Events

UPCOMING EVENTS:

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Planned Events:

August 7- Ball Machine with skill session. The focus is on the No Volley Zone (NVZ)/kitchen and punch volley. We have morning and evening sessions available. This will be at the Tennis Courts.
August 14- Round Robin with a 70s theme at the City Park/Hockey Rink. Get out those tye dye shirts (bell bottoms optional) :). Watch the notes in Playtime for location changes.
August 21- Pickleball Under the Lights at the Tennis Courts.
August 28- General Play and Ice-Cream Social. Ice Cream provided by Aitkin Area Pickleball Association. Check PickleballCentral for location.
All activities require membership in AAPA to attend. www.aitkinpickleball.com/membership

PAST EVENTS:

Holiday Potluck:

December 11, 2023 at Sampaguita in Aitkin. Great food, great friends and lots of laughs.

Women's Retreat at Covenant Pines Bible Camp, September 27 &28, 2023

Fish Fry and Potluck in the City Park, September 21, 2023

Pickleball Skills Classes

Thank you coaches for all your help. It was a great success.

First Annual Round Robin Pickleball Tournament

May 31, 2023

There were 40 pickleball players, ranging from beginners to advanced, who participated in the First Annual Round Robin Pickleball Tournament hosted by the Aitkin Pickleball Association. This event was scheduled for Tuesday, May 30, but was cancelled due to rain. The dedicated pickleball players of Aitkin did not let this deter them, they all showed up the following evening and made it a huge success!

HOLIDAY PARTY!

December 8, 2022, The Beanery in Aitkin

30 Pickle People attended the party. We had food, wine, beer and lots of fun with friends!

October 28, 2022: Skills Training with Pickleball Expert
Aitkin High School Gym
Very Successful Event

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Oktoberfest Dinking and Social Event!

Our first Skills and Social Event on Oct 12th, 2022 was a huge success!

We hit our max of 24 people within an hour of announcement.

30 people also attended the Social event at Block North!

Many attendees embraced the theme and arrived in costume! Prizes were awarded!

IDEAS WANTED FOR FUN EVENTS:

The Aitkin Area Pickleball Association has formed a Fun Committee.

If you have ideas, please send them to AitkinPickleball@gmail.com !

LEARN HOW TO PLAY PICKLEBALL

Sign up to learn how to to play pickleball each spring through Aitkin Community Education. https://home.isd1.org/community-education.html

Feel free to stop by the tennis courts or the pickleball (hockey) courts later this summer and watch some games.
Many of us have an extra paddle and would be happy to let you jump in and give it a try.

If you have questions, send an email to aitkinpickleball@gmail.com
To see when we are playing, sign into our scheduler https://playtimescheduler.com/

select Aitkin, MN.

One of the Introduction to Pickleball Classes 2022

Pickleball - an intergenerational sport

PicklePalooza

PicklePalooza will be back bigger and better than ever in the summer of 2024.
It's a weekend of fun, food and games for all ages.
Watch this site for more information.

PicklePalooza

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Aitkin Area Pickleball Association

aitkinpickleball@gmail.com