Hello GMGC Ladies Paddle Players! 

Hoping everyone had a great summer! Paddle Season is only a few weeks away and we are reaching out to ALL women members at Gulph Mills to see who is interested in learning the game, playing  competitively or playing socially. During the off season we have been working on lots of exciting things for the paddle program and we have lots of info to cover below, but we CAN NOT do it without all of your input. Please respond to the Google Survey below by September 13th so we can start to put plans in place. Thank you!

GMGC Team and MAPTA league Information

1/ Are you interested in Playing Paddle and/or Participating in Beginner Clinics?

In order to continue to grow our women's program, we need to support those members that would like to learn the game. We will be offering beginner clinics weekly or bi-weekly depending on the level of interest.  If you would like to learn more about the women's GMGC paddle program or are interested in the beginner clinics, please respond to the Google Survey below.

2/ Past League Cup Players:

• Will you be returning this season? GMGC will be supporting 3 cups again this season - cups 2,3 and 8. We need to know if you are planning on rostering for a team, would only prefer to sub or will not be playing at all. 
• Will you be able to participate in clinics this season? In order for there to be maximum participation, we need to know what your best time of day is to participate in clinics so we can schedule accordingly. 
• Paddle Camp Interest? We would like to set up a camp for 2-3 days in September/early October locally. The idea here is that we get pros to work with us for 2hr morning and afternoon sessions for 2 days. Please let us know if this is something you would be interested in. Please help us make this the best team experience for everyone.
• Cup Lineups: Because our women's program has grown and we have new players of all levels, we will be working with a local Pro to help us set the lineups for the start of the season. We are asking that everyone come to the courts during the pre-season with an open mind to some adjustments so that GM can put forth the strongest lineups. This will allow the teams to continue to be competitive and will support cup 8 in its goal to move to cup 7. 

GMGC Women's Paddle Survey for the 2025-2026 Season

GMGC Social Paddle

We had so much fun at the closing cocktail party in February that we decided to do a season Opening Cocktail Party, September 26th from 5-7pm. In addition to the Opening Cocktail Party we have planned a few other fun paddle events for all members. In the coming weeks we will update you with dates and details for each of these events. If you are interested in helping plan any of the events, please let us know either by text, email or responding to the survey. We would love more help in planning these events!

Ladies Opening Cocktail Party (end of September)

Mixed Social Paddle Darty (Early October)

Paddle-Golf Event (end September/early October)

Ocktoberfest Social (Late October)

Ladies Member Guest (Middle of November)

Bloody Mary Open (End of November)

Silver Paddle Tournament (early January)

Other Dates of Interest

October 20th - MAPTA For the LOVE of Paddle Breast Cancer Event

October 27th - First matches of the season 

Looking forward to another fabulous paddle season with the women of Gulph Mills! If anyone has questions about any of the above, please reach out to either of us.

Melissa Purcell

240-418-2883

Laura Owens

610-306-9842

GMGC Paddle Chair