The Bethlehem Pickleball Tournament will be played on 10 brand new, dedicated pickleball courts in the Town of Bethlehem, a few minutes south of Albany, NY. The tournament is a fundraiser hosted by the Bethlehem Senior Projects Inc., an organization that supports the town's Senior Services Department with the goal of helping seniors age in place and stay engaged.
- Events will be round-robins with medal matches
- Medals will be awarded
- All players will receive T-shirts
- All events are doubles: Men's, Women's and Mixed
- Divisions by skill level: Novice, Advanced Novice, Intermediate and Advanced.
- "First Tournament" divisions for women's and mixed. (The men's First Tournament was removed because there were no registrations)
- Some games may be refereed
The tournament director reserves the right to move players and teams to the appropriate skill level, merge events, split events and change the schedule at any time. The tournament director is Pickleball518's Cathleen Crowley Denbeaux.
The tournament raindate is Sunday, Oct. 6. Every effort will be made to play the games but if weather cancels play on both days, there will be no refunds as this is a charity event.
REGISTRATION
Early bird registration: $40 (Ends Sunday, Sept. 1)
Regular registration: $50 (Sept. 1 to Sept. 22)
Registration closes: Sunday, Sept. 22
The registration fee includes 1 event (division). An additional event costs $20.
Note: Pickleball Brackets charges an additional $5 service fee for each event, up to a maximum of $10. This fee is nonrefundable.
For a guaranteed spot in an event, the second partner must register within THREE days of the first partner to complete the team registration.
Teams that are incomplete after three days will be moved to the waitlist. Once the second partner registers, the team will be entered into the event if there is still room in the event and registration is still open.
Limits may be placed on the size of each event/division after registration opens. Register early to guarantee your spot.
If you have questions or problems registering or are uncertain about which skill level you should choose, email Cathleen, the tournament director, at cathleen@pickleball518.com.
SCHEDULE
Games may start as early as a 8 a.m. and end as late as 7 p.m. Specific start times for each event will be posted and emailed to players approximately one week prior to the event.
SPONSORSHIPS
Please help us make this event a success by becoming a tournament sponsor. Sponsorship information is available here: www.bethlehemseniorproject.org/bethlehem-pickleball-tournament-fundraiser/#sponsors.
ABOUT THE CHARITY
Bethlehem Senior Projects Inc. was created to support and supplement the services offered by the Bethlehem Senior Services Department.
Funds raised for BSP will help:
1. Pay for a new handicap van.
2. Support the fleet of cars that volunteers use to transport seniors to medical appointments, grocery stores and senior social events.
3. Fund social events for seniors from lectures and health talks to dances and theater outings.
4. Provide small scholarships for high school students pursuing training in geriatric careers.
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are needed and very appreciated. We need volunteers to help set up the courts before the tournament and help on the day of the tournament checking players in, recording scores, running scoresheets to the score table. Some jobs require knowledge of pickleball and some don't. Please fill out this form if you are interested in volunteering: https://bit.ly/BSPvolunteer
