Foster City Pickleball Cours
Hours for open play are 8 am to 10 pm every day. Special hours for events such as tournaments, clinics, city-approved lessons or court maintenance will be posted at courts.
When the Recreation Center is open, paddles, balls, and USA Pickleball rule books are available
for rent at the front desk daily from 9am – 9pm.
Tournaments, leagues, clinics, paid lessons or any other organized play are not allowed without permission from the Foster City Parks and Recreation Department (MC1220.050)
Queuing Guidelines
for non-reserved courts (Open Play)
During open play, courts are available to all players on a first come, first serve basis. When players are waiting, courts may not be held for continuous play. Discouraging other players from waiting for a specific court is strictly prohibited.
When players are waiting, total court time allowed for singles or doubles game play (including warm-up), or drilling is 15 minutes. Games will be played to 11 points, win by 2, first team to 15 points, or to 15 minutes, whichever occurs first.
To wait for a court, place your paddle(s) in the corresponding queue of the court that you wish to play. Paddle holders for the queues can be found near all 4 entrances to the courts and are numbered to corresponding to the court number.
- If 4 players are waiting, then all players from the completed game release court.
- If 3 players are waiting, then 1 player from the winning team stays on.
- If 2 players are waiting, then the winning team stays on.
- If 1 player is waiting, then 3 players stay on (winning team plus 1 player from losing
team)
Safety Guidelines
Do not walk behind adjacent courts while a point is in play. Wait for play to end.
If a ball rolls behind an adjacent court, wait until play has stopped to retrieve it.
If a ball rolls onto an adjacent court, alert the adjacent court immediately to stop play.
The following are NOT allowed at any time:
- Double stacking of paddles (playing a game while having a second paddle waiting on
another court) - Black sole shoes (only non-marking tennis or court shoes are allowed)
- Dogs or other animals, leashed or unleashed
- Smoking of tobacco or E-Cig products
- Spitting on courts
- Profanity or unnecessary yelling.
- Food and drink, with the exception of water
- Leaning or sitting on nets, or intentional damage to pickleball facility
- Chairs between courts or at court baselines (chairs safely placed along fences adjacent to
court sidelines are allowed)
Pickleball Code of Conduct
Pickleball is a social and inclusive sport. Players are expected to conduct themselves in a friendly and courteous manner at all times. All players are reminded that the goal is to provide an environment where all players can play the game to the best of their ability and have fun while doing so.
RECREATION CENTER (650)286-3380
POLICE NON-EMERGENCY (650)286-3345
FOR EMERGENCIES, CALL 91