Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between the Lexington Recreation Tennis and Pickleball Membership vs the LPC PASS?
The Lexington department of recreation allows players to reserve unused tennis and pickleball courts for private use. The department sells a annual Pickleball Membership allowing players to reserve the court for free beyond the membership fee. If you want to reserve a court for your own use, consider purchasing that membership. For 2025, it will go on sale at 6am Feb 25th from the Lexington Recreation website.
The Lexington Pickleball club, LPC PASS provide managed open play sessions every day of the week outdoors during May to October. You must purchase the LPC PASS to play in any of these sessions. The PASS also provide priority for registering for indoor sessions for fall/winter of 2025. If you are interested in playing in our managed open play, purchase the LPC PASS. It will go on sale March 1st, Saturday, at 10am.
These two programs are complimentary. Depending on your playing needs, you may purchase one or both!
What are Bundles?
Bundles are pack of 5 indoor open play sessions that cost $50 ($10 / session), compare to $15 for a single session. Bundles are good for an entire indoor season. Any remaining bundles will expire at the end of the indoor season and will be considered a donation to LPC.
When I request a change of Rating, when will it be implemented?
See this timeline for explanation:
What is the PASS Program?
PASS program are used to manage outdoor seasons. The 2025 outdoor season is over. You can read about the prior season here: 2025 PASS Program FAQ.
I see LPC Grace Chapel sessions posted on playtimescheduler.com but why do they say “Invite Only”?
There are two possible reasons that you see a LPC session shown as "Invite Only":
Wrong Level: One reason is that the session is marked for a player level that is outside of your range. For example if you are a 3.75 player, you will not be able to join a 2.5-2.75 session.
Timing: A second reason is that LPC does not always open a session up to the general membership and public. The Grace chapel open sessions for Winter 2025 are posted first as invite only to last years PASS holders as part of the PASS benefit. The sessions will be open to everyone the week before the month starts.
What is the cancellation policy for the paid indoor sessions at Grace?
You must cancel before 6pm the day before to avoid getting charged for no-shows. Full details on the policy is here.
What are your policies for Workshop, Session Posting, Court Rotation, Open Play?
These are our policy pages:
How can we get more Pickleball Courts in Lexington?
Lexington has limited resources in terms of available land. The town works hard to share the available resources across all recreational and other needs. The Lexington Recreation Committee is the key decision maker. Please let them know if you would like to have more access to more courts using their contact form.
Which side serves at LPC Courts?
At the indoor courts at Grace, the wall side serves first.
At Adams and Clarke, the fence side serves first.
What is the difference between Social Leagues and Open Play
With Open Play, you sign up for each session individually. Sign ups are done on PlayTime Scheduler. You have flexibility to cancel until the evening before without getting charged. Policies for open play sessions can be found here. For indoor Open Play, you pay for each session by either purchasing an LPC bundle or an LPC single session. Purchase Sessions Here
For the Social League, you are committing to multiple sessions (typically 4 to 6) at a time. Once you purchase a Social League you are guaranteed a spot for the duration of the social league, and you will play once per week on the same day and time, with the same core group of players. Learn More or Purchase a Social League Here . Social Leagues are offered several times per year during the indoor season.
Social League spots that don’t sell out are made available as Open Play spots approximately one week before the start of the Social League.
How do we rotate players on and off courts during open play?
Our most used rotation system is the 4 on 4 off, alternating winner and non winner queues system. We use paddle racks built by our talented board member Steve Parus. The full court rotation policy can be found here.
Where is Grace Chapel? How do I get to the courts?
LPC Indoor sessions are held at the gym on the second floor at Grace Chapel Lexington, 59 Worthen Rd, Lexington, MA 02421. During early weekday hours, use the door that is on the far right at the main entrance.
Please change into your court shoes before entering the gym to keep the floors clean if possible.
