Where are people playing? – Maryland Handball Association

Looking for local handball this summer? Here's where to go:

Centennial Park Driving Directions:
From 695: I-70 West (exit 16); merge onto Route 29 after ~4 miles (left lane exit)
Heading on I-95 SOUTH – Exit at Route 100 West; merge onto Rt 29 South
Heading on I-95 NORTH – Exit at Route 32 West; merge onto Rt 29 North

Continued from above: From Route 29
• Exit onto Route 108 West (Exit 21)
• Right at the first light, COLUMBIA ROAD
• Left at the first light, OLD ANNAPOLIS ROAD
• Courts will be on your left after ~3/4 miles, Centennial Park

You can find people playing pick up games on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 4pm till sundown and Saturday mornings from 9am till noon.

Just about any given day you'll find some guys out there, Sunday mornings and holiday Monday mornings are also very common.

See you out there!

We have had three courts reserved the past few weekends, and so far we have filled each court with between 12 and 15 players travelling from as far away as southern NJ and the Eastern Shore!

Every Saturday Morning at the Supreme Sports Club in Columbia, MD. Starting 11/18/06 and continuing until 3-wall season!!

$7 all club access for 24 hours*
* The fee only applies to non-CA members (you are coming in as a guest). It includes a locker (bring your own lock), towels, pool/sauna, whirlpool, running track, court time, weight room, cardio-equipment, basketball court.

– For those players who enjoy being able to just show up at the courts and get into games with new players, those days have arrived thanks to Dan Ho and the Supreme Sports Club in Columbia!!
-2 courts will be available in a challenge-doubles format from 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
– Players of all abilities and from any location are welcome to attend!
– As long as there is no team waiting for a court, singles play is permitted. Otherwise, players interested in singles will require a reservation of an additional court by a CA member.
-Upon arrival, a Non-CA member/guest will need to indicate that you are there for the Maryland Handball Association sponsored Challenge Courts, cite Dan Zimet's account and sign-in. Dan's account will be debited so please
remit fees to Dan Zimet or his designate(s).

DIRECTIONS:
95 north towards Baltimore (if coming from DC) to
32 West towards Columbia,
take the first exit, which is Broken Land Parkway,
veer right at the top of the ramp onto Snowden River Pkwy
Take a left at the second light onto Carved Stone
take your first right onto Deepage drive
The club is immediately on your RIGHT,
Supreme Sports Club,(410)-381-5355 or (410) 290-7854
Enter under the awning at the end of the parking lot.
7080 Deepage Drive, Columbia MD

Challenge Court Rules:
• The first 4 to 8 players to arrive may decide teams and then play one game to 21.
• Players/teams always have the option to wait he or she is not required to play in order of arrival.
• As additional players arrive, teams are formed in order of arrival at the courts (not the club).
• Players/teams are required to designate their order in queue for either court 1 or 2, but not both.
• Once a game is finished, the losing team is required to exit the court if there is a team in queue.
• The next team in queue for that court must be prepared to play at the time the game ends. Prepared to play means that he or she can walk on the court immediately after the game ends, and with minimal warm-up (<5-minutes) be
ready for the first serve.
• A player that is unprepared to immediately enter the court forfeits his/her place in that game and returns to head of the queue for that court.
• Once a team exits the court, they indicate their place in queue and have the option of staying as a team or merging into different teams.
• The winning/first arriving team always gets first serve.
• At the discretion of the winning players, doubles teams can be reformed; however, once the game ends the losing players are required to exit the court.
• A player/team that wins three straight games is required to exit the court and allow new teams to enter.