Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club
Fun and Fitness Combined in Every Rally
Contact Us
- Jack Bagley Field, Nanoose Bay BC
- nanoosebaypickleballclub@gmail.com
- Club Play Sessions - 08:00 am-1:00 pm Daily and 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mon., Wed. & Fri. only The Club has exclusive use of the 4 pickleball-lined courts in the large fenced area that includes a tennis net
About Us
We acknowledge and give thanks to the Snaw-Naw-As First Nations on whose ancestral lands we play.
Looking for a fun and engaging pickleball experience? Look no further than Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club! As a recreational club dedicated to promoting the sport of pickleball, we provide opportunities for players of all levels to come together, learn, and play. Join us today and be a part of our enthusiastic pickleball community!
T-Shirts For Sale
Our Very Own Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club T-Shirts are To Purchase.
(The Spring order is now complete. The next order won't be until the fall, so if you order now you will be waitlisted until the fall order is placed).
Sporting an original indigenous design by a local artist, specifically for our Club’s shirts. “Thank You Mike Bellis”
Available in four colours in two different fabrics: 100% Fine Cotton, or in a light weight Dry Wick Nylon for those hot days.
Sizing is a ‘true’ fit, in both men’s and women’s from SX through XXL.
Price is a super reasonable $19 for the Cotton, and $21 for the Dry Wick Nylon.
To place your order or if you have further questions, please click HERE and you will be redirected to Cognito Forms to place your order. Please note that payment is by e-transfer to nbpcshop@gmail.com
Schedule
2025 Schedule Template (For the most up-to-date information, login to Signup Genius to see the events scheduled for the coming week). Please see the 2025 Schedule Template Below.
Play Sessions
We acknowledge and give thanks to the Snaw-Naw-As First Nations on whose ancestral lands we play.
Join us for one of our Group Play Sessions. Court 5 can be used for Club Play when not used by the Public. The Club has exclusive use of the 4 pickleball-lined courts in the large fenced area that includes a tennis net.
For the types of sessions that are offered, please click HERE
Signup Genius
The club uses SignUp Genius to sign members up for group play sessions. Invitations to play are sent out on Wednesdays. To Signup for a session, click HERE and login to your SignUp Genius Account.
Court Etiquette
Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club Safety and Play Etiquette
Fair play and sportsmanship are keys to success and enjoyment in any sport. To ensure safety and smooth operations on the pickleball courts, we request you follow the below guidelines and rules: Court Safety
1. Wear proper court shoes
2. Do NOT run into other active courts when playing your ball
3. Do NOT chase your ball through other active courts – wait for others to return your ball to you
4. When retrieving a loose ball, look for players waving at you, when possible return ball behind courts
5. STOP play immediately if a loose ball comes on your court or behind it – shout BALL ON. Then replay your rally
6. When going to and from a court be aware and stay well clear of other active players and courts 7. Keep yourself well hydrated
Court Etiquette Etiquette:
[ET - i - kit] defined as: “conventional requirements as to social behaviour; prescribed or accepted code of usage”.
1. At the beginning of the game introduce yourself, if not familiar with your partner or players
2. Call yourself, if you or your partner land in the NVZ (kitchen) on a volley. Be cautious to call kitchen or foot faults on your opponents – let them call their own faults
3. When you are playing in a non competitive situation take time once in a while to play with weaker players – they will be thrilled to have the experience
4. Remember if a stronger player is on the court with you, hit to them and often – it will make you a better player plus keep the game interesting for all who are playing. If you are playing with weaker players work on shots that they can return and learn from
5. If playing against mixed partners be courteous and not slam directly at weaker or female opponents
6. Once your game is finished, call out “Court” so the next group waiting knows it is their turn to play
7. If the play type is Open Play – you do not get to play with your buddies 100% of the time, share the fun
8. If the play type is Play Rotation (bench positions, paddle in box, board sign-up) or by Skill Level, understand and follow the group process laid down
9. Unsolicited coaching on the court is not to be done. If someone is new or asks for your input, do so briefly being mindful of the flow of the game Best to instruct on a specified court and be invited
10. When a ball is out of bounds, call “out” loudly, as well as using a hand signal with your hand/arm pointing up
11. When courts are busy and you are on deck, have your foursome ready to move quickly to an open court
PB RULES as well as Etiquette
1. You must call out the score, so your opponents can hear, before serving the ball
2. The server must wait for the receiver to be ready before serving
3. You do line calls on your side of the net and NOT the other side
4. You may ask the opposition to help with a call, and then their decision is FINAL
5. If you did not see where a ball bounced – in or out on your side of the net – it is IN
WEATHER CONDITIONS Wet or even damp courts depending on the exact surface finish can be slippery and the cause of significant bodily injury. Do not play on any surface that has the potential to be unexpectedly slippery. The GCT’s will continuously assess court conditions. If the courts are damp or during times of moisture falling GCT’s will cease court activity immediately. In the event that members choose to continue playing after the GCT has “called” play be aware that this is not sanctioned play of the Club and insurance coverage will not be in effect.
News
Sponsors & Contributors
The Coastal Community Credit Union has donated $2500 to our Pickleball Club for a incredible pickleball machine. What a wonderful community gesture. We at the Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club are very thankful for their support.
Membership information
2025 Membership Registration Openings:
November 1, 2024 - 2025 club members may renew their memberships for 2025.
January 1, 2025 - Individuals that registered on the club’s Wait List after June 24, 2024 will be invited to complete their membership registrations for 2025.
February 1, 2025 - Membership will be open to all others.
Everyone on the Wait List prior to June 24, 2024 was invited to complete their 2024 membership registration. Those that chose not to exercise this option, will be removed from the club's Wait List.
You can go to our membership page on Pickleball Canada if you are interested in joining the Club by clicking HERE
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When you join the Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club you will be asked to self-assess using the USAPA Skill Assessment Forms.
The forms can be found below:
Rating 3.0 Assessment Form
Types of Play Sessions
Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club March 18, 2025
Types of Sessions
The Club offers the following types of sessions (at various times as per the Club’s schedule):
Group Play – these sessions are for play between members of the same assigned Group (of which there are four, namely (in ascending order of skill) Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4), typically on a round-robin basis).
Open Play (Paddles Up) – these sessions are open to players of all levels, and a “paddles up” rotation system is used. Players waiting to play will place their paddles in the “Paddles Up” area, and once a foursome is formed then those players will play on the next available court. Paddles can be placed individually or can be “stacked” (in a set of 2, 3 or 4) so that waiting players can choose to stay together.
Intermediate – these sessions are a chance for members who feel they are at an intermediate level (regardless of what Group they are in) to play, typically on a round-robin basis.
Doubles – these sessions are open to doubles teams (whether same-sex or mixed) of all levels, and play will typically be on a round-robin basis (sometimes divided into A and B tiers).
Mixed Doubles – these sessions are open to mixed-doubles teams of all levels, and play will typically be on a round-robin basis (sometimes divided into A and B tiers).
Ladies – these sessions are open to ladies of all levels, and play will be organized on either a round-robin basis or a Paddles-Up basis.
Reservable – these sessions are a chance for a member to reserve an entire court for other members that he or she is organizing to play.
Skills and Drills – these sessions will be offered when leaders are available, and some sessions may be limited to players in particular assigned Groups. The leader will provide drills to players with opportunities for practice to develop their skills.
Members will receive an email each week setting out the following week’s schedule, and can then use the SignUpGenius app to sign up in advance for available sessions. Play during Club time is limited to Club Members only, except non-members can play occasionally if they have signed and provided the Club’s Waiver form (which can be found on the Club’s website under “More” -- “F.A.Q.” -- “Policies, Procedures & Forms”). NBPC’s Groups generally reflect the following skill-levels:
- Group 1: new players up to a 3.0 USAPA rating.
- Group 2: 3.0 to 3.5 USAPA rating.
- Group 3: 3.5 to 4.0 USAPA rating.
- Group 4: 4.0 and above USAPA rating.
Initially, members are assigned to one of these four Groups based on the self-assessment form they completed when registering (so members should take care when completing the self-assessment). Once in a Group, players can try to move to a higher Group by going through a Challenge-Up process.
Challenge Up Process
Challenge-Up Session
The club’s Challenge-Up Process is for when a member in a particular Group wants to try to move up to the next Group. To do this, the player can opt-in to the club’s Challenge-Up Process. This process has two parts, namely a pre-challenge qualifier (to ensure the candidate is one of the top players in his or her existing Group) and then, if the player is successful in the qualifier, a challenge-up session (to determine whether the challenger is at the level of the higher Group). If the player is successful in the challenge-up session, then he or she will be promoted to the higher Group. The details of both parts of this process are set out below:
A. Pre-Challenge Qualifier
I. “Normal” Qualifier:
a. To opt-in for a pre-challenge qualifier, the interested player should email or tell one of the Group Coordinators in his or her existing Group that the player wants to try a pre-challenge qualifier. The Coordinator will then provide the candidate with a results-tracking sheet, for the candidate to record the results of his or her games.
b. To complete the qualifier, the player will need to play at least 10 Group Play round-robin games (which will be regular games in regular Group Play sessions). After every Group Play round-robin game that the player plays in (until he or she has played at least 10 of these games), the player must record whether his or her team won and how many points they scored. Once the player has completed at least 10 qualifier games, he or she can provide his or her completed results-tracking sheet to one of the Group Coordinators.
c. The Group Coordinators will periodically review (roughly every month) all of the qualifier results-tracking sheets that have been recently submitted (for the particular Group) and not previously considered.
d. The candidate, in order to successfully qualify for a Challenge-Up Session, must have a Win Percentage (i.e., percentage of games won to games played) of at least 70% over all of the qualifier games that he or she has played this time around, AND, if more than 4 candidates (amongst the pool of candidates being considered at the time) have achieved this standard, then the player must be among the 4 candidates (in that pool of candidates) with the highest Win Percentages (and, if there is a tie between two or more candidates for the fourth spot, then that spot will go to the player with the highest average points scored per game).
e. Following the Group Coordinators’ determination of the successful qualifiers, they will advise all candidates as to who the successful qualifiers are and of the Win Percentages for each of the candidates (successful and unsuccessful). The Group Coordinators will subsequently contact each successful candidate to try to work out a convenient date and time for their Challenge-Up session.
II. “Group 1 Players” Exception: Since there may from time to time be some clearly-stronger players in Group 1 (possibly because they didn’t accurately complete the self-assessment form), the Executive (in consultation with the relevant Group Coordinators) has agreed that the Club’s Skills & Drills leader (Wade Dawe) may, on his initiative (as opposed to at a player’s request), determine that a Group 1 player whose play he is familiar with (through Skills & Drills sessions) would be a better fit in Group 2 and inform the player of this and then, if the player wants, advise the G1 and G2 Group Coordinators that the player should be moved directly into Group 2 (without having to do a “Normal” Qualifier or a Challenge-Up Session).
III. “Group 2 Players” Partial Exception: Since there may from time to time be some clearly-stronger players in Group 2 (possibly because they didn’t accurately complete the self-assessment form), the Executive (in consultation with the relevant Group Coordinators) has agreed that the Club’s Skills & Drills leader (Wade Dawe) may, on his initiative (as opposed to at a player’s request), determine that a Group 2 player whose play he is familiar with (through Skills & Drills sessions) would be a better fit in Group 3 and inform the player of this and then, if the player wants, advise the G2 and G3 Group Coordinators that the player should be awarded a Challenge-Up opportunity (without having to do a “Normal” Qualifier) when convenient, provided that the player’s Challenge-Up attempt would not cause there to be more than 4 Challenge-Up attempts into the target Group in a month.
B. Challenge-Up Session
(i) Challenge-Up sessions will be held periodically (roughly every month during the Club’s core season). The session will be part of a regular 2-hour Group play session for the target Group.
(ii) Throughout the session, the challenger will play a minimum of 4 games up to a maximum of 6 games (but the Group Coordinators will have a discretion to allow a 7th game), firstly, three games on a rotating-partners basis with three players in the target Group, and then all remaining games will once again be on a rotating-partners basis with three players in the target Group but this time they will be different target Group players to the extent available. The scores for each game will be recorded. Each game will be to 11 points, on a win-by-one basis. There will be no “rally point” scoring for challenge-up games.
(iii) A challenger, in order to successfully challenge-up, must have a total score of at least 28 points in their best 4 consecutive games.
(iv) Following the challenge-up session, the Group Coordinators will advise each challenger as to who the successful challengers are and of the number of points scored by each challenger (successful and unsuccessful) in their best 4 consecutive games. The successful challengers will be promoted to the target Group. Any unsuccessful challengers can try to qualify again, through the normal two-stage process, in a subsequent month (although we note that there may be a restriction introduced in the future on the number of challenge-up attempts that an unsuccessful challenger can make in any one season, since challenge-up matches do have an impact on target group players).
All club members are reminded that, when Challenge-Up sessions are occurring, it is important to participate if asked. The proper functioning of these sessions is important to the club and its members.
Past Tournaments
Inaugural Fun Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club Tournament
Friday, September 29, 2023 Tournament coordinator: Wade Dawe
This was a fun all inclusive tournament that formed teams of various skill levels. It fostered Club spirit and provided an opportunity for people to meet and enjoy each other’s company. Prizes were generously donated, and we all enjoyed the delicious lunch coordinated by the social committee. A special thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this such a successful event.
First Place -(L to R) Murray Serjeant, Sue Connerton, Gail Horley, Frank Aschenbrenner
Second Place -(L to R) Robina Greatrex, Roxanne Broadbent, Linda Rann, Brian Alexander
Third Place -(L to R) Doug Damberger, Rhonda Alexander, Gary Connerton, Ardella Freko
Fourth Place -(L to R) Ken Collingwood, Teresa Sandiford, Chris Thomas, Gail Batten
Other Tournament Photos
Tournament Director - Wade Dawe
Officers & Directors
Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club Officers and Directors
Director & President - Ken Collingwood
Director, Vice-President and Secretary - Scott Perrin
Director & Treasurer - Roxanne Broadbent
Director - Brian Alexander
Court Coordinators
Court Coordinators
Group 1 - Bonnie Mitchell
Group 2 - Sue Murray, Gail Batten
Group 3 - Gill Redpath, Linda Rann
Group 4 - Sandra Ozero, Brian Alexander, John Paley, Derek Morin
Open Play - Roxanne Broadbent, Carole Bajus
Committees
Club Committees
Membership Committee - Rhonda Buecking
Communications & Website Committee - Gillian Redpath (Co-Chair), Kelly Francis (Co-Chair), Scott Perrin, Wayne Overton
Tournaments, Player Development & Challenge Up - Brian Alexander, Wade Dawe, Patti Rogers, Scott Perrin, Ken Collingwood
Court Usage - Roxanne Broadbent (Chair), Scott Perrin,
Social Committee - Elaine Ferguson, Ellen Freestone, Vicki Voros
Court Coordinators - Patti Rogers, Kelly Francis
Fundraising - Deb Collingwood (Chair), Rhonda Alexander, Clara Sabina
Equipment & Facilities - Gary Connerton (Chair), Sue Connerton, Tim Rann
Sign-up Genius - Gill Redpath, Kelly Francis
Organizational Documents
NPBC Certificate of Incorporation
NBPC Constitution
NBPC Bylaws
Annual General Meeting - Saturday May 3rd 2025
The Nanoose Bay Pickleball Club Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Saturday May 3rd at 1:00 pm in the Nanoose Bay Community Center, Multipurpose Room #1. Please see below for the following AGM documents:
Minutes
Minutes (AGM) - May 4, 2024
Minutes (AGM) - October 4, 2023
Procedures, Policies & Forms
Picture Gallery
Gillian Redpath, SUG coordinator extraordinaire, was recognized by the Club for her contributions to the Club with an original one of kind, Mike Bellis hand crafted pickleball paddle. On behalf of our the members, the Club thanks you.
We would like to thank Mike Bellis, a fellow pickler, and Haida artist from Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada for his generous gift of our Club’s logo. You can find his other artwork at:) - click HERE
We thank Coastal Commercial Credit Union for the grant for our pickleball machine. Club members Deborah Collingwood (R) and Garry Kaita (L).
David Lanoue and Christina Lanoue who teamed up to provide training in the correct use of our new AED machine along with basic CPR. The club is incredibly grateful for the support of the Lanoue’s. We want to thank all the 20 members who took their time in the interest of potentially helping another member in a time of need. Well done everybody!!
Putting up the new wind screens at the courts. Garry Kaita working low and Brian Alexander working high.
Nanoose Bay Pickleball Court Construction Pictures
Nanoose Bay Pickleball Courts in the Spring
F.A.Q
Links
Membership Link to Pickleball Canada - Click HERE
Link to Pickleball BC Website - Click HERE
Link to Pickleball BC Newsletter - Click HERE
Tournaments in BC 2025 - Click (Link Will Be Updated Soon) HERE
Tournaments in Canada - Click (Link Will Be Updated Soon)HERE
2025 Official Rule Book - Click HERE
Pickleball Canada Insurance Program Information - Click HERE
Mike Bellis (We would like to thank Mike Bellis, a fellow pickler, and Haida artist from Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada for his generous gift of our Club’s logo. You can find his other artwork at:) - click HERE