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# SFS Pickleball Club

Pickleball in and around Fredericksburg, VA

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.sfspickleball.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Pages

- [Tournaments](https://www.sfspickleball.org/tournaments/) - A list of major upcoming tournaments can be found at Pickleball Brackets. Use their search tool to find tournaments in Virginia; you'll see upcoming tournaments in Richmond and Woodbridge. For most of these tournaments you have to be a USAPA member. The local YMCA and County Parks and Recreation Department will host small tournaments that
- [News](https://www.sfspickleball.org/news/) - DUPR Reset DUPR is offering the opportunity to reset your DUPR rating if you believe it is too low. The process is to register with DUPR and then play in at least 8 DUPR matches with at least 2 different partners (for doubles) during the two-month period March 16, 2026 - May 17, 2026. The
- [Become a Member (or renew membership)](https://www.sfspickleball.org/membership-join/) - Here are a few reasons to join the SFS Pickleball Club: Show your support for local pickleball! A large member base helps us advocate for and grow the sport of pickleball in our area. Participate in local organized competition, such as our popular Round Robins and MLP Events. Browse our member directory and connect with
- [Thank You](https://www.sfspickleball.org/thank-you/) - Welcome and thank you for joining the SFS Pickleball Club. If you are a new member, please do the following to take full advantage of the club's offerings. (Note: Renewed memberships should already have done the following): Download the TeamReach app to your mobile device. This is the app you will use to sign up
- [Places to Play](https://www.sfspickleball.org/places-to-play/) - This list of places to play in Stafford County, the City of Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania County is maintained with help of the community. Venues listed here are open to the public and unless otherwise noted, are open play courts. Times, dates, availability, and costs are subject to change. Stafford County Indoor Venues Stafford County Parks, Recreation,
- [Registration](https://www.sfspickleball.org/membership-join/membership-registration-2/)
- [Member Login](https://www.sfspickleball.org/membership-login/)
- [Profile](https://www.sfspickleball.org/membership-login/membership-profile/)
- [Password Reset](https://www.sfspickleball.org/membership-login/password-reset/)
- [Major League PB](https://www.sfspickleball.org/major-league-pb/) - The club has put on several Major League Pickleball (MLP) like events. They consist of 8 teams of 4 (2 men, 2 women). Twelve matches are played in a bracket format with double elimination. A match is a women's double, men's double and a mixed game, a possible second mixed game and a possible tie
- [Competitive Play](https://www.sfspickleball.org/ladders/) - Competitive Play
- [About Us](https://www.sfspickleball.org/about-us/) - The Stafford, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Pickleball Club (SFS Pickleball Club) is a non-profit corporation organized under the Code of Virginia, §13.1, Chapter 10 "Nonstock Corporation Act." Its purpose is to advance the sport of pickleball in Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties, the city of Fredericksburg, and surrounding areas by: * Working with the counties and city to
- [Lessons](https://www.sfspickleball.org/lessons/) - Lorraine Walton is a certified pickleball instructor. She provides beginner lessons through Stafford County Parks and Rec, Spotsylvania County Parks and Rec, Massad YMCA, and at the Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Stafford County. Email Lorraine for further info: poormom50@aol.com
- [Password Reset](https://www.sfspickleball.org/member-login/password-reset/)
- [Member Info](https://www.sfspickleball.org/member-info/)
- [Member Login](https://www.sfspickleball.org/member-login/)
- [Profile](https://www.sfspickleball.org/member-login/membership-profile/)
- [SFS Picnic - OCT 1](https://www.sfspickleball.org/sfs-picnic-oct-1/) - Come join your membership at Kenmore Park, SUN, 1 OCT 2023, 1:00-4:00. There will be sandwiches. We ask you bring a side dish to share, your own chair and drink. We have the 4 courts reserved so that you all can participate in Challenge Courts. The courts will be labeled u3.0, 3.0-u3.5, 3.5-u4.0, and 4.0+.
- [Gear](https://www.sfspickleball.org/gear/) - SFS Pickleball Club Gear Order shirts and caps/visors from the local Minuteman Press on Lafayette Blvd in Fredericksburg. Pickleball Central The Pickleball superstore! Balls, nets, clothing, training aids, paddles and much more!Use discount code CRSFS for a 5% discount (on most items*). This code will also put 5% of your purchase price into our club
- [Photo Gallery](https://www.sfspickleball.org/photo-gallery/) - Major League Pickleball events - Summer 2023 1st SFS Pickleball Club tournament from 2016
- [Round Robins](https://www.sfspickleball.org/round-robins/) - Sign up for round robins in the club's group in the TeamReach app. Round robins will typically consist of 8 players and 8 games to 11; they usually take 2 to 2 1/2 hours to play. The scores will be entered into our club in DUPR. They are a great way to play competitively and
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.sfspickleball.org/privacy-policy/) - What personal data we collect and why we collect it We collect basic contact and pickleball related information from our members. Only a first and last name are required to become a member, although members are encouraged to share other contact information. Your age is used in creating TeamReach events when age is required. Your
- [Membership Directory](https://www.sfspickleball.org/membership-directory/)
- [Ladder Registration](https://www.sfspickleball.org/ladders/registration/) - To register you and your partner for the Challenge Ladder, please fill out the form at the link below. Challenge Ladder Registration Form To register for the individual Skills Ladder, please e-mail Donna Oliver at TeachManToFish@verizon.net. Once you have registered, please pay for your registration via the button below. Please note that only one payment
- [Skills Ladder](https://www.sfspickleball.org/ladders/skills-ladder/) - Registration for the 2021 Skills Ladder is under way and the season is slated to begin Wednesday April 7th. The objective is to provide competitive matches against opponents of like skill. The Skills Ladder will run weekly. Though in previous seasons, weekly matches did create scheduling problems which resulted in disgruntled players moving down a
- [Challenge Ladder](https://www.sfspickleball.org/ladders/challenge-ladder/) - Registration for the 2021 Challenge Ladder is under way and the season is slated to begin Saturday April 11th. In this format, a pair of partners form a team for the duration of the season and challenge teams above themselves in order to gain a higher spot on the ladder. Upon defeating a higher ranked
- [Registration](https://www.sfspickleball.org/membership-join/membership-registration/)

## Our Team

- [Steve Gaske](https://www.sfspickleball.org/our-team/steve-gaske/) - Vice President I was introduced to pickleball in late 2019, shortly before I retired. It was a lot of fun so I took an introductory class with Lorraine Walton and began playing regularly. Since then, I have become mildly addicted, playing regularly at several places around the area, including Kenmore, the YMCA, UMW, and some
- [Dawn Murphy](https://www.sfspickleball.org/our-team/dawn-murphy/) - Secretary I played Pickleball for the first time in 2017 in my hometown in Tennessee. Once I retired in 2018, I heard that the local YMCA played indoors in 2 of their gyms. So I showed up as a newbie and learned more about the game. I began to play more and more, both at
- [Kelly Rapkins](https://www.sfspickleball.org/our-team/kelly-rapkins/) - Treasurer I came to Kenmore to try out Pickleball during the Covid lockdowns in March 2021. I live near Kenmore and had been driving by admiring the number of players for over two years before I finally worked up the nerve to give it a try. I come from a tennis background so it was
- [Donna Oliver](https://www.sfspickleball.org/our-team/donna-oliver/) - President I took a beginner pickleball class from Stafford County's Parks & Rec in the spring of 2016 and have been addicted to the sport ever since. I played in a local ladder that year and continued for another 4 years; I ran the ladder my last 3 years. I’ve taken a number of multi-day

## Photo Gallery

- [CPR Training-Gwyneth's Gift Foundation](https://www.sfspickleball.org/photogallery/cpr-aed-training-by-gwyneths-gift-foundation/)
- [MLP events](https://www.sfspickleball.org/photogallery/mlp-events/)
- [1st SFS Tournament 2016](https://www.sfspickleball.org/photogallery/1st-sfs-tournament-2016/)