UPDATE 2 (10/4/23 1:30pm):

Due to POTENTIAL inclement weather, ALL Thursday events will be delayed a few hours to the following until further notice:

For Thursday Sr. Mixed Doubles events:

Check-in begins at 12:15-12:30am

Player's meeting at 12:45am

1st round match start time is 1:00pm

UPDATE 1:

2023 Brownwood Pickleball Classic

Coggin Park Pickleball Courts- 2109 Austin Ave., Brownwood, Texas 76801

Welcome BPC players! We are excited to have you compete at this wonderful venue! Thank you for being a part of the Brownwood experience! The following is helpful information to get you ready for the tournament:

GENERAL INFORMATION

** Registration has been extended to Sunday evening. Please recruit! **

Make sure you are correctly listed in your events – skill/age level and partners can be checked using this link: Brownwood Pickleball Classic (pickleballbrackets.com)

We're planned for 12 outdoor courts. 8 permanent and 4 temporary courts will have temp nets/taped lines if needed.

Ball – Franklin X-40

Water will be provided. There will be free breakfast burritos every morning and Powerade courtesy of Coca Cola. There will be snack foods available. We are working in food trucks as well. Feel free to bring your own food and beverages. There are multiple restaurants within a 5-mile radius as well.

There are bleachers adjacent to the courts on one side but not covered, no chairs will be permitted on the courts. Please feel free to bring your own foldable chairs for outside the fence.

Player bags will not be allowed on the courts, only towels and drink containers can be taken on the courts.

It is the players responsibility to be on time and prepared to play.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY

Thursday, 5th Oct - Senior Mixed Doubles

Friday, 6th Oct - Senior Men's & Senior Women's Doubles, Senior Men's and Senior Women's Doubles Scramble

Saturday, 7th Oct - Men's & Women's Doubles, Men's and Women's Doubles Scramble

Sunday, 8th Oct - Mixed Doubles / Men's & Women's Singles

*Tournament Director has the right to combine skill/age brackets.

*Actual match start times will be provided once brackets are fully developed at or near extended registration deadline this Sunday, Oct 1st.

Tentative timeline for planning:

For all Doubles events:

Check-in begins each day at 8:15-8:30am

Player's meeting each day at 8:45am

1st round match start time each day is 9:00am

For all Doubles Scramble events:

Check-in begins each day at 1:15-1:30pm

Player's meeting each day at 1:45pm

1st round match start time each day is 2:00pm

For all Singles events:

Check-in begins Sunday at 12:15-12:30pm

Player's meeting Sunday at 12:45pm

1st round match start time is tentatively 1:00pm (Based on final Mixed Doubles match end times...please be patient)

MATCH FORMAT

ROUND ROBIN with top THREE or more seeded teams advancing to the SE playoff for Gold, Silver, & Bronze medals (for a non-pool event).

NON-POOL PLAY

Brackets of 3 will be DOUBLE ROUND ROBIN with each match 1 to 15 by 2.

Brackets of 4 will be ROUND ROBIN with each match best 2 of 3 games to 11 by 2.

Brackets of 5-7 will be ROUND ROBIN with each match 1 to 15 by 2.

POOL PLAY

-If an event has 8 or more teams, the event may be divided into two or more pools with the seeded teams after round robin from each pool advancing to the SE playoffs 1 to 15 by 2.

-The teams advancing to finals will play for Gold/Silver best 2 of 3 games to 11 by 2.

-Bronze match is 2 of 3 games to 11 by 2.

DOUBLES SCRAMBLE

The Scramble events are events that you sign up for individually generally because you have no partner. You will pair up in doubles with everyone in your group one at a time to play against everyone in your group. Same format for Non-Pool and Pool Play above applies.

TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS

Players will be responsible for keeping score, calling faults, and completing the match results sheet for each match.

All bracket match sheets will be preprinted and provided to the bracket group on a clip board in advance of play beginning. Upon match completion, scoresheet with clipboard will be turned in to the desk operations table or to a court monitor. Please keep buckets (two pickleballs, two pencils) at each designated court before you bring the scoresheet & clipboard back to desk ops. You'll get called back out to play in a timely sequence and next court available.

If there is a rules question or a play disagreement, please stop play and get help from a court monitor or tournament operations desk.

Medals will be presented as soon as possible after a bracket is completed, please be patient. Medals will be awarded next to Desk Operations at the medals banner. Pictures and Gold/Silver matches will be uploaded to the Victory Road Pickleball and Brownwood Pickleball Club Facebook sites for your viewing pleasures.

Attention DUPR Addicts: Applicable to Victory Road Pickleball tournaments, players should be a member of the newly developed DUPR Victory Road Pickleball (VRP) Club for assistance AND after several attempts have been made with opponents to validate match results. While participating at the tournament, a good plan would be for players to upload his/her match results into DUPR soon after match completion. One team member from each team should be present while uploading results and to validate. If several attempts to reach your opponent for validation fails, reach out to the Tournament Director for assistance. We should have a laptop available for you to upload match results also.

***Don’t forget to do a club search in DUPR for Victory Road Pickleball Club and become a member!!!

The schedule for start times for bracket play for each day will be published on the tournament listing on pickleballbrackets.com. Go to the tournament listing and click “Start times”. To see your bracket grouping click the “Players Registered”, then click “Show all players”. Planning to post the actual scheduled start times by Sunday evening.

THANK YOU

Thank you for choosing to play in the Brownwood Pickleball Classic tournament at here at Coggin Park! The success of this tournament depends on our volunteers, city workers, and ALL players!

We hope you have a great BPC tournament experience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kimo Hansen, Tournament Director, Operations Manager

ON THE ROAD TO PICKLEBALL VICTORY!!!!!!

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Howdy Brownwood Pickleball Classic picklers!

We are excited to announce the very first Brownwood tournament here at Coggin Park hosted by Brownwood Pickleball Club and Victory Road Pickleball!

Tournament dates: Oct 5th - Oct 8th, 2023

Registration EXTENDED through Sun, Oct 1st, 2023, by 11:55 pm.

Registration Fee: $50 plus $15 per event.

T-shirt comes w/registration. T-shirt sizes must be entered in your registration by 25 Sep, 2023!

SCHEDULE

Thu, Oct 5th - Senior Mixed Doubles (50+,60+,70+, 80+)

Fri, Oct 6th - Senior Men's & Senior Women's Doubles (50+,60+,70+,80+), Senior Men's & Senior Women's Doubles Scramble (50+,60+,70+,80+)

Sat, Oct 7th - Men's Doubles and Women's Doubles (8+,19+,35+), Men's & Women's Doubles Scramble (8+,19+,35+)

Sun, Oct 8th - Mixed Doubles (8+,19+,35+), Men's & Women's Singles (8+,19+,35+)

*Skills: 2.5,3.0,3.5,4.0,4.5,5.0

*Skill and Age bracket splits developed after registration deadline.

*Tournament Director has the right to combine skill/age brackets.

*ALL AGES can play Sat/Sun but there are only three brackets! (8+,19+,35+)

*Actual match start times will be provided once brackets are developed at or near registration deadline Sep 28th.

*TENTATIVE daily match start times for planning:

Daily check-in time: 8:30 am (30 or more minutes before your match start times)

Daily matches start times: 9:00 am for Doubles, 1:00 pm for Singles, & 2:00 pm for Doubles Scramble events

FORMAT

ROUND ROBIN brackets with top THREE or more seeded teams advancing to the playoff for Gold, Silver, & Bronze medals (for a non-pool event).

NON-POOL PLAY

Brackets of 3 will be DOUBLE ROUND ROBIN with each match 1 to 15 by 2.

Brackets of 4 will be ROUND ROBIN with each match best 2 of 3 games to 11 by 2.

Brackets of 5-7 will be ROUND ROBIN with each match 1 to 15 by 2.

POOL PLAY

-If an event has 8 or more teams, the event may be divided into two or more pools with the top seeded teams after round robin from each pool advancing to the shootout.

-The winning teams advance to the Gold/Silver best 2 of 3 to 11 by 2.

-Losing teams will play a Bronze match of 2 of 3 to 11 by 2.

DOUBLES SCRAMBLE

The Scramble events are events that you sign up for individually generally because you have no partner. You will pair up in doubles with everyone in your group one at a time to play against everyone in your group. Same format for Non-Pool and Pool Play above applies.

US SENIOR PICKLEBALL - THIS IS A USSP CIRCUIT APPROVED EVENT!!

USSP - FREE IN 2023 FOR PLAYERS 50 YEARS AND ABOVE! EACH REGISTERED PLAYER THAT PLAYS THIS TOURNAMENT WILL RECEIVE A FREE USSP MEMBERSHIP AFTER THIS TOURNAMENT. ONLY NEW MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE. CURRENT AND PAST MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROMOTION.

No Membership in any association is required for registration.

To join USSP, go to USSeniorPickleball.com, AND register with the FREE MEMBERSHIP CODE that you will be emailed AFTER this tournament.

USSP members that become members after this tournament will receive a $10 discount off the registration fee for all 2023 future USSP Circuit Approved tournaments and are eligible for points and prizes. Go to the USSP website listed above for more information on the points system.

USSP has a points system to award prizes to the top finishers each year. In the past, prizes with a retail value of $20,000 were awarded to the top 10-point winners in each age group for both men and women on an annual cycle. In 2023, the prize points will begin in January and run through the end of December. Ther are no cash prizes!

Additional Information

As a friendly reminder for the USSP FREE in '23 membership, senior players 50 years old and above (who plays this tourney and not already a member) will receive a USSP free membership code after this tournament to enter into your USSP new member's profile. You must log into usseniorpickleball.com first and create your member profile. You will then enter your USSP member ID into your pickelballbrackets.com player's profile under USSP. From this point on, you will then receive an automatic $10 discount on ALL future 2023 USSP Circuit Event tournaments.

**Also, as an ADDITIONAL PERK for playing this USSP Circuit Event, YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED THE SERVICE FEE of $5 for one event or $10 max for two or more events by pickleballbrackets.com!

Email/text Registration at: victoryroadpickleball@gmail.com or (254) 290-7790 with your inquiry and/or for registration assistance. Hope to see you soon at the courts!

All refunds will have a $15 administrative fee after Sept. 1st.

Any cancellations after Oct 1st will not be refunded, but on a case by case basis only by TD.

Refunds will be processed after tournament completion date of Oct 8th.

Inclement weather days: Please check local weather reports prior to start date. As a courtesy to you, we will do our best to provide a 24-hour weather update via text, email, and/or tournament website. We will also do our best to avoid cancelling for that day. There may be greater than normal delays due to inclement weather. Please work with us as we work out the best safe option for all.

Brownwood Pickleball Club has been able to secure discounted room rates at the following hotels for the nights of Oct 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th:

Please call the hotels directly and ask for the Brownwood Pickleball Club Rate or use the link provided for Holiday Inn Express.

Each hotel has a different cutoff date, but most will honor the rate if they have room availability. Please book early to help assure the availability at these rates.

LaQuinta

103 Market Place Blvd.

Brownwood, Tx 76801

325-510-5397

Rate: $139.00 + tax

Please call the hotel directly and ask for Brownwood Pickleball Club Rate

Best Western

504 Commerce

Brownwood, TX 76801

325-203-5400

Rate: $129.00 + tax

Please call the hotel directly and ask for Brownwood Pickleball Club Rate

Comfort Inn

204 Early Blvd

Early, TX 76802

325-641-3400

Rate: $119.00 + tax

Please call the hotel directly and ask for Brownwood Pickleball Club Rate

Holiday Inn Express

123 Early Blvd.

Early, TX 76802

325-641-1014

Rate: $150 & $155

Please use this link: https://bit.ly/3qUO8G4

Texas 4-H Conference Center

texas4hcenter.tamu.edu

5600 Fm 3021, Brownwood, TX 76801

(325) 784-5482

Please contact 4-H Front Desk for room rates or visit website for more information.