The Foot Solutions Greenville County Smash | Fall 2023
October 4 @ 8:30 am - October 8 @ 9:30 pm
$49
Ready to Smash?
Here’s everything you need to know:
Southside Park – 417 Baldwin Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29680
Wednesday, October 4:
Open Adaptive Doubles (11am-5pm)
Adaptive Introduction Clinic (3-5pm)
Intended to provide introductory training for adaptive athletes who are not ready for traditional team competition. Specialized coaches & licensed therapists from Adaptive Pickleball and Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital will host this FREE skills clinic opportunity. Clinic registration & more information HERE
Thursday, October 5:
Mixed Unified Doubles (11am-5pm)
Adaptive Skills Challenge (3-5pm)
Intended to provide meaningful individual competition for Special Olympics athletes who are not ready for traditional team competition. Participants will test themselves across 5 pickleball skills as a culminating event to their 8-week fall season! The Skills Challenge is only open to Area 4 Special Olympics athletes at this time. For more information about Area 4 Special Olympics or how to register as an athlete or volunteer, email Carly Mellor at cmellor@greenvillecounty.org.
FREE Family & Demo Night (5-8pm)
Friday, October 6:
Women’s Doubles (8:30am-9:30pm)
Saturday, October 7:
Mixed Doubles (8:30am-9:30pm)
Sunday, October 8:
Men’s Doubles (8:30am-9:30pm)
* Teams should be prepared to play at any time during the day. The tournament schedule will be released 10 days prior to the event so participants can finalize travel, lodging, etc. No round robin games will be scheduled to start past 9pm each day. However, it is possible that delays occur, pushing games to start later than 9pm. There will be no dedicated makeup day for matches missed due to inclement weather.*
Open Adaptive – 2 players with disabilities. Any gender or age (18+) combination.
Mixed Unified – 1 player with a disability, 1 able-bodied player. Any gender or age (18+) combination. Emphasis is on meaningful involvement. Learn more HERE
Women’s – 2 female players
18+, 50+, and 60+ age divisions
Mixed – 1 female player, 1 male player
18+, 50+, and 60+ age divisions
Men’s – 2 male players
18+, 50+, and 60+ age divisions
Teams must play in the age division of the youngest partner. Players register for an age group based on their age as of December 31, 2023.
Tournament staff reserves the right to combine age divisions based on registration.
Open Adaptive – 2.5-3.0, 3.5+
Mixed Unified – 2.5-3.0, 3.5+
Women’s – 2.5-3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+
Mixed – 2.5-3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+
Men’s – 2.5-3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+
Teams must play in the skill division of the higher rated partner. Unsure of your skills rating? Refer to the Pickleball Level Self-Assessment Sheet. Or, ask your local USAPA ambassador for an assessment of your skill level. If you are rated with DUPR or UTPR, register using your current rating. Tournament staff will not rate players.
Tournament staff reserves the right to combine skill ratings based on registration.
Players in all divisions are guaranteed a minimum of 5 round robin games followed by a medal round for qualifying teams.
Adaptive Introduction Clinic – FREE
Family & Community Night – FREE
First Tournament Division – $49
Each additional division – $14
Players can register for up to 1 division per day.
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Booking deadline – September 1, 2023
How many teams are currently registered in my division?
Registration runs from July 14 – September 8, 2023. Registration closes once the daily capacity has been reached or on September 8, whichever comes first. Players can sign up for one division each day.
Registrants are required to list a partner at time of registration. Both partners must pay the registration fee before a team is added to the tournament schedule. Failure to register at the same time as your partner will result in the first registrant being placed on the waitlist until their partner registers.
Adaptive wheelchairs can be reserved during registration for those who require one on a first-serve basis.
Scholarships are available for those interested in playing in either the Mixed Unified or Open Adaptive divisions. Email adaptivepickleball@gmail.com to see if you qualify.
If an athlete cancels any of their registered divisions prior to September 8th, a refund will be issued minus a $15 administrative fee. No refunds will be issued after the September 8th change & cancellation deadline. Refunds will not be issued if a) you are registered for 2+ divisions and are cancelling 1 division prior to September 8th) b) changes are made to a player’s registration after September 8th that are outside of injury, sickness, or other unforeseen emergency circumstance, or c) there is inclement weather and, as a result, a player’s division is unable to be played.
After September 8th, a substitute partner must be declared to tournament staff for the team to remain in the tournament. The substitute partner must be of the same skill level & age division as the person they are replacing. Failure to do so may result in the team being dropped from the schedule & wins by forfeit awarded to opposing teams. After September 8th, a substitute partner will assume the registration fee paid by the original partner. Substitute partners must commit to replacing the original partner for 100% of all scheduled games. A second substitute partner is not permitted once the team’s first round robin game has begun.
- There will be no dedicated makeup day for matches that are cancelled due to inclement weather.
- Matches that are postponed due to weather may be rescheduled on the same day. Registrants who no-show for re-scheduled matches will forfeit those matches and, as a result, are not eligible to receive a refund.
- Matches that are cancelled due to weather will not be rescheduled. Registrants will not be issued a refund for cancelled matches.
If you are registering for Women’s, Mixed, or Men’s division and do not have a partner, we recommend posting to the Upstate Pickleball Facebook group indicating the skill & age division you would like to play in to see if someone local would like to team up!
If you are registering for the Mixed Unified or Open Adaptive divisions and do not have a partner, email adaptivepickleball@gmail.com with your name & division of interest to help connect you with a partner.
Registrants are required to list a partner at time of registration. Both partners must pay the registration fee before a team is added to the tournament schedule. Failure to register at the same time as your partner will result in the first registrant being placed on the waitlist until their partner registers.
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