All FP Pickleball Courts are closed Thursday March 5 beginning at 7:00a.m. for scheduled tree trimming at the courts. The vendor will be working throughout the day Thursday and courts […]

Baked Goods Donations are needed for the Polk Senior Games next week, March 10-12. All proceeds support Smashers Community Outreach Programs to help promote the sport of pickleball. Check out […]

At the December 17, 2025 Board Meeting, the resignations of President Rick Ackley and Board Secretary Doris Saterzan were submitted, effective immediately.  We wish to thank each officer for their time […]

If Santa brings you a new pickleball paddle this Christmas…we have schools who would LOVE your gently-used paddle donation! Paddles can be dropped in the FP lost & found box […]

You may have noticed these orange wrist bands worn at the courts. These are Smashers board members and advisors who can help answer paddle queue and other court utilization questions. […]

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the second, bi-annual Smashers Memorial Award for 2025: The award, established in 2024, is funded by an anonymous donor to honor Ken […]

We are collecting gently-used paddles for our local schools. Please consider donating your old paddles for a good cause! Solivita Volunteer instructors have taught pickleball to all 85 Osceola County […]

We need your support with various projects and social events that Smashers offers, including: Our goal is to make the club more open and inviting and provide more of the […]

At our monthly meeting on September 11, the Solivita Smashers Board of Directors recognized the directors who recently vacated their board positions: The board would like to thank these individuals […]

After careful consideration by the folks at Taylor Morrison (TM) and the Castle Group (CG), we are happy to announce the reinstatement of our training and ladders programs for Solivita […]

For more details on our community outreach program, check out the Community Outreach page on our website.

Citing personal reasons, J. R. Gray has resigned his seat on the Board of Directors and his position as Secretary and Communications Chair and Web Adminstrator. These positions are open […]

We are please to announce all 17 pickleball courts will reopen Monday, July 14. As we said in the last GMM, moving to open play was temporary and we will […]

As a reminder, if members have guests visiting who wish to play pickleball, each guest 3 years of age or better needs to be registered with Lifestyles and have a […]

Vice President Gene Burch and Scheduler/Membership Chair Matthew Lytthouse have announced their resignation from the Board of Directors for personal reasons. Gene was in the first year of his two-year […]

An anonymous donor has agreed to fund a bi-annual award in the names of Smashers members who have passed away. The award will recognize and reward a Smashers person or […]

The Polk Senior Games Pickleball tournament was held at Solivita in March 2025 and Smashers was well represented. Check out our photo gallery for photos from this event.

Greg Hennenfent and his partner, Wayne Bennett, became 3.5 Wheelchair Doubles National Champions on May 2, 2025 at the US Open National Pickleball Championship.  There were 12 teams in this […]

As you may have noticed, the work crews are back at the Palms redoing the court repairs and we are hoping to get those courts back by June.  We want […]

What a successful event with 81 teams (162 players) competing in Women’s, Coed and Men’s events over three days. The courts were fully utilized during the LADDERS noon to 1:30pm assigned time. The Challenge […]

“Temporary Flexibility, Lasting Fun: Open Play Until Palms Reopen!” As we approach the launch of Open Play, we want to ensure everyone is well-informed about the upcoming changes to court […]

On April Fools’ Day, a prank involving signage indicating a closure due to “insect infestation” was placed on courts 8, 9, and 10 which caused players who had been displaced […]

We want to highlight one of the fantastic benefits included in your annual Smashers Pickleball Club membership: our very own Smashers Ladders program! Included in your yearly club dues of $12, […]

We are disappointed to report the Palms Pickleball Courts will remain closed for an indeterminate time. Until the courts are available, we will continue the rotation schedule until after our General […]

We have some fantastic news to share from our Community Outreach Program! Patti Greenberg, our dedicated coordinator, sends a huge thank you to the thirteen incredible instructors who volunteered their time and […]

We’ve been informed by Taylor Morrison that a new rule will be implemented soon that: tennis courts are for tennis only, and pickleball courts are for pickleball only. The official […]

Castle Group has informed us the completion of the Palms Pickleball court repairs has been further delayed. We have been notified that the courts are now scheduled to be finished […]

We are excited to announce registration is open for the upcoming “Plant the Seed” Clinics.  The “Plant the Seed” Clinic is instruction and drill based with an emphasis on the fundamentals […]

The Board of Directors has selected the following officers for the 2025 Membership Year: Other Board positions are as follows:

There are a number of jackets, paddles, sunglasses, water bottles, etc. in the lost and found box near Freedom Park Courts 3 & 5. If you are missing items, please […]

Unfortunately, Castle Group has informed us of a delay in re-opening the Palms Courts of approximately three weeks. Castle Group recently had the vendor return to complete some additional work […]

Taylor Morrison / Castle Group has informed us the Freedom Park Courts will be CLOSED on the following dates and times for community activities. Members should not use the courts […]

The Smashers Travel Teams will be playing home matches at Freedom Park. We encourage all members to come watch and cheer for our Smashers’ players and see some high-level pickleball. […]

We are excited to announce the upcoming election for three new board members of the Smashers Pickleball Club. This is an important opportunity to shape the future leadership of our […]

We have received confirmation from Castle Group that the highly anticipated court repairs at The Palms will begin on Monday January 6, 2025. During the repairs, Smashers will implement a rotating […]

The Board has recently received feedback regarding court usage, particularly at our All Resident Open Play courts. We want to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the established rules […]

At a special General Membership Meeting on November 20, 2025, the fiscal year 2025 budget was approved unanimously by those in attendance. The budget calls for no increase in dues […]

LADDERS players and potential LADDERS players, what changes can be made to the LADDERS program to encourage you to: Your LADDERS Admin Team is looking for options to make LADDERS […]