PICKLEBALL
Dear Members, We are so excited for the season to begin and with it, the promise of warm days and fun to be had on the courts. As per last season, we have lots of pickleball play scheduled. Once again we will have drop-in (5) days a week, along with added afternoon times. Saturday’s will be clinic day with Beginner 101, 102 and themed Intermediate Clinics for example: The Soft Game, How to Transition Patiently, How to Beat the Bangers. We look forward to having Dink & Play Thursday Mixer’s and new this season, Sunday Club Leagues along with a new Social League with Continental and Flagstaff Ranch. As always, our Pickleball Shoot-Out will show case the best of our members in each level. I am grateful to welcome local Flagstaff resident and Pickleball Pro, CJ Hoyt, to our team this season. CJ will come on board to assist with Sunday Intermediate Drop-In, Clinics, mixers and more and will also be available for private and small group clinics. Garrett Lackey, USPTA and IPTPA Pickleball professional will be joining us from North Carolina and will also be assisting with pickleball drop-ins, clinics and lessons.
ARTICLE EXTRACT FROM ARCHITECTURALDIGEST.COM read full article here
A PICKLEBALL COURT: THE HOT NEW AMENITY IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS TODAY Pickleball has replaced golf as the most coveted sports amenity in luxury residential developments.
CJ Hoyt, Pickleball Assistant Pro PPR Pickleball Pro
With the promise of such great professional staff, programming and the beauty of a Forest Highlands summer, comes the most important member vote to secure the funding that has been set aside for our new permanent courts. As pickleball players, you need to get every one of your friends and fellow members to vote to have the Real Estate office site become our new facility. Without a 66% vote, we will not be successful with our endeavors. This is how Forest Highlands CCR’s are set up, which means we cannot just decide to build something without the required vote from 66% of our membership. What we need to relay to ALL members, whether enthusiasts or not are these facts: • NO assessment, meaning NO additional cost for new facility • Money has already been set aside • Home values will increase, this per the latest Architectural Digest, March 2, 2022. • Pine Canyon and Flagstaff Ranch each have 4 permanent courts Here’s to us continuing to prove why Forest Highlands is the finest community in the South West!
By Shivani Vora
March 2, 2022 A Pickleball court (or three) can now claim to being the hottest sports amenity in high-end real estate developments today. A decade ago, golf was a key amenity driving residential sales, especially when it came to vacation homes, but, recently, buyers are more attracted to pickleball—a combination of tennis, ping-pong, and badminton. In fact, it’s been called America’s fastest-growing sport and in 2021 it saw a 39% increase in participation, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s 2021 Topline Participation Report.
Nicole Chambers Director of Racquet Sports, IPTPA Pickleball Level II Professional
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