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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Recreation Department is offering adult summer instruction for pickleball.
Continue reading It’s On : Summer Pickleball Instruction Registration Opens June 20th
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Ridgewood NJ, at a recent fields committee meeting Keith Cook, RHS Athletic Director, said he has limited the hours at Glen School in response to neighbor’s complaints. As a Ridgewood Board of Education field it’s his call.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood NJ, the word is the new “sound proofing” for the Glen School pickleball courts will do nothing to stem the noise from those courts . At a cost of $24,000 the company could not guarantee the noise dampening effectiveness.
Continue reading Glen School Pickleball Court “sound proofing” will be an Exercise in Futility
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood’s war on Pickleball has been well documented on this blog however the game of Pickleball is sweeping the nation, and creating what many are calling a full-blown gold rush.
Continue reading Sorry Ridgewood , Pickleball is sweeping the nation
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Ridgewood NJ, for months the Ridgewood blog has followed the Village of Ridgewood’s war on Pickleball . We catalogued everything from the troubles at the Glen School courts ,mirroring issues of the 1970’s Tennis craze which resulted in numerous police responses to loud tennis matches . More recently the Ridgewood blog mischaracterized a resident’s sarcastic comments at a Village Council meeting , equating pickleball complaints by neighbors being akin to Central Business District neighbors complaining about train whistles .
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Ridgewood NJ, reader claims Pickleball players are being discriminated against :
Continue reading Reader claims Ridgewood Pickleball players are being discriminated against
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Ridgewood NJ, the $50,000 Glen School Pickleball Courts are under utilized because of the hours and days imposed by the Village Council and the Village Manager. Mondays and Fridays these courts are locked. The hours that one can play is restricted to the hottest times of the day. Many of the residents are choosing to play at Wyckoff or Montvale at 8:00 AM. If you play Tennis in Ridgewood the courts are available 7 days a week. If you play Tennis you can play from 8 AM to dusk. We pay amount the same for our badges yet our days and times are NOT equal. We all pay taxes to live in this Village of Ridgewood. Yet, Pickleball players are not treated equally. Many of the players are senior citizens and have lived in town for many years. This discrimination is an embarrassment for the Village.
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Ridgewood NJ, an ordinance was introduced at the Village Council meeting as a first step toward resolving noise complaints by residents around Glen School’s courts. The ordinance, introduced last week, and will be up for a public hearing during a special Feb. 24 meeting. The ordinance would eliminate pickleball memberships for non-residents and an end to free senior badges.
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Ridgewood NJ, the staff of the Ridgewood once again explores the topic of what is a “NIMBY” .
NIMBY, an acronym for the phrase “not in my back yard”, or Nimby, is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations. It carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close to them and that they would tolerate or support it if it were built farther away. The residents are often called Nimbys, and their viewpoint is called Nimbyism. The NIMBY tendency has been described as a bipartisan phenomenon.
Reader says, “The current brouhaha is just the latest iteration of an age-old continuing controversy regarding Glen School courts. As noted in this article and as also noted by a Blog respondent to another related article; back when tennis was all the rage, the hue and cry was raised by the owners of adjacent homes (hereinafter referred to as “NIMBYs”) over the use of the tennis courts at that time. So the old adage “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” is alive and well.”
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the USA Pickleball Association, the game is “exploding in popularity,” particularly at community and retirement centers, with more than 2,000 sites in all 50 states registered with the association.
Continue reading Village of Ridgewood Declares War on Pickleball
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Ridgewood NJ, at the Graydon Badge Office you can also pick up Tennis and Pickleball badges for more local summer fun.
Continue reading Tennis and Pickleball badges Available at the at the Graydon Badge Office
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“I am on the Board or work with a number of tennis/pickleball facilities. Playing doubles for pickleball differs significantly from tennis doubles. With pickleball you have the same 4 players, but you’re playing in a space that’s 40% the size of a tennis court. Due to this reduced space it’s common for players to be within 3-5 feet of each other; and while striving to make the next shot, grunt, talk or otherwise project numerous oral and nasal particles into this reduced space placing their fellow players at risk.
In addition to standard safety practices such as bringing and using hand sanitizers, to play pickleball doubles many clubs have adopted the following rules:
1) Wear masks while playing
2) Bring a ball to be used by team 1 and a separate ball to be used by team 2. Team 2 would not use their hands to touch team 1’s ball and vice versa
3) Players sign a waiver stating that they are playing their own risk and hold their fellow players and the club (or whomever owns the facility) harmless.
These rules are easy to follow and meet the goals of all concerned”
