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This is an archived version of a previously issued pickleball newsletter. The most current N. Phoenix Newsletter is available by clicking HERE!
Latest N. Phoenix Pickleball News – February 10, 2020
Hello North Phoenix Pickleball Players:
********** Community Centers Closed Monday 2/17 **********
President’s Day
********** Goelet A Beuf Community Center **********
Renovations for the gymnasium floor are still ongoing.
********** Professional Pickleball Association **********
If you didn’t know there was a Professional Pickleball Association, here is a pickleball-thumping video showcasing their upcoming tournaments including some nearby.
For those who want to watch higher-level competition…
Mesa Grand Slam Qualifier – February 13 (Thursday) – 16 (Sunday)
From the website:
The Mesa Grand Slam Qualifier is one of the largest tournaments in the Western United States. We have an event for everyone, don’t miss out on joining all the fun! There will be raffles, games prizes and lots of Pickleball.
Come and watch top professional players from across the country battle for major prize money and to automatically qualify for Major Grand Slams.
Spectators are welcome!
Mesa Tennis Center
4125 E McKellips Rd
For those who might be interested, HERE is the link to schedule:
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Pickleball is becoming a MAJOR sport… Mark Your Calendars!
The Masters is a Grand Slam Event, JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa – May 12 (Wednesday) – 17 (Sunday)
JW Marriott
5350 E Marriott Dr, Phoenix, AZ
Spectators are welcome. There is an $8 parking fee for 6 hours.
All the information you may want to know about this event, click HERE and visit top buttons for details.
NOTE – For those who have never been to a tournament, all I can say is: If you love pickleball, a tournament can be very exciting to watch!
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For Those Who Have Read This Far
5 Ways to Improve Your Pickleball Game
********** by Glen Petersonn **********
Take notice of the second point about the transition to the kitchen that Glenn Peterson makes. Beginners find this very hard, but most coaches believe this is an essential skill for those looking to improve their game!
From the YouTube Page:
Pickleball 5.0 Pro and National Champion, Glen Peterson introduces 5 tips to make you a better pickleball player. Follow these tips and you will have more fun playing pickleball. These tips will get you to longer pickleball rallys and more wins. Some of the tips may surprise you with their simplicity.
Glen made this video because he’s a student of the game and wants to share what he’s learned over the years of observing elite player succeed at matches.
Get into the Pickleball Zone with these helpful tips from Glen.
For the More Advanced Players
********** by Coach Phil and Simone Jardim **********
Developing Quick Hands
Take special note of the drill that starts with Simone’s explanation at about the 5:10 mark in the video.
PS – You can do the first two drills without the wristband; it’s hard enough for most of us!
****** Archived Versions of Previous Newsletters ******
Previous newsletters that may have pickleball hints, videos, rules changes, etc. are now archived at the following link. You can check out previous newsletters there.
“Without the little ideas, there are no big ideas.” — Twyla Tharp
“Just because things hadn’t gone the way I had planned didn’t necessarily mean they had gone wrong.” — Ann Patchett
“The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in business. You’ve got to keep working that talent.” — Irving Berlin
“The question for me was, could TV actually teach? I knew it could, because I knew 3-year-olds who sang beer commercials!” — Joan Ganz Cooney
Thousands and thousands of quotes delivered since 2011!
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Not only is the devil the the detail or details, as a photographer I find inspiration and beauty in the details. I am not the best photographer and have little hopes of attaining that title. I enjoy photography for many reasons, but let me address just one.
A significant benefit I receive from my photographic hobby is learning to see. We all look at a multitude things every day; perhaps millions of things if we could count them. But how many of us actually “see” those things at which we are looking?
Photography has given me an appreciation for taking my time to look at an object or a scene. I now search for the details; the small things that make the location or item special. The picture below was taken at Cathedral Gorge State Park in Nevada. If you are going through that area, I recommend it as a very picturesque and worthwhile stop.
While at Cathedral Gorge, I hiked among the canyons created by the eroding clay hoodoos. They were very intriguing in their other-worldly appearance.
This specific grouping of hoodoos served as a collection point for a number of tumbleweeds and these earthen structures created a chimney-like opening where they piled one on top of the other to make an amazing composition.
What struck me was the beautiful coloring and the synchronicity of the two natural aspects, i.e. the eroded clay hoodoos and nature’s tumbleweeds. They came together to form a wonderful, natural image – nature as artist!
I love the textures of both the formations and the tumbleweed. The brown tones bind them together to create, what in my opinion, is an artistic rendering.
Seeing the opportunity, however, doesn’t necessarily mean a photograph is going to successfully capture it the way it appeared to the observer and therein lies the beauty, the challenge and the motivation of photography.
I can’t think of a better hobby for people seeking to express their creative souls than that of photography.
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Metadata
File Name: 0000199-Tumbleweed plays among the hoodoos – Cathedral Gorge, NV
Capture time: 9:55 AM
Capture date: June 13, 2019
Exposure: 1/30 sec @ f/13
Focal Length: 20mm
ISO: 125
Camera: Nikon D3300
Lens: 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Edited in Lightroom
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“He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” — Benjamin Franklin
“My heart is warm with the friends I make, And better friends I’ll not be knowing; Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take, No matter where it’s going ” — Edna St. Vincent Millay
“The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.” — Aristotle
“Well, you know, plants are living things, too; they’re just easier to catch.” — Kevin Brennan
Thousands and thousands of quotes delivered since 2011!
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“Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.” — Zig Ziglar
“Power is concerned with what has already happened; strength with what has yet to happen.” — James P. Carse
“What after all has maintained the human race on this old globe, despite all the calamities of nature and all the tragic failings of mankind, if not the faith in new possibilities and the courage to advocate them?” — Jane Adams
“The quizzical expression of the monkey at the zoo comes from his wondering whether he is his brother’s keeper, or his keeper’s brother.” — Evan Esa
Thousands and thousands of quotes delivered since 2011!
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Thousands and thousands of quotes delivered since 2011!
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“Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.” — Jacob M. Braude
“The Law of Win/Win says, let’s not do it your way or my way; let’s do it the best way.” — Greg Anderson
“This is what makes me happy: …Any music-free restaurant … A grandson who offers to clean the snow off my driveway and also fix my computer … An evening in bed with a good book. … A good night’s sleep … As you can see, it doesn’t take much to make me happy.” — Art Buchwald
“It is true that wealth won’t make a man virtuous, but I notice there ain’t anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose of being good.” — Josh Billings
Thousands and thousands of quotes delivered since 2011!
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We never know what happens under the cover of secrecy and darkness. A stream in Pennsylvania was bridged by a fallen tree and animals used it as a super highway to carry on their tasks of daily life.
It is interesting for us because someone had the foresight to record a year in the life of this bridge.
NOTE – For those who are interested, as seen above, the temperature, date and time appear on the bottom of the frame for each “episode.”
From the YouTube Page:
The video, taken year-round, shows bears, deer, bobcats, grouse, beavers and many other wildlife crossing the bridge, or swimming underneath in their natural habitats. Credit: Robert Bush.
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