Greater Seattle Drop-in Pickleball Calendar
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Will Shoreline Ban Pickleball From Public Parks?
UPDATE: Amendment Rejected By Shoreline City Council
Thank you to all of you who took the time to write to the city council to express you opposition to councilmember Ademasu's amendment AM-ME-1.
The Shoreline City Council voted against this amendment.
One of Shoreline's proposed 2024 Comprehensive Plan's goals is to:
"Protect, enhance, and restore native wildlife habitat to sufficient size and levels of biodiversity to support those native fish and wildlife populations which have co-evolved with these habitats and rely on them for food, shelter, and a place to raise young."
To fulfill this goal, Shoreline's plan proposes Policy NE 3.2 which says:
"Coordinate programs to protect and restore habitat and habitat connectivity in order to protect species under stress from climate change. [...]."So far so good.
Shoreline Councilmember Ademasu is proposing amendment AM-ME-1 to change this policy to say:
"Coordinate programs to protect and restore habitat and habitat connectivity in order to protect species under stress from climate change, and in the case of public parks, from noisy intrusive activities like pickleball. [...]"
Shoreline has about 35 Parks and Open Spaces. Of those, 8 are Athletic Fields which provide space for sports practice and training events of all sorts. Of those 8 Athletic Fields, 4 provide space for tennis and pickleball. Shoreline does not have pickleball courts outside of Athletic fields.
Is Councilmember Ademasu attempting to ban pickleball from Shoreline's Athletic fields? If so, are Shoreline's Athletic Fields considered part of the "Native wildlife habitat" that the comprehensive plan's Goal NE 3 propose to "protect, enhance, and restore." What is Councilmember's Ademasu's evidence that shows that pickleball is noisier and more intrusive to the wildlife occupying the Athletic fields than all other sports?
If Councilmember Ademasu is trying to keep pickleball confined to Athletic fields, then Amendment AM-NE-1 needs to be rephrased to make this clear.
Tennis vs. pickleball winter court usage
A one-minute video is worth a thousand words.
Did you notice there are people waiting to play on the side of the pickleball courts?
Playtime Scheduler Update
Time for pickleball only tells you where and when regular drop-in pickleball games are happening. To organize or join one-off games, join Playtime Scheduler's "Seattle Metro" region. It is free.
You will be in good company since more than 4000 6000 players have already joined.
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Recent Schedule Changes
- Updated Redmond Senior Center schedule
- Wednesday evening pickleball at the Ballard Community Center now starts at 6:15pm. (Thank you, Jane)
- Even though all the SPR info available online says that the Delridge Community Center is not hosting any pickleball in December, if you call their front desk you'll find out that they will host pickleball until Dec 20. (Thank you, Chon!)
- Bellevue's Hidden Valley will be closed from 12/23/24 - 1/2/2025. Drop-in pickleball will resume on 1/3/2025. .
- The Mercer Island Community and Events Center will be closed December 16th through January 5th. (Thank you, Conrad!)
- Issaquah Community Center date and time updates. (Thank you, Vicki!)
- SeaTac Community Center hours have ben updated for November. (Thank you, Fran!)
- No play at the Roosevelt LDS Church on Tuesday night as there is some major project going on in the gym. (Thank you, Vicki!)
- There is a pickleball class taking place at Loyal Heights until 11am on Fridays, so open play starts at 11 no matter what the brochure says. (Thank you, Kerry!)
- Updated the Tukwila Community Center hickleball hours. (Thank you, Kathryn!)
- Added Everett's' Forest Park.
- Switched font to Atkinson Hyperlegible
- The Auburn Community and Event Center is hosting pickleball again.
- All Bellevue Community Centers hours have been updated.
- The Seattle Community Centers are transitioning to their fall schedule. See the calendar for details.
- Seattle's Rainier BEACH Community Center will host pickleball on Sundays in the fall.
- The Bellevue LDS Church on Main Street hosts pickleball on Thursday nights from 6-8:30pm or later. 3 courts in gymnasium with permanent pickleball lines. Very friendly and gracious to beginners. (Thank you, Vicki!)
- Added in front of indoor locations and in front of outdoor locations
- The North Bellevue Community Center now has pickleball on Thursday evenings. (Thank you, Marcus!)
- There is open play at Seattle's Mount Baker courts every Tuesday and Thursday, from 10am to noon. Many thanks to all the people who helped make it happen.
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Many thanks to all the players and staff members who let us know about schedule changes.Please email schedule change information to infotimeforpickleball.com.
Since most facilities state that "Programs, hours, and fees are subject to change without notice", the information included here cannot be guaranteed to be accurate. Call play locations within 48 hours of play to verify daily schedule. Make sure the location is open when you call. Pray that the person answering the phone is aware of the latest schedule changes and gives you accurate information.
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