1st Annual Yachad Toronto Pickleball Tournament - 2025

*** INFORMATIONAL ONLY***

For all registrations, please visit - https://www.yachad.org/toronto/pickleball

All payments must be made in the main website https://www.yachad.org/toronto/pickleball.

Canadian Tax Receipt will be issued for the maximum allowable amount.

Location : Rally Pickleball at Sherwood Village, Mississauga, Ontario - 17 indoor courts with professional nets and surface.

Yachad Toronto's 1st Pickleball Tournament unites the community to support programs for people with special needs.

We invite you to become a sponsor and help make this event a great success.

Highlights include:

- Brand New Facility

- Ontario Pickleball Academy Tournament Director

- Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced Levels

- Men’s doubles, Women’s doubles and Mixed Doubles Games

- Minimum of Four Games Guaranteed

- Breakfast & Lunch, Swag Bags, Raffle Prizes

- Musical Entertainment and Award Ceremony

- Professional Exhibition

- Full Use of Spa Facilities

- Early Bird Discount

- Limited Spots Available

Whether you are a newbie, played in a few rec games at the local community centre and want to get a taste of competition and tournament play or you're a seasoned tournament player wanting to test yourself against the best, We would like to welcome all pickleball players to register for the 1st Annual Yachad Toronto Pickleball Tournament !

A special shoutout to all the sponsors and volunteers without whom this event would not be possible!

Thanks to Rally Pickleball for providing such a wonderful facility.

Participation Details

Entry Fee:

Early Bird Special $150 until April 7

$200 Regular Participation Fee - April 8-May 2

Food and Drinks: Kosher Lunch will be served

Why Sponsor?

Exposure to a Wide Audience: Get your brand noticed by a diverse group of community members, participants, and spectators.

Support a Worthy Cause: Your sponsorship helps fund important programs for adults and teens living with special needs, including daily programs, Sunday Funday, and Weekend Retreats.

Community Engagement: Network with local families and businesses while showcasing your commitment to the community.

Yachad: The Canadian Jewish Council for Disabilities provides inclusive social, recreational and life skills programs for adults and teens living with special needs. Inclusion is when main stream high school and university students participate together with people with special needs as equals.

Sponsorship package link - https://res.cloudinary.com/ncsy/image/upload/v1739449744/Sponsorship_Package_for_Yachad_Pickleball_Fundraiser_Feb_12_qgyhxr.pdf

Prizes:

Prizes will be awarded at every division to 1st place only.

Referees & Volunteers:

We are looking for volunteers to assist during the event. Please contact Jennifer Turack for more information - turackj@ou.org

Finals will be refereed to the extent possible.

Below you will find all the information you need. Please read over it carefully!

1. All payments to be made in the main website https://www.yachad.org/toronto/pickleball.

2. All players must check-in at the tournament desk upon arrival at Rally Pickleball at Sherwood Village, Mississauga. (Please do not go onto the courts without checking in.)

3. Each interested participant is eligible to play either of 2 options below

a) Any one age category of just gender doubles OR

b) Any one age category of both gender doubles and mixed doubles

Registration remains the same i.e 150$ whether you play in 1 or 2 category divisions.

For eg. If you are 3.5 male, 55 years old, You can either play in either 19+ OR 50+ category of mens and mixed or just mens doubles. You can ONLY play down in age category.

4. We highly encourage registering with a partner, but we welcome individual registrations as well. If you don't have a partner, please register as an individual and indicate "Need a partner". In the registrants list, there will be several players, looking for partner as well. Feel free to contact them via the buttons/forms provided.

5. Your spot is not guaranteed in your event until both partners are registered and paid in full. Both partners have 5 days to register before being placed onto the waitlist.

6. Tournament director has the rights to move players UP or DOWN keeping in mind the self rating or DUPR if available to see what's best for the event.

IMPORTANT - On your player profile, make sure you have 'receive in game text messages' checked to 'YES' AND Cell Carrier should be selected. This is how you will receive your game notifications and court assignments. Please keep your phone close to you and be aware of getting a TEXT for your next matches and results.

Please arrive 30 mins prior to the start of your event.

Format : Players will play a ROUND ROBIN pool play leading into a play-offs based on number of teams registered.

Note : Events could be combined if there are less number of teams registered. Depending on the number of registered players/teams in each event, we will combine events either based on skill or age to provide the best overall playing experience, given the circumstances.

For refund info - Please contact Stacy Markin and Ashley Solomon Email : stacy@fusioncanada.com and solomonas@ou.org

Only water allowed on courts. No coloured drinks or beverages allowed on courts.

Wear only clean, court appropriate shoes while playing.