In order to allow for more play time tomorrow due to some morning scheduling conflicts, we are planning to meet up at 7 AM instead of 7:30 AM both Tuesday and Wednesday. NANOG agenda will be updated with: NANOG 93 - UPDATED 2Dates & Times: Military time + timezone (Sunday afternoon, Monday-Wednesday morning) - Sunday: Feb 2, 2025 14:45 - 17:00 (EST) - Monday: Feb 3, 2025 07:30 - 09:30 (EST) - Tuesday: Feb 4, 2025 07:00 - 09:00 (EST) ⬅︎ NEW TIME - Wednesday: Feb 5, 2025 07:00 - 09:00 (EST) ⬅︎ NEW TIME Location: Offsite: Atlanta Pickleball CenterTopic: NANOG PickleballFull Abstract: Location: Atlanta Marriott Marquis lobby to meet, then ATLANTA HILTON (THIS IS A VENUE CHANGE.) Come learn to play pickleball! Open to attendees and tag-alongs. All levels are welcome. No badge necessary. Coach Louie and Louie’s Hat will teach beginner pickleball. We will cover the rules and basic mechanics of serving, returning, and volleying as needed. There will be additional advice on strategy, and offensive and defensive shots: both execution and defense. Then we will have time for some fun matches! VENUE AND SLIGHT TIME CHANGE: We will be playing at the Atlanta Hilton across the street: • Sunday afternoon 3-5 PM • Monday morning 7:30-9:30 AM • Tuesday morning 7:00-9:00 AM • Wednesday morning 7:00-9:00 AM We will meet at the Marriott Sky Bridge entrance (Marque Level ”ML”) about 5-10 min earlier to walk over to the courts on the 4th level of the Atlanta Hilton. Paddles & balls will be provided on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Dress in layers, comfortable clothes, and shoes for sports. Bring a water bottle and your paddle if you have one. Protective glasses, a cap or visor are also advised. Keep up with the latest information via email at pickleball@nanog.org (subscribe here: https://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/pickleball) and the Unofficial NANOG Pickleball group on Facebook. On Sun, Feb 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM Louie Lee <louie@louie.net> wrote:
We will miss you, Walt!
On Sun, Feb 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM Walt <walt@wollny.org> wrote:
I am out this time …
W
*From: *Pickleball <pickleball-bounces+walt=wollny.org@nanog.org> on behalf of Louie Lee <louie@louie.net> *Date: *Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM *To: *"Smith, Steven (CCI-Virginia)" <Steven.Smith@cox.com> *Cc: *"pickleball@nanog.org" <pickleball@nanog.org> *Subject: *Re: [Pickleball] [EXTERNAL] Re: N93 Pickleball in Atlanta!
Great, Steven!!!
Folks,
I got a conference attendee to give me a copy of his Hilton room key so I plan to check out the Hilton courts on early Sunday morning.
Our 3 pm reservation on Sunday afternoon at the Atlanta Pickleball Center indoor club is for 2 courts. I will cancel 1 of the 2 courts by 9 am unless we have 8 or more players coming.
Louie
On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM Smith, Steven (CCI-Virginia) < Steven.Smith@cox.com> wrote:
Hey Louie;
Sign me up! I’ll play wherever.
The rooftop would be different and we can probably play earlier with no travel issues to deal with.
Steve
*From:* Pickleball <pickleball-bounces+steven.smith=cox.com@nanog.org> *On Behalf Of *Louie Lee *Sent:* Friday, January 31, 2025 1:16 PM *To:* pickleball@nanog.org *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [Pickleball] N93 Pickleball in Atlanta!
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Hey, anyone staying at the Hilton Atlanta <https://maps.app.goo.gl/SojCP2TGzrgkhSd88> across the street from Marriott? Gilanne found 2 rooftop courts there.
She also found an outdoor court at Grant Park <https://maps.app.goo.gl/kqK29nztA8bY95V28> about 10 min away.
I'm okay playing outdoors if others are also.
Louie
On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM Louie Lee <louie@louie.net> wrote:
Hey folks,
Sorry for the late notice about this.
I'm working with Val to update the agenda and send out a note for pickleball.
I found 3 indoor locations:
1. Atlanta Pickleball Center <https://www.atlanta-pickleball.com/> 2. Painted Pickle <https://paintedpickle.com/> 3. Ace Pickleball Club <https://www.acepickleballclub.com/>
I recommend that we go with option 1: Atlanta Pickleball Center <https://www.atlanta-pickleball.com/> There are no court fees for the reservation, but they charge by the hour for each person. Prices start at $12 per person per hour, and there is a sliding scale for discounts depending on the size of the group.
For Sunday, I booked 2 courts for 3 PM. I can cancel up until 9 AM that day, so I hope to see enough interest to justify the booking.
They open at 8 am during the weekdays, and they don't expect that I will need to book the courts ahead of time. However, there is a corporate event on Monday, so only Tue & Wed are available.
This club is 3.9 miles away from the conference hotel, and takes about 14 min to drive there.
I recommend signing up in the Court Reserve app <https://courtreserve.com/mobile-app/>, and then sign up as a guest member for the Atlanta Pickleball Center (club link for app <https://app.courtreserve.com/Online/Portal/Index/8777>). You'll need to enter your contact info and sign a waiver online.
Painted Pickle <https://paintedpickle.com/> (option 2) is also about 15 minutes away. But they don't open until 9 am on weekdays. (NANOG sessions start at 10 am, but there are breakfast events that start at 9 am)
Ace Pickleball Club <https://www.acepickleballclub.com/> (option 3) opens at 6 am! But it is far away (30 min drive) and expensive ($45/person/day). No court bookings available unless you're a member, but 6-7 am should not be a problem.
Louie