Bocce Ball/ Shuffleboard

Bocce Ball at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. At Homestead Rec. Contact Jeff Bero jbero@aol.com

CG Walkers

Come walk at your own pace with your neighbors, Everyday at 8:00 a.m. except Sunday, Meet up at the Postal station

Citrus Grove Runners

This is a group of runners that want to do training runs. and attend weekend races within the state of Florida. We will celebrate members' accomplishments and mileage; we will also applaud the events that they participate in. This group will meet M.W,F 7:00a.m. in front of Homestead. Please contact, Michelle Butler 443-956-1450 Michellebutler34@gmail.com

Ladies Golf

Join us playing Executive courses on Tuesdays and Saturdays - Contact Kim Holdredge or Carol Ducane at cgladiesgolf@gmail.com for more information. Championship courses on Fridays, contact Debbie Kassak at dkassak@comcast.net

Men's Golf

Getting together to start a friendly group of golfers from Citrus Grove and see where it takes us from there. Contact Joe Helfert jdhelfert@gmail.com

Pickleball

Pickleball time to be announced soon. contact Tim Sherfey for more information sherfey2000@yahoo.com

Readers Roundtable Book Club

Meet with fellow readers and discuss a book chosen by the group each month. Lively discussion and exciting exchange of new book suggestions. 3rd Sunday of each month at 4 pm Homestead Rec. contact Paula Parton scout@partonsteel.com for more information

Scrapbooking/Card making/Paper craft club

Homestead starting March 24th.
We will meet the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 1:00pm until 4:30pm.
All are welcome - beginners and experienced.
Any questions, please contact Jean Styles at 201-407-4250 or Jean424@aol.com

Tennis

afternoon tennis, play, practice, work on strokes. 3.5 or better level of play. for more information, please contact daverabin2020@gmail.com

Themed Trivia

Time is from 4:30 to 6:30
The event venue is at Aviary
We have the kitchen and a card room
Mockingbird and Pelican
If anyone brings a guest from outside of the villages, they need a village ID pass. I believe you get that from Ezell.
Snacks will be provided, but you may also bring some of your own. BYOB!
Contact Jane Miller to sign up 262-939-4548, or kermitjfroghere@yahoo.com

Groups

What are Groups?
Groups are a wonderful way to meet people within your own neighborhood. We encourage all Citrus Grove residents to participate in current available groups or to make your own. Please click on a group below for more information on how to sign up.

How do I start my own Group?
If you are interested in starting a group within Citrus Grove please email the information including a contact number or email address to info@villageofcitrusgrove.com

PICKLEBALL

What is pickleball?

Pickleball is a paddleball sport that integrates the components badminton, table tennis, and tennis. Two or four players use solid wooden or composite fiber paddles to hit a perforated ball over a net. Pickleball is played on a regulation doubles badminton court. The net is hung at 36 inches at both ends and dips to 34 inches at center.

How do you play pickleball?

Serve:

Servers arm must be directing the paddle in an upward arc
The paddle must be below the waist when when contacting the ball on the serve
The highest part of the paddle can not be higher that the server’s wrist

Scoring:

Points are scored on the serve. The receiving side can’t score points
At beginning of match, right side (even court) player serves to the diagonally opposite court
The server moves to the left side (odd court) and serves to the diagonally opposite court if a point is scored
Players on the serving side move from right to left or left to right each time a point is scored
Players on the serving team do not alternate sides unless a point is scored. The receiving side never alternates sides
The first server continues to serve until the serving team loses a rally by committing a fault; then the serve passes to the second server on the team
When the second server loses the serve, the serve goes to the other team and the player on the right serves first.
This pattern continues throughout the game

How did pickleball start?

Pickleball began during the summer of 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Joel Pritchard, who became a congressman and lieutenant governor, were unable to set up a badminton game. They improvised with a waffle ball, lowered the net, and manufactured paddles from plywood sheets.

CLIFTON COVE

Green with anticipation
Almost two months had passed since the day the Villager asked an attendant at Ezell when the putting course would open. “It looks like there’s still a lot of work to do on those greens.” The attendant said then hesitated. “The grounds keeper says one to two months.”
Not the answer the villager wanted to hear.

Preparation
The villager went on the internet and researched putting. Stance with knees bent slightly; grip with thumb aligned with the shaft; head down, eyes focused on the ball and striking face of the club. Every practice swing emulating a pendulum. All that without a club and a ball. The villager concentrated on angles and fundamentals in his living room.

On the green
Opening day had come. When the villager drive by Clifton Cove putting course and saw the people on the greens he made up his mind to be on the course the next morning.
He couldn’t start earlier than 9 AM. He needed to borrow a club and ball at the rec center. The villager went with a straight backed right hander.
On the first hole, the villager realized the Zen of the game. Tuned in to the path from his eyeballs to the ball on the ground and setting the club head on the line connecting the ball to the hole.
The course was challenging. The villager needed a lot of practice.