2023 Year in Review - Vail Pickleball
2023 continued to be a robust year for the Vail Pickleball program. It also marked the first year with Ben Moore as the Director of Pickleball. Under Ben's leadership, a number of changes took place to summer play at the Golden Peak Pickleball Center, including:
- The addition of Level Open Play, including signage to help direct players to the appropriate court for their level
- New clinics including Intro to Pickleball, Ladies Social, DUPR Day, Advanced DUPR Day, Challenge the Pros and more
- Drafting and enforcing a Pickleball Code of Conduct as well as Etiquette & Safety Guidelines, which aimed to to foster an inclusive and welcoming environment for all court users
- Last but certainly not least, the introduction of a new motto at the courts: Be Kind!
![Three people holding paddleball racquets, smiling, on a court.](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/bfde1ae9-c77a-4197-a24c-986cafb580c4/Ben%20Moore%20and%20staff.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=75738ab2d60a8c1a7d83e5ec2188d6eb)
![A group of people with tennis gear posing on a court, under a bright sky, with trees and mountains in the background.](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/3db96b21-d0ac-4e11-9610-ebb659f31d53/Valley%20Rally%20Pickleball%20Tournament.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=c4c16fe63fd1dce2750d607c436c1d99)
![People playing pickleball on an outdoor court with trees in the background.](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/b72e3905-2579-4ee3-95cc-91a860b6ebe5/20230614-VRD-introtopickleball-17.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=e103b33ae692666d83d8d86c5f916efd)
![A person playing pickleball on a court, poised to hit the ball with the paddle.](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/8c466a1b-63bd-42ac-b5cc-d361e7efc560/Youth%20pickleball%20YIR%2023.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=038720a3e6fcd0719145fa186668e2d2)
![Three people holding paddleball racquets, smiling, on a court.](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/bfde1ae9-c77a-4197-a24c-986cafb580c4/Ben%20Moore%20and%20staff.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=75738ab2d60a8c1a7d83e5ec2188d6eb)
![A group of people with tennis gear posing on a court, under a bright sky, with trees and mountains in the background.](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/3db96b21-d0ac-4e11-9610-ebb659f31d53/Valley%20Rally%20Pickleball%20Tournament.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=c4c16fe63fd1dce2750d607c436c1d99)
![People playing pickleball on an outdoor court with trees in the background.](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/b72e3905-2579-4ee3-95cc-91a860b6ebe5/20230614-VRD-introtopickleball-17.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=e103b33ae692666d83d8d86c5f916efd)
![A person playing pickleball on a court, poised to hit the ball with the paddle.](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/8c466a1b-63bd-42ac-b5cc-d361e7efc560/Youth%20pickleball%20YIR%2023.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=038720a3e6fcd0719145fa186668e2d2)
![Black divider line](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/891acf11-0860-4adf-9a3b-1614cb0a971a/Divider%203.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=dff9db44f5858ee9494efcf4c646d11c)
CAROL JOHNSON
During the summer of 2023, pickleball player Carol Johnson released a monthly pickleball newsletter, featuring helpful information, friendly reminders, a Player of the Month and a weekly schedule.
This newsletter was a great way to keep our pickleball users up to date during the busy season and we hope to continue the newsletter in 2024 and beyond. Carol has also been a great help with getting pickleball-related messages out through social media.
![Two people smiling on a tennis court, holding pickleball paddles, with trees and a mountain in the background.](https://streamline.imgix.net/e4641fc7-6eeb-44f7-81bd-b9257c4ba19b/79146342-8981-4a74-af24-1fbbb6db49ed/Carol%20Johnson%20with%20daughter.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&w=2000&h=2000&fit=max&or=0&s=e60df770f820a518bf3df22d24afa2ad)
MORE NUMBERS:
- 88 annual passes sold
- 114 seasonal summer passes sold
- 6,300 players in morning drop-in sessions