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  • 13 Jul 2022 4:41 PM | Lisa (Administrator)

    Boise Pickleball Club has been working to get 2 tennis courts at Eagle Rock Park converted to 6 dedicated pickleball courts. Here's the latest from Sarah Collings with the City of Boise:

    From: Sarah Collings
    Date: July 13, 2022 at 8:13:52 AM MDT

    Subject: Eagle Rock Park Court Proposals for Commission

    Thank you for your interest in the Eagle Rock Park Court Conversion Proposal. Boise Parks and Recreation has received a lot of thoughtful and meaningful feedback up to this point. We appreciate your involvement, including attendance at the July 6 public meeting at Eagle Rock Park, to learn more about this proposed project.

    Following a review of all comments and feedback provided by community members up to this point, the department plans to take three options for consideration to the Parks and Recreation Commission at the upcoming July 21 meeting. After careful review by our park design team, it has been determined that it would not be feasible to place four pickleball courts on the site of one tennis court at Eagle Rock Park due to size and safety concerns. For this reason, the presentation will include the following three court proposals for consideration by commission members (listed in no particular order):

    • Keep the courts as is with no changes
    • Convert both tennis courts to six dedicated pickleball courts
    • Create a hybrid court scenario with one court dedicated to tennis with the on-site backboard, and the other court converted to two dedicated pickleball courts (tennis and pickleball play areas will be separated by a net)

    For anyone who has not submitted feedback via BPR@cityofboise.org for inclusion in the public record for this project, comments will be accepted through Wednesday, July 20 at 5 p.m. Comments received at the July 6 public meeting will also be included in the record. When the three proposed scenarios are presented by staff to the commission for consideration, residents will have another opportunity to comment as part of a corresponding public hearing at the same meeting. Individuals interested in testifying may do so in person at Boise City Hall or virtually via Zoom. Updated information will be posted on the city’s website ahead of the meeting with a link to register to testify via Zoom (the link should be live Friday, July 15).

    We will continue to keep community members updated on next steps via the project email contact list, on Nextdoor, through updates posted on the Eagle Rock Park website and through communication with pertinent tennis and pickleball associations.

    Thank you.

    Boise Parks & Rec needs to hear from you saying you want and would support the change to six dedicated pickleball courts - a hybrid scenario just won't do. Courts are desperately needed throughout the valley, as you know.

    If you can, please write immediately to bpr@cityofboise.org

    Title the email "I want pickleball at Eagle Rock Park," "We needs courts at Eagle Rock," "Eagle Rock," or something similar.

    In the body of the email, please just say you support adding 6 dedicated pickleball courts at the park. You can add anything else you would like, such as courts are too crowded everywhere, pickleball is growing like crazy, why pickleball is important to you, how often you play, whatever.

    It can be very short, or very long, but please just write and send it tonight!

    Thanks!

  • 11 Jul 2022 6:35 PM | Lisa (Administrator)

    BAPA has reserved the three pickleball courts at Settlers Park in order to hold monthly events, according to the following schedule:

    • 8am - noon on the 2nd Saturday (May-Sept)
    • 8am - noon on the 3rd Monday (May-Sept)
    • 6pm - 9pm on the 3rd Friday (June-Sept)

    In addition, BAPA has reserved the courts 8am - noon on the following Wednesdays: May 25, August 24, & September 7.

    Registration is required for these events and can be done by clicking the link below.

    Boise Area Pickleball Association - Events

  • 7 Jul 2022 2:49 PM | Lisa (Administrator)

    Players are needed to be at the Urban Renewal Meeting on Monday, July 11 at 7 PM. (Caldwell Police Dept. Community Room, 110 South 5th Avenue in Caldwell). They do have a bid/bids to construct new courts and we need to be there to encourage action on the bid/bids. This is short notice but do the best you can to be there. There were 36 picklers at the first meeting. Let's have more at this meeting. Wear name tags if you have them. Pickleball players are the best!

  • 10 May 2022 10:41 AM | Lisa (Administrator)

    In February 2021 an unholy tremor shook the seemingly carefree sport of pickleball: news that a second hall of fame was in the planning stages. Read more ...


  • 22 Apr 2022 9:30 PM | Lisa (Administrator)

    BAPA has worked with Boise Parks & Rec to offer two FREE drill clinics at Hobble Creek Park.  The clinics will be held Friday, May 6, from 6 to 8pm, and Saturday, May 7, from noon to 2pm.

    Space is limited and registration is required.  

    To learn more about these clinics, follow the links below:
    Friday, May 6
    Saturday, May 7


  • 22 Apr 2022 1:13 PM | Lisa (Administrator)

    According to NBC news (Pickleball’s the new jam: Why it’s now the fastest-growing sport (nbcnews.com)) Idaho is a pickleball mecca.  Thanks Hobble Creek Pickleball Complex Committee!


  • 22 Apr 2022 11:28 AM | Lisa (Administrator)

    Boise Parks & Rec is offering weekly Ladder Leagues, in 4-week sessions.  The Leagues will be held at a variety of locations outdoors and at a variety of skill levels, from 2.5 to 4.0.

    Due to popular demand, a 3.0 League has been added to Monday evenings and will be held at Manitou Park. In addition, more sessions have been added at more locations.

    To learn more about how Ladder Leagues work and where and when they will be held... read the flyer.

    Registration for June & July sessions opens on April 18 for Boise Residents & April 20 for non-residents.

    To register, go to City of Boise's Activities Page

    FEES: Boise Resident: $21/session, Non-resident: $32/session


  • 3 Apr 2022 1:47 PM | Lisa (Administrator)

    Dedicated pickleball courts will be built in the northwest corner of Julius M. Kleiner Park. Construction to begin June 2022. To learn more about the plans click the link below.

    Pickleball courts in Julius M. Kleiner Park - Meridian


    More exciting news... Meridian's next big park expansion is underway with phase two of Discovery Park in south Meridian. This park is located along Lake Hazel Road between Eagle and Locust Grove Roads. Discovery Park’s phase two will include pickleball courts and other amenities. Construction will last a couple of years and will break ground Spring 2022. Perhaps you can call Meridian Parks & Recreation and help us lobby to add even more courts than are planned.

  • 2 Apr 2022 2:12 PM | Lisa (Administrator)

    America’s fastest growing sport celebrates an annual national promotion to bring people of all ages into the game.

    To help promote the fastest growing sport in America, USA Pickleball Association along with sports industry companies and organizations have named April “National Pickleball Month.”

    Pickleball is a fun, active paddle sport created for all ages and skill levels that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It’s played both indoors and outdoors on a badminton-sized court with a slightly modified tennis net. Pickleball uses a paddle and a plastic ball with holes and is played as both singles and doubles.

    “Pickleball is just exploding with players and interest,” says USA Pickleball Chief Operating Officer Justin Maloof. “Creating National Pickleball Month for the month of April will help us to promote the sport nationwide to people of all ages, and help to get Americans moving, active and enjoying this fun sport.”

    National Pickleball Month is designed to boost all areas of the sport, from bringing more people into the game, to helping pickleball “providers” promote programs and leagues, to making public parks and sports facilities aware of the interest in pickleball in their communities.

    “We see this as a ‘rallying point’ to promote the sport throughout the U.S. on the local level,” Maloof says.

    Organize a group of your friends and introduce them to pickleball.  Help spread the joy and further get the word out about all the great benefits pickleball can provide not just to individuals of all ages, but also to communities.

  • 20 Mar 2022 10:52 AM | Lisa (Administrator)

    Larry Fitzgerald! ... as seen on the cover of Pickleball Magazine. He's a star in the NFL, as wide receiver.

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