If you enjoy good company and friendly competition, you will enjoy playing paddle tennis (aka platform tennis). Anyone who has played a racquet sport such as tennis, ping-pong, squash, or racquet ball will quickly pick up this sport. Paddle tennis is the one racquet sport you can play outdoors year-round, even in snow country.

Court Reservation

1. Open booking on weekdays starting at 7:30am and in 1.5 hour increments, with the last booking at 3:00pm. There are six booking times: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12noon, 1:30pm, and 3:00pm. You may make multiple advanced reservations.

2. Prime time booking on weekdays starting at 4:30pm and in 1.5 hour increments, with the last booking at 7:30pm. There are 3 booking times: 4:30pm, 6:00pm, and 7:30pm. Only one advanced prime time weekday reservation is permitted. After you have played, you may make another reservation.

3. Prime time booking on weekends starting at 7:30am and in 1.5 hour increments, with the last booking at 7:30pm. There are 9 booking times: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12 noon, 1:30pm, 3:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:00pm, and 7:30pm. Only one advanced prime time weekend reservation is permitted. After you have played, you may make another reservation.

Please read the instructions below.

When the reservation page appears on your monitor, select a playing date and time by clicking on "Click here" (If you want to book a date beyond those shown, click on the scroll button on the right of the "Show Another Day" window). A new page will appear. Select your name from the dropdown menu in the "Select Name" box. If you know the name(s) of the person(s) playing with you, select their name(s) from the dropdown menus in the Select Player 2 .... box(es). You can also select "Guest". Enter the password and click on the "Confirm reservation" button. You will receive a confirmation of the reservation at the top of the main reservation page.

Cancelling Reservations
If you book a court, and then discover that you need to cancel it, please do so in order to allow others to use the court during that time slot. To cancel a court reservation, simply return to the Reservations screen, and click the blue "X" at the bottom of your reserved time-slot. The court cancellation screen will appear. Re-populate the screen with the same information in the original reservation, enter the password, and click the "cancel only this reservation" button. Another screen will appear notifying you that "you have successfully canceled the reservation." Then click the "return to scheduler" link, and you can book another court, move to any other area of the site, or log off.

"Closed" blocks of time - when you see this, for example, on the Weekday Booking page, it means that to book any of this time you have to select the "prime time, weekends" link.

4. You may book "contract time" (repeated reservations) during non-prime time. Contact Scott Phillips to set it up.

Court Access

Access to the court will be via a key pad locking system or combination lock.

Access to the court and building: The building and the court have a number combination lock on the doors. Please contact Scott Phillips for combination. When leaving the building, make sure all the heaters and lights are turned off . All garbage should be removed, leave no trace.

Events

Inauguration Photos (December 1-2, 2007)

Links

Seacoastonline Article on the Club (September 18, 2008)
NY Times Article on Platform Tennis (December 27, 2008)
American Platform Tennis Association
The Game
The Rules of the Game
The Official Rules (pdf document)
Clubs
Paddlepro.com
Top Selling Paddles
Clubs
Platform Tennis (History and more; Wikipedia)
Platform Tennis Magazine
YouTube Video
Arundel Paddle Club
York Community