Bow Valley Pickleball Association

Alberta & Canada 55 Plus Games

Established in 1980, Alberta 55 plus is a not for profit, volunteer driven group of people that helps mature Albertans enjoy a healthy, vital future through active lifestyle choices. It promotes sports and recreation development for all Albertans 55 years of age and older. Membership includes Albertans from eight different zones of the province; Canmore and Banff are within Zone 2.

The Canada 55 Plus National Games will be held in Winnipeg in August 2026. The path to those Games is to

• Qualify out of Zone 2 – Cochrane April 29 2025;
• Qualify out of Provincials in Summer Games – Leduc Aug 21-25 2025
• Must be 55 years old by Dec 31 2025 to participate

Grab your partner and join in the fun to represent BVPA!!

Indoor Tournament and Social News

Our first Indoor Tournament date for 2025 has been set for April 12/13 so mark it on your calendars now. Your Play Committee is developing an interesting play format so stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks.

And our illustrious Social Committee is planning another fun Social following tournament play on April 12! Save the dates now!

For those of you who are wondering (and who isn’t?), this year we have no plans to replay last year’s spectacular Pickleball Palooza on July 1. The event was a monumental success last year but we cannot commit to events of that community wide scale year after year. Instead, we are going to focus our energy on smaller club based fun events and activities.

How do I know how many sessions I have signed up for?

So we've had a few folks bring up the question of how to figure out how many sessions they've signed up for? Fairly easy process, go the the Trackie page where you can see all the sessions and players within your division. Type your name in the BY REGISTRANT NAME box and click SEARCH. This will pull up and provide a count of those sessions you've signed up for.

Couple of things to keep in mind - you would need to do this for your level page as well as the SPD page if you played in SPD; and a few people have variations in their name (Sue vs Susan) so make sure you check on all spellings.

If you can't remember how many tickets or drop-in fees you've purchased, contact Sue Cowitz (sue@bowvalleypickleball.org).

If you've signed up for more sessions than you have tickets, you can: (1) cancel the extra sessions; (2) purchase tickets from someone else in your division (BVPA Facebook page is a great resource); or (3) pay a drop-in fee the day before a session (if there isn't a wait list).

NEW - YOUTH PLAY

We have implemented a Youth Play program for qualified individuals. This initiative is headed up by Al and Ruth Shipton and has very clear qualifications and requirements stipulated. You can see the attendant documents and forms on our website under the Membership tab. There we have posted our Youth Membership Application Form and the Responsible Adult Application Form. If this is of interest to you, your first step is to carefully review the Forms and the requirements and then let me know of your interest. We expect to proceed on a case by case basis.

Alberta & Canada 55 Plus Games

Established in 1980, Alberta 55 plus is a not for profit, volunteer driven group of people that helps mature Albertans enjoy a healthy, vital future through active lifestyle choices. It promotes sports and recreation development for all Albertans 55 years of age and older. Membership includes Albertans from eight different zones of the province; Canmore and Banff are within Zone 2.

The Canada 55 Plus National Games will be held in Winnipeg in August 2026. The path to those Games is to

• Qualify out of Zone 2 – Cochrane April 29 2025;
• Qualify out of Provincials in Summer Games – Leduc Aug 21-25 2025
• Must be 55 years old by Dec 31 2025 to participate

Grab your partner and join in the fun to represent BVPA!!

Indoor Tournament and Social News

Our first Indoor Tournament date for 2025 has been set for April 12/13 so mark it on your calendars now. Your Play Committee is developing an interesting play format so stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks.

And our illustrious Social Committee is planning another fun Social following tournament play on April 12! Save the dates now!

For those of you who are wondering (and who isn’t?), this year we have no plans to replay last year’s spectacular Pickleball Palooza on July 1. The event was a monumental success last year but we cannot commit to events of that community wide scale year after year. Instead, we are going to focus our energy on smaller club based fun events and activities.

How do I know how many sessions I have signed up for?

So we've had a few folks bring up the question of how to figure out how many sessions they've signed up for? Fairly easy process, go the the Trackie page where you can see all the sessions and players within your division. Type your name in the BY REGISTRANT NAME box and click SEARCH. This will pull up and provide a count of those sessions you've signed up for.

Couple of things to keep in mind - you would need to do this for your level page as well as the SPD page if you played in SPD; and a few people have variations in their name (Sue vs Susan) so make sure you check on all spellings.

If you can't remember how many tickets or drop-in fees you've purchased, contact Sue Cowitz (sue@bowvalleypickleball.org).

If you've signed up for more sessions than you have tickets, you can: (1) cancel the extra sessions; (2) purchase tickets from someone else in your division (BVPA Facebook page is a great resource); or (3) pay a drop-in fee the day before a session (if there isn't a wait list).

NEW - YOUTH PLAY

We have implemented a Youth Play program for qualified individuals. This initiative is headed up by Al and Ruth Shipton and has very clear qualifications and requirements stipulated. You can see the attendant documents and forms on our website under the Membership tab. There we have posted our Youth Membership Application Form and the Responsible Adult Application Form. If this is of interest to you, your first step is to carefully review the Forms and the requirements and then let me know of your interest. We expect to proceed on a case by case basis.