🟡 WILLOBEES FRIENDLY SOCIAL PICKLEBALL – CROWS NEST 🐝
Beginners welcome—no first-timers | Two courts | 90-minute session

Know the basics but still finding your feet? This is a great session for you!

Enjoy friendly games in a relaxed, encouraging WilloBees atmosphere. There’s no pressure to play perfectly—this is a chance to practise, build confidence and meet other players.

Completed a WilloBees Introduction / First Timers session? You’re very welcome! You don’t need to be an expert or remember every rule. A basic understanding of serving, scoring and gameplay is enough to get started.

More experienced players are welcome too—please keep games supportive and give developing players the opportunity to rally and enjoy themselves.

Come on your own or bring a friend. Your host will introduce you to others and help organise playing partners.

👥 IS THIS SESSION RIGHT FOR YOU?

This session is suitable if you:

• Have played pickleball before or completed an introductory session
• Want to build confidence with serving, rallying and scoring
• Prefer friendly, social games over intense competition

Never played before? Please book a dedicated First Timers session, where we’ll teach you the basics from the beginning.

🕘 ARRIVAL & COURT ACCESS

Please arrive 5–10 minutes before the listed start time and introduce yourself to your WilloBees host.

Do not enter the court area, set up nets or warm up before the listed start time unless directed by your host or Centre staff.

This session follows another event, so please allow those players to finish without interruption. Nets may already be in place—your host will explain what’s needed.

Other groups may have paid bookings, or the Centre may be providing basketball free play. Empty courts do not mean they are available for our use.

🕒 PLAY & PACK-UP

Our 90-minute booking includes play and any necessary setup and pack-up.

Your host will explain the rotations so everyone gets a fair share of court time. Please be patient, encourage one another and ask if you’re unsure about anything.

Please help pack away equipment as directed by your host. We’ll finish play in time to have the courts cleared by the booking’s finish time.

👟 WHAT TO BRING

• Comfortable clothing and supportive court shoes—no sandals or thongs
• A drink bottle
• Optional: a small hand towel
• Your paddle, if you have one—spare paddles are available to borrow

🟡 A FEW SIMPLE SAFETY RULES

• If a loose ball rolls onto your court, call “Ball!” and stop play
• If your ball enters another court, alert the players—don’t chase it
• Never cross another court to retrieve a ball
• Wait until play has stopped before safely returning a ball
• Ask your host whenever you’re unsure

📍 VENUE, TRANSPORT & PARKING

North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre
Level 5, 36 Hume Street, Crows Nest NSW 2065

🚇 Opposite Crows Nest Metro
🚌 Bus services stop nearby
🚗 Two hours’ free parking at Hume Street Car Park, adjoining the centre—one free parking period per day. Please check the signs and allow time for arrival and departure.

🐝 CLUB MEMBERSHIP

New visitors may attend one WilloBees session before joining the club. If you’ve already attended a WilloBees First Timers session, that counts as your first visit.

After that, current paid WilloBees membership is required. We’re proudly affiliated with Pickleball NSW.

Joining our OpenSports group does not make you a financial club member.

👉 Join or renew:
https://www.willobees.au/registration

⚠️ PARTICIPATION & WAIVER

By attending, you acknowledge that you participate at your own risk and are responsible for your safety and belongings. You agree not to hold the organisers, hosts or WilloBees Pickleball Club liable for injury, loss or property damage arising from the session, to the extent permitted by law.

Friendly faces, plenty of encouragement—and no judgement if you forget the score! 😄🐝

Price includes GST.