September Newsletter:
Indoor Tennis Begins Next Month!
In this week's newsletter we will cover:
Community Initiative
Staff News
Membership and Programming Information
New Box Ladder
Court Maintenance
Markham Cup
TPA Pickleball Court
Pickleball Memberships
High Performance Program Featured in OTA Magazine
TPA Coaching Award News
Tennis on TV
Dear members,
Our scheduled opening day of October 9 is just over one month away and we are excited to welcome everyone back!
Community Initiative - Student opportunity
At PRC, we are very community oriented and want to give back to our tennis and local community. We have an opportunity for a student to work occasionally at our club. This is a paid position. If you know a young person who is looking for their first job to grow and learn, please contact wlee@premierracquetclubs.com with their resume for more information.
Staff News
Maintenance Team - Joey (from our Front Desk) and Neil will handle regular scheduled court cleaning and club maintenance. Welcome Neil to the PRC Team.
New Front Desk Staff - Welcome to Diane who joined us in March. As well, Karen will be new at the Front desk starting in October.
Club Coordinator - Wanda will be an additional resource for registration and program issues. You will also see her at Front desk.
MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
PAYMENT OPTIONS
1) New 3% credit card convenience fee - This fee will be added when using your credit card
2) E-transfer option - New for 2023 - If you would like to use this for your online registrations, please email info@premierracquetclubs.com for assistance in registering for programs or membership.
3) Debit payments will be available in person once the Club opens in October.
Reminder that we will be a cash-less facility.
NEW Box Singles Ladder
Men and Women players playing at the 3.0 level or above should check out our WTN box singles ladder in October. Tennis Canada is promoting the World Tennis Number (WTN) to all of their member clubs, as a results-based player evaluation system, recognized worldwide. Coach Val will oversee this on-line ladder, matching up players of similar skill. Watch for registration details soon.
Court maintenance
Along with the new resurfaced courts in the North Dome, planned for the end of September, we will have regular scheduled court cleanings. Everything looks great for October!
Markham Cup Pickleball Tournament
Markham Cup Pickleball Tournament We are hosting our second Markham Cup event from October 13 to 15 and we want to see many of our club players competing. Click on the link below: https://pickleballbrackets.com/ptd.aspx?eid=77661cf2-10b2-49e7-84ef-078eab31c671
TPA Pickleball Instructor Course at PRC Markham
We will be hosting a one-day course for anyone interested in becoming a pickleball instructor. Click on the link below to register and to get more information:
Check out our expanded new Pickleball offerings for the upcoming season
Note - Players who choose to have both, a tennis and a pickleball membership must have a second email address.
SEASONAL MEMBERSHIP $115 – Allows for On-Line 7-Day advance booking privilege
CLUB & MEMBER FEATURES
10 Indoor Courts available Saturday to Tuesday
Player Evaluations
Members 7-Day Bookings / Guests 2-Day Bookings
WEEKLY PROGRAMS (2-Hour Program: $10 per Member & $15 per Guest)
Round Robin - Format where players switch partners after each match
League - Format where teams play against other teams of similar level
Mixed Social Round Robin for Levels 2.5 and above
Saturday 7-9pm & 9-11pm and Sunday 7-9pm & 9-11pm, Monday 9-11am
Mixed League Offered at Two Levels (2.5-3.0 and 3.5-4.0)
Tuesday 9-11am
Ladies League for Levels 2.5 and above
Tuesday 11am-1pm & Monday 8-10pm
Men’s League for Levels 2.5 and above
Monday 8-10pm
Masters (Age 50+) Round Robin for Levels 2.5 and above
Monday 11am-1pm
WEEKLY GROUP LESSONS (1-Hour Clinic: $20 per Member & $25 per guest)
Learn to Play for Beginners and above (Levels 1-1.5)
Saturday 8-9pm
Sunday 8-9pm
Monday 10-11am
PERSONAL COURT RENTALS (2-Hour booking for 2 to 6 Players)
Fee is per Court: $40 for Members / $60 for Non-members
- Any Guest in a Member’s booking to add $5 Guest fee
- One player to pay full fee
- 1-Hour court rental available one day before ($20 Members & $30 Non-members)
PICKLEBALL COOR Pickleball Coordinator Kitt Hanley k.hanley@premierracquetclubs.com
Pickleball Hours Of Operations:
Saturday 7-11pm
Sunday 6-10pm
Monday 7am-1pm & 8-10pm
Tuesday 7am-1pm
Junior High Performance Tryout
Our HP Director Bogdan Grygorenko will be running our second program tryout on Sunday September 10th from 2-4PM Tryouts will take place at 73 Wooten Way North, Markham, Ontario. If you can’t make it, please contact Bogdan bgrygorenko@gmail.com.
Coaching Recognition and Award
PRC Markham is honoured and proud to receive a coaching award from the TPA acknowledging that all of our coaches are fully certified by Tennis Canada.
We take coaching seriously and can’t wait to see all of our returning and new members this fall at PRC Markham!
Tennis on TV in September!
Cheer on our Canadians throughout the fall circuit on both the ATP Tour and WTA!
The link below will provide you with coverage options for all the events in August.