A Message from your New OPC President

Hi Everyone: Looking forward to these next six weeks! There has been lots happening behind the scenes and we wanted to give you an update. Many of you may already know that Jo Winner, our President, officially resigned last week for personal reasons.   We want to thank him for all his hard work with the …

Hello again, Hello!

♫ "Just called to say hello ... I couldn't sleep at all tonight ... and I know it's late ... But I couldn't wait ... Hello ..." ♫ So, now that I've got Neil Diamond's famous song in your head and you are all humming away to beat the band ... guess what? Only 53 …

OPC 2021 Season Update

I continue to hear from several of you over the last few weeks with OPC not organizing club play and the continuing Covid-19 pandemic we all find ourselves dealing with. Its all been positive feedback, with some underlying and understandable disappointment from many of you. The OPC Executive certainly understand that disappointment as well. We …

On The Right Track

"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. ~Will Rogers March 3, 2021 Pickleball play update from Pickleball BC ... Update - Confirmation of Current / Existing Pickleball Play Restrictions (mailchi.mp) It's been well over a year now since the first case of the virus that …

OPC Pickleball Club – Gherkin Gazette

Welcome to the first issue of our 2021 Gherkin Gazette! It's late January, and 2021 has finally arrived. There are new hopes and promises that this year will be a better year where we can begin to return somewhat to a "new normal" that will resemble what we had prior to last year. Make no …

Happy New Year, OPC …

And welcome to 2021! For many of us, 2020 was a year we are glad to put behind us, especially when it comes to pickleball club play. Many of us found ways to be able to play the game we love while complying with the confusing guidelines and protocols that brought significant changes to the …

Pallot’s Pandemic Pickleball Performance Post #17

The purpose of these blogs were to provide information about pickleball while play was suspended.   Knowledge of the game is important, but improvement also requires play and practice.  Now that courts are available for non-club play, it’s time to put the information to use and this series of pandemic pickleball posts to bed. The Last …

Pallot’s Pandemic Pickleball Performance Post #16

Different Strokes for Different Folks © E Pallot Productions (EPP), 2020  An Instructional Methods Course that I had attended covered the subject of learning styles, pointing out that not everyone learns in the same way.  I have been coached in tennis on the same stroke by several coaches, all presenting the same information in a …

Pallot’s Pandemic Pickleball Performance Post #15

REVISITING THE WARM-UP In previous blogs I have extolled the benefits of a proper warm-up routine.  A complete warm-up was usually impossible when the Club was functioning. With so many people waiting to play, pressure to get going ASAP eliminated any possibility of adding another 10 minutes to a foursome’s court time. With COVID protocols in …

Pallot’s Pandemic Pickleball Performance Post Prorogated …

... for the next couple of weeks so Ernie could go fishing! (image credit: Thank you Derek Sutliffe via Béhance) OPC Update I've heard from several of you over the last few weeks with OPC not organizing club play with the Covid-19 pandemic we all find ourselves dealing with. Its all been positive feedback, with …