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River Oaks Country Club, 1600 River Oaks Blvd, Houston, 77019, 713-529-4321 Houston Country Club, 1 Potomac Dr, Houston, 77057, 713-465-8381 Houston Racquet Club, 10709 Memorial Dr, Houston, 77024, 713-464-4811 The Briar Club, 2603 Timmons Lane, Houston, 77027, 713-622-3667 The Houstonian, 111 N. Post Oak Ln, Houston, 77024, 713-680-2626 Lakeside Country Club, 100 Wilcrest Dr, Houston, 77042, 281-497-2222 JCC Pickleball, Merfish Teen Center at 9000 S. Rice Avenue Houston 77096, 713-551-7292

Dress for Men: Appropriate tennis and pickleball attire is required at all times while playing or practicing. Men must wear a collared or crew shirts with sleeves. All crew neck shirts must be of an athletic specific design, fabric and label. Tee shirts are not permitted. There should be no large branding or logos on any clothing worn on the courts. Sleeveless shirts of any kind are not permitted. Standard tennis shorts or warm-up pants must be worn. No cutoffs, jogging shorts, swim suits or Bermuda length shorts. Only regulation shoes designed for tennis and pickleball may be worn. Non-tennis type shoes and any that leave a cleated or rippled imprint on the courts, are not permitted. No black-soled shoes or other cross-trainer/jogging styles are permitted. Athletic specific hats and visors are permitted and should be worn with the bill facing forward. Dress for Women: Appropriate tennis and pickleball attire is required at all times while playing or practicing. Tennis/pickleball sport shirts, sleeveless tennis tank tops are permitted. Standard tennis/pickleball skirts or shorts must be worn. No cutoffs, jogging shorts, swim suits or Bermuda length shorts. If wearing compression shorts or leggings, players must also wear an appropriate tennis/pickleball skirt, shorts or pants over them. Only regulation shoes designed for tennis/pickleball may be worn. Non-tennis type shoes and any that leave a cleated or rippled imprint on the courts, are not permitted. No black-soled shoes or other cross-trainer/jogging styles are permitted. Athletic specific hats and visors are permitted and should be worn with the bill facing forward

Players are to play under the official USA Pickleball rules. Click for Rules Give the benefit of doubt to in line calls. When in doubt, call the ball "in." Players are to comply with all club rules and dress code -- Please see Dress Code in FAQ There is zero tolerance of conduct that is deemed bullying, harassing, or intimidating. Please respect all Club staff and players.

If it is raining: Home Captain must contact Visiting Captain no later than 3:00 p.m. A rainout should be called if, in the reasonable opinion of the Home Captain, the courts will not be playable by 5:45 p.m. If it looks like rain: In questionable weather, teams scheduled for first round matches must be at the Playing Site. Cancellation of matches by Captains should not be made until 45 minutes have passed. If rain occurs after matches have begun, be prepared to wait for 30 minutes to determine if courts become playable. Second round matches will be considered rained out if first round matches cannot begin within 45 minutes of the scheduled start time. Rained out matches must be rescheduled at the discretion of both Captains. If mutual agreement cannot be reached, the League Coordinator may select a date. Once a rain makeup is mutually agreed upon and filed with the Coordinator, teams are committed to play on that scheduled date and time (barring further rain). Rained out matches must be completed by the last date to report scores, or no points will be scored. Captains are encouraged to schedule rained out matches as soon as possible. Each wave may be scheduled individually. All rescheduled matches must be played at courts furnished by the Home Team unless a change of location is agreed upon by all players (or the League Admin has selected a date/location to meet everyone's needs). Rescheduled matches do not have to be played under the same conditions (all indoors or all outdoors). All make- up matches will be subject to Home Court rules Players shall record who was serving, service rotation, which players were on the left or right sides and at which end each team was located. If some lines have not begun: For those lines, including forfeited lines that have not started play due to rain, teams do not have to adhere to their original line-ups when playing make-up matches. Any players may be used as long as they have not already started play on another line for that match. If line-ups have been exchanged but play on one or more lines cannot begin due to rain, the score sheet for the affected line(s) is void. Forfeited lines will be reinstated and rescheduled if the line is unable to play at the scheduled time due to rain. If, however, the courts were playable at the scheduled time, the forfeit stands. The “scheduled time” will be defined as 15 minutes past the scheduled start time of the match as specified by the Home Captain. Inputting scores: Scores must be reported by the Home Captain and confirmed or contested by the Visiting Captain as soon as all lines are completed. Cold/Wind Policy: Match play can be rescheduled if the actual temperature (without consideration of the wind chill factor) at the home team’s outdoor courts is less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit or if wind is 20 mph or higher at 5:00 p.m. on the day of a regularly scheduled match (which includes a scheduled rain make-up match). If a match is postponed due to cold/windy weather, a make-up match must be scheduled in accordance with the rain make-up rules.

Download and print out a Score Sheet and take it with you to your match. Please fill out all of the appropriate information such as Team Name, Players, Scores, etc. At the completion of your match, simply take a picture of your Score Sheet and either text or email it to us! Text: 713-903-1581 Email: Admin@HoustonInnerLoopPickleball.com

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: ​ Team Captains will go to Team Captain Registration to sign up their team and pay the team fee of $200. All individual players may then go to Individual Player Registration to sign up On their team for $25.

Team points and rankings will be posted weekly here: