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Originally Posted by cbv0211
Open play does not mean that your group can monopolize a court and exclude others that have come to play--especially if they don't have enough people to start their own game. The pickleball players that I know don't monopolized open play courts and rotate in other players even though they have to sit out a game. IMHO it was not right to exclude the two people from rotating in. It was Open play and not a time that you reserved through the Rec Dept. When you reserve a time then you have the right to exclude others who want to join your group and play.
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That pretty much sums up how open play works, at least for pickleball.
But in defense of the OP...page 3 of the rec news does say just what the OP claimed, and the wording is possibly a bit open for interpretation: "...No courts are reserved, but are available on a first-come-first-served basis". I can see how this could be interpreted as...we have the court because we were first here. Procedures for open play seem well established and accepted for pickleball. But the definition in the Rec News has some ambiguity in my opinion.
First off, the definition of "open play" is under a paragraph labeled "Categories of Recreation Activities", which is under the main heading "Recreation Pool Guidelines". Yet the definition speaks of "courts". Why if it's under the pool guidelines section?
Sounds like some clarification is in order, at least for pool users.
EDIT: After reading through all the "Categories of Recreational Activities", it's obvious the section applies to all rec activities, not just those associated with a pool. That makes for confusion and possible conflict right off the bat. In addition, the "Open Play" definition is a bit ambiguous and does not exactly (or at least clearly) define open play as implemented in pickleball.
Again...open play in pickleball works well and should be maintained as is. It's just not clear that it conforms to the definition of open play in the Rec News.
(Whew! I ran on and repeated myself more than I intended too...sorry.
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