Pickleball
Courts located at Nelson Ave. Park (between Merivale & Nelson Avenues)
Shack is closed for the season
Pickleball Attendants Shack: 609-492-1474 (the line is not in use when the shack is closed)
Pickleball Shack hours:
Memorial Day Weekend, and from June 15th thru September 15th:
Everyday, except Wednesdays, from 8am until noon
NO ATTENDANTS ON WEDNESDAY, THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
PASSES ARE NOT REQUIRED WHEN THE SHACK IS CLOSED
Come, Learn, Play, Exercise, Compete, Make New Friends!
Beach Haven Pickleball
LBI’s Most Popular Pickleball Center
Passes: ONLY REQUIRED WHEN THE SHACK IS OPEN
CASH (EXACT CHANGE) OR CHECK ONLY
- Resident Seasonal passes: $80.00 (proof of residency required: NJ driver’s license, if Beach Haven address is not on your license, then, tax/water/sewer bill, or a 12-month lease are required AS WELL, dependents RESIDING IN THE HOME included
- Non-Resident Seasonal passes: $120.00
- Daily passes: $10.00 No Daily Passes Sold Until 10am (June 28th through August 18th)
- Weekly passes: $30.00
- Veterans: Free lifetime recreation badges are available for all veterans. Go to the Centre St. beach badge office, with proper ID and documentation, to obtain these badges. The badges can be used in all recreation areas.
- Active Military: Free weekly wristbands are available for all active duty military and their immediate family members. Go to the Centre St. beach badge office, with proper ID and documentation, to obtain these wristbands. The wristbands can be used in all recreation areas.
Purchasing passes:
- In Person at the Pickleball Shack: with cash or check (made out to the Borough of Beach Haven)
General PB Court Rules
- Courts for PB only: no glass, bikes, skateboards, roller blades, or skates allowed
- Attire:no sandals or bare feet, non-marking shoes only, shirts required
- Court Hours: Open 8am to 8pm with open play from 8am to noon.
- Maximum occupancy: fifty (50) players
- Balls and paddles: players provide their own
- Bring a good attitude: courteous play and good sportsmanship required
- DAILY PASS CHANGE: daily passes will not be sold until 10am, from June 28th to August 18th
Play Rules and Dry Erase Board Procedures: for Open Play hours, 8am-noon
- Sign in: all players MUST sign in with the attendant at the shack when they arrive
- 8am Start Time: Players may go on the courts at 7:55am to wait for the 8am start time, NO HOLDING SPOTS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ARRIVED
- Once courts are full: additional players write names in the first empty or partially filled box on the whiteboard
- Groups: write all names in the next open box, all players listed MUST be off the court and ready to play, YOU CANNOT WRITE NAMES OF THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY PLAYING
- Next group has less than 4 players: no other groups can play until that group is full, BE KIND AND JOIN IN WITH GROUPS THAT NEED MORE PLAYERS
- Your box has an available court: cross all of your names off of the board and occupy the next court as soon as possible
- Finished your game: announce “Court Open” and then you can sign back on the board again
- Keep game play moving: watch the board and let others know when a court becomes available, fill the box for groups with less than 4 players if you can
- Courts not filled: players should mix in with each other and rotate if others are waiting to play
- ATTENTION: DO NOT ERASE NAMES OF OTHER PLAYERS OR MOVE THEM TO ANOTHER BOX