Pickleball for Beginners and Intermediates. 7 AM, AND City Survey

PLEASE NOTE THE 7:00 AM START TIME. (earlier time to try reducing impact from tennis players showing up. If this is too early, see you at 7:30am)
This is a good time to start responding to the City Survey regarding shared usage of pickleball/tennis courts. On the courts, San Jose has posted signs about the shared usage pilot program and soliciting input (see Meetup pictures).

CITYWIDE SPORTS survey regarding shared tennis/pickleball court usage at Canoas Park/Doerr Park

• Survey link, open this in your browser bit.ly/sharedcourt-pilot25
• The shared usage pilot program is 11/1/25 - 3/31/26
• The survey does not require you to enter any personal information.
• Since the survey pertains to both Canoas Park and Doerr Park, your comments might be helpful if you mention Doerr Park if your answer is park-specific.

The survey is only 7 multiple choice questions, plus 1 question offering you to write in any comments.
If you write in comments, some of these points might be useful (Don't forget to mention Doerr Park, if your answer is Doerr Park specific)

1. Only 2 of the 4 available tennis courts at Doerr Park are marked with pickleball lines, meaning that if all pickleball courts are occupied, tennis still has half of the courts to play with at any time.
2. Currently at Doerr Park, on tennis prioritized days, tennis can prevent pickleball from playing those days at Doerr Park if there are 8 tennis players. Conversely, on pickleball prioritized days, pickleball can play on only 50% of tennis courts which are painted with pickleball lines, while tennis can still play on 50% of courts that are not painted for pickleball. So, at Doerr Park, the fairest usage would be to prioritize pickleball every day, since pickleball can only occupy, at most, 50% of tennis courts due to the fact that only half of the tennis courts are painted with pickleball lines.
3. I like playing pickleball on Sunday. So, ask for pickleball prioritization on Sunday.

Feel free to include any other points in the survey. Also, since there is no personal information included in the City Survey, you can submit as many new additional survey responses as you like whenever you think of something else.

if its raining or the courts are wet, we will cancel, don't want anyone slipping around and getting hurt. Right now the forecast looks clear.
Stay tuned!
Let's meet up at Doerr Park in San Jose.
PLEASE NOTE WE MAY HAVE LIMITED COURT SPACE. PLEASE ONLY COME TO THIS EVENT IF YOU ARE ON THE '" GOING LIST". ITS NOT OK TO JUST SHOW UP IF YOU ARE NOT. THE WAITLIST IS NOT THE GOING LIST. It is unfair to others on the waitlist for you to jump the line or invite guests.
BE SURE TO PROPERLY STRETCH AND WARM UP BEFORE PLAYING TO HELP AVOID INJURY!
Doerr Park is at Portrero Dr. and Park Wilshire in San Jose.. Look for the tennis courts at the Northwest end of the park.
There is parking on the street near the courts.
You may want to check out these videos beforehand, so you can impress your friends with your Pickleball knowledge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTvPYdKZqO0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMEpFipIdrk

ATTENDANCE: If you are signed up for an event, or on the waitlist, please remove yourself to the "not going " list as soon as you become unsure about attending, so another wait lister can have adequate notice that they are going. Also, it is not okay to just show up to an event you are not listed as "going" to. Anyone "no-showing" for an event will be suspended from play four 4 weeks.
DO NOT ATTEND if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system, or if you've been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19.
LIABILITY WAIVER By joining this group for any event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands, or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, death and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein.
Disclaimer: The South Bay Over 50 Social Pickleballers Group and its event organizers and members are not responsible for your safety. Outdoor activities are inherently dangerous. By signing up for these events, you agree to release the South Bay Over 50 Social Pickleballers Group and its event organizers and members from any responsibility, liability, or claim in law or in equity. If you don't agree to these terms, DO NOT join this meetup event. The South Bay Over 50 Social Pickleballers Group does not certify the expertise of its event organizers or leaders- We are volunteers. You are responsible for yourself. Please come prepared with appropriate shoes, hat, sunscreen, first aid, food, gear, electrolytes, and water. You should consult your physician if you have any medical conditions that might limit your ability to engage in this type of activity.