Operationally Speaking

Bistro @ PCC returns June 14^th.  The Bistro Boyz team led by Luke Wilkerson will  provide you with the opportunity to purchase lunch or a snack from the convenience of the lobby or pool deck.  We will be serving lunch hours M-TH and on non-Hot Doggest Fridays in addition to Island Saturday BBQ's. 

Also please note: 

  

   

PLEASE REMEMBER

 

Always lock your vehicles and stow valuables (purses, electronics, phones etc)

 out of sight or with you at all times.

 

We are an open campus and not immune to the bad intentions of others. 

 

USTA FIFTY MIXED LEAGUES

Sign-ups have started on the USTA website (www.ustanorcal.com) for our upcoming Fifty Mixed league. Please read the below information and contact Coach Sid right away if you are interested!!!!

Fifty Mixed 7.0 is a mixed gender team for 50 years and up. Cynthia Hunton has agreed to captain a PCC team, so please contact her if you are interested:  cynthia.hunton@gmail.com, or contact Coach Sid if you have questions or would like to be a part of a team:  sidn@peninsulacovenant.com

Fifty Mixed Info:  now-June 12 (sign-ups), July 11-Oct 9 (season)

If you have not yet been rated with USTA and need some help with this, you may also contact Coach Sid.

USTA ADULT LEAGUE

Come support your fellow PCC Tennis Members and check out some of the upcoming home matches: 

          Wednesday, June 1, Men's 4.5, 6:15pm

Thursday, June 2, Women's 4.0, 6:30pm

          Saturday, June 4, Women's 3.0, 11am

          Tuesday, June 7, Women's 3.5, 6pm

          Saturday, June 11, Men's 3.5, 11am

          Sunday, June 12, Women's 3.5, 12:30pm

Here's the winner's circle photo from the USPTA Spanish Bay Invitational -

From Left to Right:  Amy Clifford, Lisa McKenna, Kathi Williams, Cynthia Newton, Yvonne Tinline, Leanne Perez with Jeff Gonce, Tournament Director.

CHALLENGE COURT

Challenge court has been a success!  We have folks coming out every Friday afternoon from 3-7pm.  Come try it out!  It's doubles for any level.  One or 2 of our coaching staff is there to help organize and match up levels or even play along with

you! 

PLAYDAYS

Tuesday and Wednesday playdays will move from courts 1 & 2 to courts 2 & 3 starting on June 21^st.

CLINICS

Coach Paco will be adding 2 ladies beginner clinics this summer!  Mondays from 5:30-6:30 and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30.  He will continue his Monday co-ed intermediate/advanced clinic from 7-8pm.  Please contact Alex Martin at alexm@peninsulacovenant.com to be added to the weekly clinics email list or for more information.

JUNIOR TENNIS

Our Junior Tennis program is underway and our classes are exploding with kids and excitement! Our last regular session started May 31^st and our junior program continues until June 9.

JUNIOR SUMMER CAMP and PEE WEE SUMMER       

Sign-ups have begun for our summer camps. We have full and half day camps running June 20 through August 19. PCC Tennis Camp will prove a fun and exciting camp experience. Excellent and extensive coaching in an extremely caring atmosphere will guarantee progress for each camper regardless of their level of play. Campers attending full or half day weeks will receive a free t-shirt. Specify size on the registration form. Each player will receive a Certificate of Achievement and a tennis progress report upon completion of camp. See the attached flyer for more information.

Also this summer we will continue with our Pee Wee Tennis program for kids ages 3-5. See the attached flyer for all the info.

Contact Alex at alexm@peninsulacovenant.com if you need more info.

NCAA at Stanford

It was nice to see so many PCC tennis members enjoying the great tennis at Stanford over the past 2 weeks.  A BIG thank you to our ball kid team who were super!! They got to ball kid for the semi-finals this past Sunday!

 Pictured with National Champions Stanford doubles duo, Hillary Barte and Mallory Burdette.

Front Row: Levi Vigdorchik, Jared Mejia, Nathan Van-Dell, Elise Rhen

Middle Row: Sadie Rhen, Jose (Nino) Lopez

Back Row: Coach Sid, David Kogan, Payton Newcomb

not pictured: Jackson Lingane

TEAM ASCENT

Team Ascent is a tennis based community outreach program that has just finished its second year at 3 of our local high schools.  This program works in conjunction with our partner non-profit organization, "Serve the Peninsula".  Team Ascent reaches over 70 students that are at risk of expulsion from their schools for behavior and academic issues.  The students in the program have a rigid 2 hour tennis/fitness program and then have another 2 hour small group workshop on, life skills and decision making, one day every week for the nine month school year. 

I would like to thank all of our tennis coaches: Paco Lopez, Julio Hermosillo, Jose Avalos, and Alex Martin, who worked so diligently for the entire year in often challenging circumstances.  Also, thank you PCC community for supporting our endeavors to make a positive impact on our community.

As a celebration for the students who completed the entire year of Team Ascent they were rewarded with a day of tennis, swimming, and BBQ at PCC on their last day of the program.

 Team Ascent

                                                            

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PCA Dolphin Swim Team News

 

  

PCA Dolphins Summer 2011 is here!

 

The PCA Dolphin's summer 2011 session is now underway. Although some classes are full there is still lots of space for swimmers to sign up. PCA's summer session is set up as follows:

 

For Green (level 1), Red (levels 2 and 3), Blue (level 4) and Ruby (level 5)

Period I - "In School": May 25^th through June 9^th at PCC.

Period II - "Schools Out!": June 13^th through July 23^rd at Sequoia High School's pool

 

All new swimmers need to be evaluated before they can be placed into a group. Please contact Coach Rachel Yarranton at rachely@peninsulacovenant.com with any questions you have or to set up an evaluation.

 

Thanks and see you at the pool,

PCA Dolphin Coaches

 

 

PCA Intra-squad Meet: A swimming success!!

 

On Friday May 20^th at about 3:30pm, approximately 65 PCA swimmers (and their families) descended on the community center to participate in the Spring PCA Intra-squad meet. Dolphin swimmers between the ages of 4 and 13 came together to celebrate and showcase the knowledge they learned in PCA's spring session. Smiles, fast swimming and high fives filled the pool deck!

 

Not only did PCA's younger crowd fill the pool deck for this event, but older PCA swimmers came to show their support for their younger counterparts by volunteering to time and help run the meet. Swarms of PCA parents could also be seen about the deck helping time, shepherding and showing their support for their swimmers.

 

The Dolphins also owe a huge thank you to the PCC staff who helped to host this event and to Peninsula Covenant Church's Family Ministries who sent volunteers to help serve food and to help time the swim meet. PCA couldn't have done it without you!

 

"That was our first meet. Thank you for making it such a wonderful event!  And, thanks to PCC for food to the happy hungry masses. :)" -PCA parent

 

Goooooo Dolphins!

 

 

PCC Swimmers Shine at CCS

 

Swimmers from over one hundred high schools competed at the Santa Clara International Swim Center in the Central Coast Section Championships on May 20-21.

 

Athletes who have grown up at PCC swimming in the PCA Dolphin program compete at eleven schools: Bellarmine, Burlingame, Carlmont, Kings Academy, Menlo Atherton, Notre Dame, Sequoia, Serra, St. Ignatius, St. Francis and Woodside.

 

Congratulations to individual event winners Curtis Ogren (SF) and Alicia Grima (W) and to finalists Megan Beach (SEQ), Lilly Nelson pictured below (SEQ) and Leah Goldman (Burl). 

 

  

 

Best Wishes to PCA Dolphins Graduates

Congratulations to our high school seniors who are heading off to college. Great job!!!!

Oscar Andaluz-Oregon, Kayla Bauhaus-Middlebury, Megan Beach-Emory, Sarah Beach-Emory, Taylor Beach-Canada, Tommy Hunter-UCLA, Kaila Manca-UConn, Carly Reed-CAL, Lauren Jung-CAL, Erica Segal-Cal Poly, Stephanie Fong-USC, Carina Whaley-Purdue, Alexa Strutner-NYU and Tiffany Mori-Loyala/Marymount.

PCA MASTERS SPLASHING INTO SUMMER

Summer is almost upon us, even if the weather seems a bit like winter lately, and the PCA Masters Swim Team is gearing up for a full summer of activity.

Open Water Competition begins with close  to twenty five swimmers either taking on the .75mile or the 2.5k open water swims of Lake Del Valle in Livermore on Sunday, June 12.  Many will be leaving PCC on a couple of vans for a full morning of swimming, and then joining one another at Garre' Winery for some relaxing and some lunch.  Probably a little wine tasting will be conducted as well.  It should be a fine kick off to a great summer of activity.

There are a number of other lake swims coming up as well, but the biggest focus of the summer will be the Trans Tahoe Relay taking place at Lake Tahoe on July 23.  PCA Masters has 10 teams of six swimmers each swimming across Lake Tahoe in relay fashion.  The water temp this year could be a bit on the cooler side as it is still snowing as I write this, and July is not that far away.  No wet suits are allowed, and each swimmer is in the water for a little less than an hour.  With this many teams, the competition among just us this year could prove to be intense, and at many of the workouts at the club I am hearing a bit of smack going on between the lanes.  A number of us will be training in the cooler waters of San Francisco Bay quite soon to prepare for the swim across Lake Tahoe.  All the swimmers and teams can be seen at the club on the Masters Bulletin Board near the Hot Tub by the Weight Room.

The workouts are well attended, even if the weather is not the best, and the swimmers are working hard to get in their best shape.  I am looking forward to a full summer of activity here at PCC and in the lakes and other venues around Northern California.   Have a great summer and remember,

Stay Fit!     Have Fun!     Get Wet!

Coach Mike

Lane Line Changes

Starting June 6, Lane line changes will occur 9 - 9:15am and again 6 - 6:15pm, Monday through Thursday. Please plan your swim workout accordingly.

No Lap Swim - one week only

June 6 - June 9, there will be no lap swimming available 3:45 - 6:45 due to swim team practice. 

Help Keep the Pool Open this Summer!    

Follow these simple directives and do your part to keep our pool open all season long.  Thank you!

DOUBLE DIAPER POLICY:Children in diapers must wear tightly BOTH a disposable swim diaper and reusable diaper (available at Front Desk). Even though water resistant, disposable swim diapers deteriorate and reach capacity quickly. The reusable diaper acts as a second layer of protection.   

BATHROOM  Take your child to the bathroom at regular intervals.   

HIT THE RED BUTTON If a child has a fecal accident in the baby pool, please push the Red button on the shed adjacent to the baby pool (alarm will sound) and inform front desk or a lifeguard IMMEDIATELY.

The two pools share a filtration system. When depressed, the red button shuts off the filtration system. If done soon enough after a fecal accident, the baby pool can be isolated, allowing the main pool to stay open while addressing the accident.

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 Fitness Class Time Changes

Starting Week of June 6^th 

Monday and Wednesday: 5:30pm Wet Sweat will move to 6:15.

Starting the Week of June 13th

Monday and Wednesday: 8:40 Spin will move to 9:30

Saturday: 7:15 Group Power will move to 7:45. 8:25 Pilates, Spin, Wet Sweat and Zumba will all move to 9am.

Tiny Dancers / Tap & Ballet

Wednesdays - Starts June 15 

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The Community Centers PE program just wrapped up its second school year serving local schools. This year the PE Programs 15 coaches had the honor of setting foot on 8 different elementary school campuses. They taught PE to 63 class rooms and played team sports with over seventeen hundred students each week. Part of the PE team also got the opportunity to serve in Ensenada Mexico, by bringing sports and Gospel to local children and churches we partner with. The 2010-2011 school year was a great success. Our team of coaches were not just PE teachers, they became family to the schools, friends to the teachers, and role models to the students. The number one thing that sticks out about this school year is RELATIONSHIPS, we've been able to build on our first years work and now have solid relationships with our local schools. WE LOVE THEM.

 This summer will be full of planning and training for next school year. Part of our PE team will also be traveling to Ghana and bringing our sports outreach curriculum to rescued children at the City Of Refuge Orphanage.

If you would like more information on The PE Program, what we do,  and would like to support or partner with us in any way.

Please contact us at: Coach@WEAREPCC.com

Right to Left

Top Row: Julia Riggs, Paul Yapp, Victor Hernandez, Tyson Aldrich,         Ryan Carey, Sarah Tallmadge, Tia Gomez

Bottom Row: Steven Rozzi, Crystal Ibarra, David Portillo, Micheal Bell