Raton NM #46 - Cowboy Chaos

 

April 26 2003

The weather on this particular Wednesday was cold with a possibility of rain so play was scheduled inside at the Colfax County Event Center. Lobbing the ball inside was not going to be successful for those who like to lob. Our first game was against Leslie and Barbara. Leslie was our contact for play in Raton and she was faithful in seeing that players showed up the day we visited. Her pickleball partner Barbara was previously a tennis coach and her tennis skills transferred well to the pickleball court. Our next game was a bit different and something new to us. Leslie called it Chaos. On the sideline for each team was a third player who would replace the next player on their team that made a mistake. The photo at the top of the blog shows me, Leslie, Barb, Barbara, Jeanne and David just after our Chaos game. It was a great way to get players into the game and keep the game moving. We have used this method occasionally for play after returning home.
We had a great group of people to play with in Raton and enjoyed being on the court with all of them. Here Mike and Barb take on JP and Stephanie. The players faithfully use Team Reach to schedule play and communicate with each other. They also have a FaceBook page Raton Pickleball Club where they post interesting information about pickleball as well as tournament play available to the club.

As we travel, we are always interested in seeing what brand of paddles the players are using. We were delighted to see Leslie playing with a Paddletek Tempest since we are Brand Ambassadors with Paddletek. If you purchase merchandise from Paddletek's website, use the code RODGERS10 for a 10% discount.


We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Raton and would certainly stop by again to play with this delightful group of skilled players. Players composed of a retired ophthalmologist, lawyers, teachers, an RN, electrician and an OTR. (I'm not sure if it was an Occupational Therapist or Over The Road trucker. I'm gong with therapist.) It's great playing with a group this size. We get to interact with all of the players. Thanks Kathy, Stephanie, JP, David, CC, Jeanne, Leslie Mike, Barbara, Val and Jim (not pictured) for making us feel welcome and giving us some great play. Hopefully we will be back again some day. Thank you, Leslie, for all you did to ensure we would be able to  play in Raton.



Location: 158 York Canyon Rd, Raton, NM 87740, USA

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