COURT STATUS

[Robert VanKampen]

I've resisted indoor play but the fact is that I have a tendency towards depression and pickleball has been the best cure I've found.
Outdoor play is being snowed out and I'm feeling like I need to take a risk.

The MLM seems to be the safest indoor play in the area from what I can tell.

https://www.washtenaw.org/497/Meri-Lou-M...ion-Center

They require masks of everyone in the building, whether playing or not, and the facility seems quite underutilized. Pickleball play is limited to particular times, [s]and they operate on a first-come-first-served basis for singles play only, in half-hour time blocks. Currently they have very poor pickleball turnout, so you can't expect to go there and find a pickup game with another solo player.

I'm currently looking for one or more players who would like to meet at MLM for singles play or drills.

[Robert VanKampen]

UPDATE:

They keep track of how many people are in the building and there is a limit to how many may enter. I'm not sure what the limit is or if they tend to reach it.

Here's MLMs lower gym schedule as of December 14.
https://www.washtenaw.org/DocumentCenter...dule_Dec14

Here's the pickleball hours:
M W F 6AM - 1PM
T Th 3PM - 7PM
Sat 8AM - Noon

They were allowing doubles for a couple months (apparently unofficially) but are enforcing singles play only again.
They are not currently forcing us to schedule in half-hour blocks but officially that's the policy so I suppose if we can't manage ourselves properly they would step in and do that.

[Robert VanKampen]

MLM is allowing doubles play again!

I should also say, some people seem to think MLM is being used as a homeless shelter. This was discussed but never happened.
The stars are aligning for incredible pickleball at MLM again.