WELCOME to NCWPTL S Fourth Year

2009-2010 Paddle Season WELCOME to NEW CANAAN WOMEN’S PADDLE TENNIS LEAGUE’S (NCWPTL) seventh year. Congratulations to all of our returning players and welcome to our new league members!

BELOW ARE SEVERAL ITEMS OF BUSINESS THAT NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION: - Pre-season Clinics/Fall Clinics Sign-Up - NCWPTL Membership Dues - Town Paddle Pass Purchase - Review the “Roster” – (e-mailed to you under separate cover) If there is an error in your or your partner’s entry, please send an email to Sharon Stevenson [email protected] with corrections.

Pre-Season Clinics/Fall Clinics – Sign-up for pre-season drills and fall clinics directly with Mike Gillespie at [email protected]

Town Paddle Pass and NCWPTL Membership Dues – – NCWPTL requires its members to have a New Canaan town paddle pass even if you play on private courts. The fee is $80. Passes are available at the Park & Recreation office at Waveny House, 2nd floor, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM weekdays. Some Saturday sales are also available in October. Passes must be purchased before play begins. Compliance is mandatory. – There is a $15 fee for joining the league. This year we have arranged for the Park and Recreation office to collect our membership dues. A separate check made out to NCWPTL should be left with them when you purchase your town paddle pass.

Line-up/Flights, Schedule of Play, Roster, Procedure for Booking Courts, Rules, and Match Etiquette – These are all Word documents and will be emailed to you under separate cover with the heading “NCWPTL.” Please download a hard copy of each for your easy reference

NCWPTL Website – Our website is www.AceSportsAdmin.com/NCWPTLfall/. It has current standings and all sorts of stats. The website is in the process of being updated. It should be re-set and ready to go for the fall session by early October.

APTA – American Platform Tennis Association – We encourage you to check out joining the APTA. They publish a magazine that is chock full of helpful tips on the sport. For more information contact: www.platformtennis.org

Court Reservations: The Park & Recreation Department will start taking court in early October. This year one will be able to make ½ hour bookings; one can book three ½ hour time slots for a total court time of 1 ½ hours per day. Book courts online (see separate document for instructions) or call 594-3621 to make a reservation.

IMPORTANT REMINDER ……. Please be flexible, understanding, and compassionate of others’ situations when scheduling your matches. Schedule your matches EARLY so that you can be flexible with differing public and private school schedules and with various holidays or getaways. Plan early, and be understanding when there is a schedule change due to an illness, injury, etc. On the other hand, don’t cancel a scheduled match unless absolutely necessary. You don’t want to get stuck playing a bunch of matches during the make-up week as the weather or last minute family issues may prevent you from completing your matches on time. The intention of this league is to play matches in a competitive friendly environment, improve our skills, meet new friends, and HAVE FUN!!!

Have a great season and please contact any of the advisory committee members if you have questions.

2009/2010 New Canaan Women’s Paddle Tennis League (NCWPTL) Committee Sharon Stevenson, Mary Singh, Tammy Harris, Sue Gummeson, and Jacqui Hijkoop