Sudbury Tennis Newsletter
March 1st 2022
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Hey Everyone,
I think this is the longest newsletter I've sent out so far, we have lots of news and updates here at the club.
It's been a busy month at the club with everyone excited to come back after the January lockdowns! I'm happy to say we're seeing our highest attendance in the Adult 100 Series programs, all thanks to the two coaches leading the program; Vedran & Abbas. We're now opening registrations for our next set of Adult & Junior programming so if you're interested than sign-up below while there's still spots!
With Covid-19 mandates being relaxed across the province this brings a few changes to our policies at the club. We will no longer be requiring proof of vaccination for those entering the facility. Everyone is still required to wear a mask in the lounge, changerooms, & office areas at all times. We're also keeping showers closed in changerooms until restrictions loosen, we ask everyone to keep masks on even in the changerooms.
Because of mandates becoming relaxed we're also able to offer 4 more pickleball courts. We will have 4 pickleball courts for reservation and 4 for drop-ins that do not require a reservation to play on, but it's not guaranteed.
Finally we've had some changes to our pricing and payment systems. As time goes on we'll be adjusting pricing for everything in the club by about 4-5% rounded to the nearest $0.25, the last year has seen a large amount of inflation and unfortunately we're not immune to that.
Club credit can no longer be purchased at the front desk and will only be offered as an alternative to refunds, our system as it is right now is just not made to support club credit. In place of club credit we encourage members to put their card-on-file with us.
I hope to see you all at the club soon,
- Noah A.
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Adult 100 Series
Offering Tennis Lessons for All Skill Levels, Every Wednesday
We've opened registrations to our next set of Adult Programming starting March 23rd. Whether you're a beginner or advanced player, we have a class for you to improve your tennis skills with some of our best coaches Abbas & Vedran!
For just $125 you can sign-up for our six week Adult tennis programming offered every Wednesday in three varying levels of skill. If you're interested in upping your game sign-up quick! Registrations tend to fill fast!
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Junior Programs
Programs tailored for ages 5 - 16 & all skill levels
We've been working hard to take our programs to the next level with some real structure, organization, and enough coaches to ensure every child gets the attention they need to improve.
Our junior programs are filling up like never before, to offer more playtime for our junior level players we'll be moving our Junior+ program to be an add-on afterschool program on Mondays at 4:30pm - 6:00pm. Please ensure you're registered for our Saturday programs before registering for Junior+
If you're interested in registering for our Junior Programs, click here!
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Pickleball Bookings
Now that restrictions are loosening we're offering drop-ins once again!
The reservation system seems to have worked quite well for our pickleball players so we will be keeping it in place on 4 out of the 8 courts.
If you're coming for drop-ins and did not reserve a court please do not arrive before 11:15am.
We've improved the pickleball side of our website to allow for you to quickly see what courts are available here: sudburytennis.ca/pickleball-schedule
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A quick tutorial on how to book, cancel, and edit pickleball courts at the SITC
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Sudbury Court Revitalization
In early 2021, the City of Greater Sudbury was successful in its application for Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program funding in the amount of $4,380,000. This funding will support the revitalization of 14 outdoor tennis court facilities and 14 outdoor basketball courts across the community over the next several years. The project aims to improve the quality of Greater Sudbury’s recreation and leisure infrastructure and increase utilization.
The City of Greater Sudbury has asked us to let our membership know they're looking for opinions on court configurations and what courts are in need of maintenance!
Unfortunately our outdoor court on Queens Athletic Field is not first on the list, but we will be looking for some help from grants or the city to help revitalize our outdoor courts, back walkways, and the retaining wall for the facility.
Over the time I've been with the club I've noticed an increase in cracks on Courts 3 & 4 which is likely due to the failing retaining wall running along Alder Street. In the next year we hope to secure funding to refurbish that retaining wall and have a well-lit access path to Alder street to allow for additional parking.
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Click below to find Sudbury's Court Revitalization plan and let them know your thoughts! As time goes on we'll have more news on hopes for improving our facility to match the needs of our ever-growing membership.
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Pickleball Event Day
Sunday, March 27th 2022
Brought to you by Taylored Pickleball
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11:30am - 12:30pm ➤ Introduction to Pickleball (Beginner Level)
12:30pm - 2:00pm ➤ Practice Makes Pickleball (Beginner Level)
2:00pm - 3:30pm ➤ Drill & Play - 3rd Drop Shot (Intermediate Level)
This is all made possible by Cameron Taylor, our new pickleball head-pro who will be running our programs, events, and lessons here at the club.
If you're interested in seeing what we're offering this Sunday or signing up, just click below and you can see all the events we have lined up.
For any questions just email us at frontdesk@sudburytennis.ca
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Payment Profiles
If you're looking to quickly pay for bookings, leagues, or lessons; this is the way to do it! Having a payment profile makes getting onto the courts a breeze, no need to rummage through your wallet trying to find the right card. Just check-in and get playing!
For info on how to setup a payment profile, our security measures surrounding payment profiles, and our policies regarding charges click below.
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How to add a payment profile with us to quickly check-in for your reservations!
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Inflationary Increases
As mentioned above we have been slowly changing prices to increase by 4% to match inflation this year. This has already come into effect on all programs, court bookings, and leagues.
Memberships will be next to increase in price, the only notable membership to be increasing above the inflationary rate would be the pickleball pass which we'll have making a jump from $25.00 to $30.00 to help cover the average monthly court usage costs of our Pickleball membership.
For any questions on our pricing changes, email us at frontdesk@sudburytennis.ca
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Raffles!
Show your support for the club and have a chance to win 2 seats to the Sudbury Wolves game this Sunday!
A generous anonymous member has donated us some tickets to
Sudbury Wolves hockey and Sudbury 5 Basketball games to use for raffles!
We'll be running some raffles at our front desk to save up for some smaller capital items, currently our first raffle will be going towards the purchase of a new fancy water fountain/water bottle refill station for our lounge.
$5 for 1 Raffle Ticket
$15 for 5 Raffle Tickets
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Court Cleaning
It's about time...
To finish off this long newsletter I have some news everyones going to love, we've scheduled in some professional court cleaners to do a full 11 hour overnight cleaning of our club with industrial scrubbers and pressure washers.
To my knowledge our courts have never gotten a good scrubbing other than from our dusters, and after seeing some of the stains down there it needs it!
After this professional cleaning job we'll be watching to make sure everyone is wearing indoor shoes and doing check-ups to ensure nobody is eating food on the courts. Even sugary drinks can cause really bad stains on the courts porous surface. If you need to eat, come hang out in the lounge for a few minutes.
Expect some VERY squeaky clean courts on March 11th
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Closing
Well that's it for our March newsletter, if you've read through this whole thing I'm impressed. This February has been a busy month for us but it's paying off; this February has been our most profitable month ever.
I appreciate all the support from our members and after months like these it leaves me excited for the future of our modest but prospering club.
Many thanks and I hope to see you all at the club,
- Noah A.
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