Summer Leagues

WLPC will be hosting leagues this summer Monday-Thursday evenings from 6-8pm. Each league will be 6 weeks long with space for 24 players and 5 subs. League cost will be $10 for WLPC members who will be able to sign up a week earlier than the public and $15 for non members. There is a $5 admin fee applied to each league for the software program we use so each league’s total cost to each player will be $15 or $20. There is a 2 week break between sessions. The 1st week of July will be for any needed makeup games due to weather.

Session 1

May 20th – June 30th Starts on Tuesday May 20th runs through Monday June 30th

Session 2

July 14th- Aug. 21st

Monday: Co-Ed Set Partner League 6-8 pm

Tuesday: Women’s Rotating partner League 6-8 pm

Wednesday: 4.0+ League Rotating Partner (minimum 3.75 DUPR)

Thursday: Men’s Rotating partner League 6-8 pm

Men’s and Women’s League: For all levels but usually filled with people from 2.5-3.9.  It’s a great place for people that know all the rules and what the basic shots are to practice their skills and meet other people that love Pickleball.  The shuffling of courts the first week for placement puts you in the court closest to people of your skill level.  Each week following, you will play 6 games with your foursome, partnering with each player twice. The 2 highest scoring players of each court move up a court and the 2 lowest move down a court each week.  It makes for fun, competitive games with players of similar level.  We will have a list of people willing to sub for when regular players must miss a game.

Co-ed League: For all levels but recommended for 3.25+ and up and for those comfortable playing with both men and women. Suggested levels 3.25-4.5 (Note: those at 3.75 and above will potentially hit at full speed.) This will be co-ed Set Partner.  If one of the team members can’t make it, these people will find their own substitute.

4.0+ League for advanced players: Co-ed but not divided by one man/one woman teams. These people will have drops down as well as top spin, back spin, lobs, overheads, dinking, pace change – not perfect, but at least working on and actively utilizing these shots often. Speed of play can be 100%. To join this league you need a 3.75 DUPR rating. If you are very close or do not have a DUPR but feel this is the right league for you, feel free to join. The shuffling the first week should place you on the right court.

DUPR Scores: Each league player will sign up for a DUPR account and link it to their swish league account. I will have written detailed instructions on how to do this the first week of league and will be happy to help anyone that needs it. Once done, the results of league matches will automatically be sent to DUPR. If you have wondered what your rating is, this will get you one. Additionally, Ken Smith is able to rate players using the USA Pickleball skill assessment for 3.0-4.0. Contact Ken Smith if you would like to do this.

Colors Tournament

On Saturday August 2nd, the White Lake Pickleball Club will be sponsoring its 1st Annual COLORS TOURNAMENT starting at 8:30am. Rain date is August 3.

In this tournament there are four teams each assigned their own color of Red, White Green or Blue.  In this event men and women will play separately, no mixed play.   You will only be playing with players of your own skill level. (2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0+).  Your Team will consist of men and women of all skill levels and your game wins will be recorded throughout the event for a running Team total to determine the winner.  You will be assigned a Team color shortly after the close of registration on July 20th.

Rules:

• You must be signed up and paid by no later than 11:00 am on July 20th
• You must be a White Lake Pickleball Club member with 2025 dues PAID 
• The Entry Fee for the tournament is $10.00 and non-refundable.  This fee will pay for drinks, snacks and prizes.
• Payment is to be made by July 20th. Payment can be made by cash to the Events Planning Committee, Nicole, Becky, Ken or Brenda. Please put your $10 in an envelope with your full name, phone and email and hand it to them on the courts.  For payment click here. 
• Signup will be electronic as described below
• There will be a maximum (36) ladies and (36) men selected for the tournament from the signup list. We need to have increments of four, and there may be subs on the waitlist.

Signing up:  When filling out the form, please indicate a rating for yourself to the best of your knowledge using the guidelines that follow.  This will help the sponsors pair you up with players of similar skill level making for fair play & a fun tournament.  Click Here to register! You can rate yourself in increments of (.1) (ex: 2.7 3.2, 3.8 )

Click Here to register as a volunteer.

Drills and Clinics

WLPC will be holding drills and/or clinics most Friday mornings for an hour before open play starts for our members. We will be using the Swish sports app for sign ups for these. Download the Swish Sports App to your phone and search for the Whitehall Pickleball group. This is our general group. Once members have paid their dues, they will receive an invite to the drills/clinics group. If you are interested in attending these, accept the group invite and you will get notifications when a clinic/drill is happening. If you have no interest in these, just decline the invite.

Indoor Play