1060 Ridgewood Ave, Holly Hill, FL 32117
Do you work during the day and crave a fitness class you can take on your way home from work? Do you prefer evening workouts as opposed to mornings? Would you like to pair a night of pickleball with an enriching fitness class for a full body, well-rounded workout?
Well, we've got you covered! Kundalini Yoga, with certified instructor, Bob Van Twyver, is now on the SAC schedule and will take place on Wednesdays at 6 pm. Click on the link above to learn more about Bob, find out all relevant details, and register for this exciting new fitness class at Pictona!
Registration is encouraged to secure your spot in the class. Contact Rynn at rynng@pictona.org or 386-238-9276 if you have any questions.
FRIDAY APRIL 30th - SUNDAY MAY 2nd
If you’ve been bitten by the pickleball bug
and working on mastering your skills then
Pictona’s Rookie Rally is the tournament for you!
Play with others of like skill and age in a fun, round robin format.
Team up with your partner to play men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles
at the 2.5 and 3.0 skill level.
For more Details and Registration https://tinyurl.com/rookierallypictona
1060 Ridgewood Ave Holly Hill, Florida 32117
(386) 310 7067
Playing Smart
Tactical Pickleball with Coach Mo
Master Coach Mo (Richard Movsessian) brings his 30 years of pickleball coaching experience to Pictona
Date and Time Friday, May 7, 9am to 12pm
Location Pictona courts 7 and 8
Purpose You are improving your technical skills in pickleball. Now learn to apply those skills by playing smarter, by employing good tactical skills. In this three-hour clinic Coach Mo and Mike Pascale will help you improve your total game by reviewing the fundamental tactics of pickleball followed by more advanced tactics.
Agenda First you’ll drill to reduce unforced errors and improve your shot selection. You’ll learn to play percentage pickleball – not only where to place the ball in various situations but where to position yourself in anticipation of the next shot. As you practice these tactics, Coach Mo and Mike Pascale will critique your play. Join these superior instructors to enrich your pickleball game.
Prerequisites Play at the 3.5 or above level
Fee $85, which includes a $10 voucher for lunch at the Kitchen. And as a bonus, you’ll also receive Coach Mo’s latest book and a copy of his DVD which contains much of the information presented at the clinic.
Registration Click here to register or sign up at the Welcome Desk.
Join us on Monday, April 19th at 12 pm out at the S.R. Perrott Pavilion for a FREE exercise workshop with AdventHealth's Wellness Center Manager, Shelli Reinhardt. Titled Strength and Cardio Fitness, this active one-hour class combines resistance training, functional exercises and light cardiovascular training with post-workout athletic stretching. Come to the Pavilion at noon after a few games of Pickleball to top off your morning workout while learning exercises you can do on your own to achieve your best physical performance.
Registration is not required. Contact Rynn (386-238-9276; rynng@pictona.org) if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!
The Humana-Island Doctors Bainbridge Cup 2021 is history. The Pictona Club provided the facility and an enormous amount of people power to facilitate the conduct of the tournament. The International Federation of Pickleball was responsible for the actual conduct of the tournament.
Many of you volunteered to help Pictona and the IFP with this event. Some of you worked more than one day in this multi-day event, some working all 5 days. From stuffing the goodie bags, to managing check-in, to parking cars, to being ambassadors of goodwill, and to collecting trash and keeping toilet paper stocked, you made this tournament possible and a better experience. Our team of 16 employees worked long hours staffing the Welcome Desk, overseeing many operations, awarding medals, and preparing and delivering food.
Julie and I thank you so much for your help, help that was given generously and positively. We received many compliments about our facility and our volunteers and staff. Throughout the event, each time we saw you wearing a Pictona shirt or hat, we felt a sense of pride, including the dark blue Pickleball Daytona shirts (an item sure to be of historical value). One vendor told me that as he travels across the U.S. to pickleball tournaments, he no longer says he is going to Daytona Beach or Holly Hill, he just says “I’m going to Pictona,” and the pickleball world knows where that is.
Yes, our facility and people were winners in conducting the tournament, but unfortunately the IFP was unable to manage the scheduling and communication necessary to make this a positive experience for everyone. Long delays and an unwillingness to communicate with the players about when they would be playing made this event frustrating for some. Our staff and volunteers sought to help, to find out what was happening, to encourage communication, but it fell on deaf ears. We regret that this happened at Pictona.
Some good news! Pictona members who played in the tournament took home a boat-load of medals. We’ll give you a summary of our medalists later this week once we can compile the results. Second, the tournament will generate a tidy income for Pictona which helps keep our membership costs lower.
Thank you all for your support of Pictona.
CINCO DE MAYO
The Kitchen will be serving tacos and specials on Modelo and Corona Seltzers.
The Reuben is back by popular demand
Saturday the 8th join us for a BBQ outside while watching KING OF THE COURT
Join senior fitness specialist, Artie G., for FHCP Pilates at Pictona every Friday at 11 am in the SAC. Focusing on abs, glutes, arms and legs, you will increase core strength, flexibility and mobility - all attributes that contribute to both pickleball success and general physical wellness. Sessions will take place primarily on the floor (BYOM - Bring Your Own Mat) and will last approximately forty-five minutes.
FHCP health insurance and Pictona membership are not required to participate in this class, which is open to the public. Find more information and register here!
Monday 4/5 Covered Courts will be closed from 2-4pm for cleaning.
Leagues
Hello Everyone,
Julie and Rainer have suggested that we cancel all league play for the week of April 5th (both the Tuesday and the Friday night matches) due to potential court conflicts. We will push the league play back one week. You will still play the same teams in the same order, we will just push the schedule back one week. In short, whoever you were supposed to play the week of April 5th, you will now play on the week of April 12th, followed by the remainder of the schedule.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out directly.
Have you been telling your friends about Pictona and found it difficult to capture the multi-faceted nature of our incredible facility? Well, we’ve got you covered! Thanks to Pictona member, Jim Helmer, we have a brand-new video showcasing our many diverse offerings. From pickleball to The Kitchen, the SAC, the gardens, the recreational courts, the Player Shop and more, this video encapsulates the Pictona experience and exhibits the many wonderful possibilities of our cherished facility. We invite you to share this video with your friends and on your social media to help us get the word out to potential new members who, like us, may just find their “happy place” here at Pictona!
According to the nation's largest hunger-relief organization, Feeding America, most food banks in our country are now serving over 55% more people than when the pandemic began. This creates a tremendous need for donations to help alleviate food insecurity driven by the Covid-19 crisis.
Pictona is, at its heart, a community center. As a community partner, we are vested in the success of our friends and neighbors. Pictona members really stepped up these last two weeks to fight hunger here in Volusia County. Organized by the Pictona Garden Club's Social Committee and led by Committee Chair, Ricki Stofsky, Pictona members donated over 200 food items to two outstanding food pantries: Community United Methodist Church and the Jewish Federation's Jerry Doliner Food Bank. These two organizations work tirelessly to provide food to our neighbors in need, and Pictona was proud to assist in these efforts with our Spring Food Drive.
Thank you, Pictona, for embracing the spirit of giving and for making a real difference in our community. Great job!