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IOWA SENIOR GAMES
– 2023, PICKLEBALL
This is another record year for
participation in this event. The
numbers have grown such that we will be
considering and discussing soon, to
extend the event to a 3-day Tournament
or otherwise locating additional courts
to effectively accommodate the
increasing numbers.
This years’ event is no different than
years past. Where brackets have limited
participation (1 or 2 teams or players),
brackets are combined in an attempt at
getting all participants a good share of
games played. Medal and qualification
determinations are arrived at by ONLY
using your play against those in your
specific bracket for play. Additionally,
medals are only given for your finish in
your registered bracket. Players are not
awarded additional medals based on the
results/finish in the combined bracket.
Similar to many of our Iowa Senior Games
events (as well as Iowa Summer and Iowa
Winter Games), virtually all play will
be a format of “1 game to 11 points, win
by 1.” This includes any brackets split
into pools, culminating in a
“Championship Style Playoff” (these
playoffs will also follow this format).
The ONLY exception are the three or four
brackets containing 3 teams (or 3
players in singles), where play may
expand to consist of 2 games to 11
points, win by 1 point. Although these
brackets may appear as though they could
have been combined to allow players
additional games, the combinations would
likely have crossed more than 1 Division
of included play, spanned 2 or more age
brackets, or otherwise increased the
resulting combined bracket beyond its
effective limitations.
Please, to avoid confusion, as well as
any sort of “disqualification,” do not
play any other game formats other than
those described here, or otherwise found
upon your respective bracket sheet.
The “ONLY” start times for the day that
we can be absolutely certain of
are where the following Mixed Brackets
will start sharply at 7:30 am (either
Wednesday or Thursday):
WED, June 7th: Mixed 60-64,
Div. 2 (12 teams, 6 courts) and Mixed
60-64, Div. 3 (6 teams, 3 courts)
THUR, June 8th: Mixed 70-74,
Div. 2 & 3 (16 teams, 8 courts) and
Mixed Division 1 (3 teams, 1 court)
The remaining Mixed brackets are
scheduled to start by 9:00 am, either
day respectively. Courts are designed
to be filled based on the number of
courts opening and available as compared
to the Men/Women Doubles bracket’s need
(for courts). Simply put, some brackets
may have delays. Other than assigning
only 1 court to each and every bracket,
there is virtually no way to get around
this. Please do not second guess
yourself, your partner, your opponents,
or the organization of the event. Arrive
accordingly to get yourself checked in,
stay close, patiently if necessary, to
avoid delays in your respective bracket
as well as other brackets in your
sub-event, and subsequent sub-events for
the day.
We always follow the USA
Pickleball rules as best possible. You
are responsible for line calls. Service
rules and service faults tend to be the
most used (or “abused”) areas in
pickleball play; services above the
waist, paddle above the wrist (in
serves), ball struck prior to finishing
the score, drop serves that are not
“drops” (tossed, thrown, propelled,
etc.). Please play fair, please have
fun.
Thank you. |
