on courts 9-18 at all times. This allows play for all genders and levels on the new courts. 

If courts 9-18 are full, then the paddle system must be used.  The players waiting for a court will place their paddles in the first four slots of the paddle rack.  The first court to finish their game to a score of 11 will come off the court and the four paddles waiting will rotate on the court.  The players that just finished their game will place their paddles in the next open slots of the paddle rack.

When all courts are full and players are waiting to play, play is limited to one game to a score of 11.

You are not permitted to join any foursome during walk-on play unless invited to do so.

Additionally, walk-on play is anytime when no events are scheduled including, but not limited to, league play, special events, or clinics.

If courts 9-18 are full, walk-on players are welcome to utilize courts 1-8.  If it is during the designated open play times and open play is full, the walk-on players must work in to the open play paddle system during the designated open play times only.  

Covered Courts

The four covered courts will have its own paddle system.  If all covered courts are full, players must rotate off after their game and insert their paddle in the rack to rotate back on to the covered courts once one becomes available.  

If the covered courts are full, play is limited to one game to a score of 11.

Instruction/Training

Courts 1, 2, 3 & 4 may be used for training.  Training includes, but is not limited to, private instruction, drilling, ball machine usage and KTPA training classes.  KTPA / HOA sponsored training and ball machine usage takes precedence on these designated courts with the exception of during Open Play, Pickle Chicks and Pickle Gents scheduled hours.

No Chairs On New Court Surface

Brookfield has requested that there be no chairs placed on any part of the new courts’ surface.  Chairs are permitted on the grass or in the new pavilion at the new courts.