Join us December 31st 2021, from 10am to 12pm for Pictona's first annual New Years Eve Pickleball Drop Scramble.

Members price : $4.99

Non-member price: $14.99 (daily pass rate included in price to non-members)

Each participant will receive a glass of Mimosa, Champagne or a soda at the completion of the event as we celebrate ringing in the New Year!

Open to all skill levels.

This event is limited to 40 participants and will be hosted on the uncovered courts located in the West and South pods.

Register by calling the Welcome Desk at 386-310-7067 or go online here. When registering you will be asked to provide your self rated Pickleball skill level.

Event Game Rules

Players will be assigned a starting position based on the event coordinators knowledge of the players skill and their given skill rating at registration
All games will be played first to 15, switch ends at 8. 15 minute time limit. A total of 7 rounds will be played (1hr and 45 minutes)
Court 24 will be considered the high court, and court 9 will be the low court
Win your game and move up one court. Lose your game and move down a court. The exception being the winning team on court 24 and court 9 will stay on their respective courts
To decide partners for the next round a player from the winning team and a player from the losing team will put a number 1 or 2 behind their back. They will then show their number. If the number of fingers match those players will play together otherwise they will split with the other partners. The exception to this is the winning team on court 24 and the winning team that moves up from court 23. These teams will not split and will continue to play together
All serves must be drop serves!
After announcing the score, you will announce how many times you will allow the ball to bounce before serving. This shall be how many points you are playing for. As an example: The game is starting, and Sally announces the score "0-0-2". She then announces "2". Sally performs a drop serve and allows the ball to bounce twice before hitting it to her opponent. Sally and her partner win the point. Sally rotates and now announces the score as "2-0-2" and then announces "3" before serving to her opponent. Sally loses the rally, and the ball goes to the other team as it would normally in any pickleball game
You must announce the number of times you are letting the ball bounce and therefor the number of points you are playing for. The minimum number you can announce is 1, there is no maximum number
Should the server announce a number and then strike the ball on a different number of bounces that is a fault, and they lose the ball
Should the server fail to announce the number of bounces it is a fault and they lose the ball
You must finish the game with exactly 15 points. If you miscalculate and end up beyond 15 points it is a fault, those points do not count, and you lose the ball. As an example, Bob announces the score as “13-8-1” and then announces “3”. His team wins the point giving them a score of 16. This a fault and Bob’s team loses the ball and their score remains at 13
All other rules for pickleball play and drop serves are in effect

CHALLENGE COURT RULES

The Challenge Court Rules are as follows:

AdventHealth Covered Court #5 is designated as Pictona’s Challenge Court
All games on the Challenge Court are doubles played to 11, win by 2, switch ends at 6
The winning team may stay on the Challenge Court until they are defeated, or whenever they choose to the relinquish the court
At the end of each game, the players with the next 2 paddles in the Challenge Court rack will take the court as challengers. If the winning team chooses to relinquish the court, the next 4 paddles in the Challenge Court rack will take the court
A paddle rack will be placed on the North fence of court #5 (closest to the double door entry to the Welcome Desk lobby) and will be where teams stack their paddles to enter the Challenge Court. The paddle rack on the South end of court 5 will remain for players to rotate on and off courts 1-4

AdventHealth Covered Court #5 will be designated as the Challenge Court at all times, with the following exceptions:

Friday Night Music Nights - All 8 AdventHealth Courts will be designated as Open Play
Monday Night Novice Play – Courts 1-5 will be available as Open Play courts for players with a 2.0-3.0 skill rating
Any time AdventHealth Covered Court #5 is needed to conduct a Pictona instructional class
Any special event hosted by Pictona where AdventHealth Covered Court #5 is needed for play
Management reserves the right to place the Challenge Court back into Open Play during inclement weather if it serves the members to allow more players to rotate on and off the courts

Come join us at Pictona for one of our most popular events, a Pictona Scramble!

Ready to sign up and play? Call the Welcome Desk at 386-310-7067 or click here.

What is a Scramble?

A Scramble is an organized style of play that allows participants to move up or down a “ladder” based on whether their team wins or loses a game.

Scrambles are free for members and nonmembers must pay the daily pass rate to play. All Scrambles are limited to 40 participants.

For more details on how Scrambles work and dates for the 2022 Scramble seasons click here.

We have 6 more Scrambles scheduled through to the end of 2021. Sign up using the Pictona member app here or contact the Welcome Desk at 386-310-7067 to register today!

Monday November 29th, 2021

8.15am - 9.30am Women's Doubles 3.0-3.5 skill level

9.30am - 11.00am Women's Doubles 3.5+ skill level

Wednesday December 2nd, 2021

8.30am - 10.30am Mixed Doubles 3.5+ skill level

Monday December 6th, 2021

8.15am - 9.30am Women's Doubles 3.0-3.5 skill level

9.30am - 11.00am Women's Doubles 3.5+ skill level

Monday December 13th, 2021

8.15am - 9.30am Women's Doubles 3.0-3.5 skill level

9.30am - 11.00am Women's Doubles 3.5+ skill level

Wednesday December 15th, 2021

8.30am - 10.30am Mixed Doubles 3.5+ skill level

Monday December 20th, 2021

8.15am - 9.30am Women's Doubles 3.0-3.5 skill level

9.30am - 11.00am Women's Doubles 3.5+ skill level

WHEN: Wednesday November 3rd from 8.30am-12pm

WHERE: Pictona Games Room

WHY: Cindy, your fellow pickleball fanatic, will help you compare and contrast plans, and review providers and prescriptions, so you can maximize your Medicare benefits during Annual Enrollment Period (which runs Oct 15-Dec 7)

RSVP: preferred but not required, email, text, or call Cindy Moore at cindyfmoore@cfl.rr.com or 407-435-5178, TTY 711

WHEN: Friday October 15^th from 8.30am-12pm

WHERE: Pictona Games Room

RSVP: preferred but not required, email, text, or call Cindy Moore at cindyfmoore@cfl.rr.com or 407-435-5178, TTY 711

Are you and your partner playing in the Pictona Open Oct 21-24?

Looking for some dates and times to get some practice in? Head out to the courts listed below to find other teams of your skill level who are looking for practice games. Use the paddle racks located at designated courts to rotate you and your partner on and off courts. No registration required. Non-members will need to pay the daily play pass rate $12+tax.

Join us at Pictona for the following Tournament Preparation Dates:

Monday Oct 4th & 11th Men's Doubles 5-9pm (If rain these events will be cancelled)

Courts 9, 10, 11 - 3.0 skill level (use the paddle rack at court 11)

Courts 12, 13 & 14 - 3.5 skill level (use the paddle rack at court 14)

Courts 21, 22, 23 & 24 - 4.0+ skill level (use the paddle rack at court 24)

Thursday Oct 7th & 14th Women's Doubles 5-9pm (If rain these events will be cancelled)

Courts 9, 10, 11 - 3.0 skill level (use the paddle rack at court 11)

Courts 12, 13 & 14 - 3.5 skill level (use the paddle rack at court 14)

Courts 21, 22, 23 & 24 - 4.0+ skill level (use the paddle rack at court 24)

Saturday Oct 9th & 16th Mixed Doubles Covered Courts 1-5

1-3pm 3.5 skill level Covered Courts 1-5 (use the paddle rack at court 5)

3-5pm 4.0+ skill level Covered Courts 1-5 (use the paddle rack at court 5)

We have seen a significant increase in morning pickleball play on the AdventHealth Covered Courts at Pictona. A result of our growing membership and rising summer temperatures!

Our goal is to always serve the members and create the best overall experience we can for you and the many visitors we see day to day. After listening to feedback from members, visitors, and groups over the past few weeks we will be implementing a change to our summer court utilization plan to give more members the opportunity to play.

Members will be able to participate in Open Play Monday thru Sunday on all 8 AdventHealth Covered Courts from 8am to Noon. (Please note that there may be occasional exceptions for classes and clinics).

Members will be able to make reservations on the AdventHealth Covered Courts on weekdays between Noon and 5pm pending Pictona classes, private lessons and other club scheduled events.

Member reservations on the AdventHealth Covered Courts will be available after 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Reservations on uncovered courts 21 thru 24 are available to members 7 days a week 8am to 9pm pending other club scheduled events.

This change will be in effect from Saturday August 28^th through the rest of the summer until mid-October.

For details regarding open play times, skill level play times, round robins and fun Pictona social pickleball play events, such as music nights, head to the Play page on Pictona’s website.

Join us for a superb national tournament at one of the finest pickleball facilities in the world.

October 21-24

** Registration closes September 21

Due to the inclement weather our Round Robins scheduled for August 3rd 9am - 11am on the uncovered courts have been cancelled.

These Round Robins will not be rescheduled.

"Pictona is definitely becoming known...among pickleball enthusiasts."

Read more about Pictona and our upcoming expansion in this morning's Daytona Beach News Journal!