QUICK LINKS FOR MEMBERS
Get ready for our Outdoor season! Click HERE for the May-June schedule. The new REGISTRATION HUB is your one portal to signing up to play, book clinics, register for tournaments. Please bookmark the webpage (emailed to members in early May) for ongoing registrations.
Need help with the Registration HUB? Contact: mike@bowvalleypickleball.org
Need help with Membership? Contact: sheila@bowvalleypickleball.org
The 2024 Official Rulebook can be found HERE
Our AGM was held on Thursday February 20, 2025. We welcome three new Board members (Leanne French, Darryl Stann and Therese Rogers) to join the returning Board members (Sheila Churchill, Bill Foden, Doris Foden, Mike Layton and Rosie Neil). Huge thanks to our retiring Board members - Doug Thomson, Helen Thomson and Michelle Vincent. For the full Board roster and their bios, plus our Committees, see the "About Us" tab.
JOIN THE BOW VALLEY PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION
2025 Memberships are on sale for $100! Click the JOIN-RENEW button above. Membership is valid from date of purchase until December 31, 2025.
Our Indoor Program is offered in three sessions (November-December, January-February and March-April) in Room 200, Canmore Rec Center on 2 courts. Indoor play is run on a cost recovery basis, by pre-selling virtual "ticket packs", with online registration for play at your skill level. Members only.
Our Outdoor Program runs from mid-May to mid-October. All regularly scheduled outdoor play is included with your 2025 membership fee. Outdoor play is held at two locations, Veterans Park and Larch multi-purpose rink. Member sign-up opens every Thursday at 8 am through a central Registration HUB for the following week.
Most of our play is levelled round robin play: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced. We also offer Ladder play, Intermediate Box and Advanced-EPC for some more competitive play, plus Same Partner Doubles play. New for the 2025 outdoor season is scheduled Practice sessions.
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VISITORS & NON-MEMBERS
Visiting Canmore and want to play pickleball? Here's what you need to know:
Play with the BVPA:
Indoors – no drop-in for non-members
Outdoors – drop-in allowed, based upon availability at your skill level. Check the outdoor schedule under Play, turn up at the correct court 15 minutes early, sign a waiver and pay $10 cash to the session captain.
Private bookings:
Indoor - Canmore Recreation Centre. Two courts available. Book through the Town of Canmore website. The Town also offers limited drop-in – check their website.
Outdoor - Veterans Park (bring your own net) or Larch multi-purpose rink (permanent net in place). If the courts are not being used by players with a reservation, you may play for free on a first-come, first-serve basis. Free use is limited to 45 minutes (from the time you start) when other drop-in players are waiting. Players with a reservation have priority over drop-in players. Veterans - reserve through the Canmore Tennis Association. Larch - see Town of Canmore website.