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    5.0 (1 review)

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    Channel Islands Racquet Club - Main office

    Channel Islands Racquet Club

    3.5(4 reviews)
    9.5 mi

    This is where I took lessons growing up. I'm not sure if Mark is still there but he was a great…read morecoach. Tennis was always made fun here. It's also near a park so when my bro took lessons I just played at the park. The "clubhouse" isn't really what you expect, heck it's oxnard! It's not those rich, pretentious places. There have also been some great local products who came from OTC!! Go OTC!!

    I've been coming to this tennis club for years, when Mark was the director. Now he's still the…read moredirector, but also the director at Las Posas, which from what I understand, still runs OTC. The place has good business with nice customers, who care about the place and bring great tennis. Mark always cared about the clients and always had the latest information on racquets. recently I came in on a Sunday to watch my son's League play to find another coach in charge. He instructed the boy at the front desk to wash courts, and the boy responded that he had jeans/close toed shoes on and wasn't dressed for washing courts because he wasn't told in advance that he'd be washing courts. The coach responded, "just roll up your jeans and go barefoot." The coach later instructed another girl to help him, and she replied that she wasn't dressed for it either and didn't have sandals, and that "sometimes there's glass on court." The man dismissed her comment with a sarcastic response and complained about her coworker to her: "he doesn't want to wash courts because he's not dressed for it. can you believe it? All you have to do is go barefoot and roll up his jeans." The courts should be washed more often than OTC does in my opinion, but I believe it's a serious liability for both the company and the employees. I couldn't believe the manager's sarcastic response.......... He didn't care about the safety of his employees!!! And what kind of manager gossips about other employees to others? So unprofessional. It was WAY better when Mark was running the place. If you come to OTC watch out. They should really treat their employees better. I don't know how they can take care of their customers if they don't care about their employees just as well.

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    Juanamaria Park

    Juanamaria Park

    5.0(1 review)
    5.9 mi

    You probably already knew that Pickleball is America's Fastest Growing Sport…read more I mean, doesn't it seem like everyone you know plays Pickleball these days? It's damn near ubiquitous. Even the E-Trade Baby plays Pickleball. It's like you can't go 24 hours without hearing someone yammering on about Pickleball. Pickleball pickleball pickleball. You're thinking, if everyone doesn't shut the hell up about Pickleball I swear I'm gonna punch someone! But they never shut up. And of course, as good as it might feel, you can't just go around punching people. So, you need to find a way to channel that aggression in a positive way. If you feel you need to whack the hell out of something, Pickleball might just be the activity you are looking for. Strange that Pickleball might be both the cause of and solution for your frustration. Of course there's much more to the game than just whacking a ball with a paddle, but the whacking part is so satisfying. A great way to let off a little steam. Ventura Parks and Recreation offers Introduction to Pickleball classes here at Juanamaria Park. Currently there are Level 1 Introductory classes on Monday nights from 6:30-7:30 pm, and on Tuesdays from 9 to 10 am. And there is a Level 2 Introductory class on Thursday mornings from 9-10. The classes run for four weeks at a time, and cost $100 for the four lessons. Legend has it that Tennis was played here at Juanamaria Park back in the olden days. You can still see the lines here that define a tennis court, but I've never seen anyone actually playing tennis. From the size of their huge ass courts, I'm guessing tennis players must've been about 8 or 10 feet tall. Just in case any Jurassic era Tennis players show up, there are signs posted to keep them away from Pickleball players. The division of court time seems equitable, but one wonders why time is blocked out for a game that's not even played anymore. And you know, there's more to Juanamaria Park than just Pickleball and Tennis. There is also a Basketball Court, for example. And there is a huge grass covered field just waiting for someone with a frisbee to show up. Plus they have those cool charcoal grills. Bring some briquettes and something to grill and you could put together a real good time here. There are bathrooms too, but I've never checked them out. I have no idea when they are open or how clean they are. But if I had to guess, I'd say they're pretty well maintained. The whole park seems very well-maintained. Juanamaria Park is where I learned to play Pickleball. It's a great little neighborhood park. I give it my wholehearted recommendation. Mikey C says: Zero Zero Two

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    Dang, no courts available this morning. Four pickleball games already going at 8 am.

    Ojai Valley Athletic Club - Our personal training team is dedicated to helping you GET RESULTS, so take advantage of the FREE sessions we provide to members

    Ojai Valley Athletic Club

    3.6(25 reviews)
    10.3 mi

    I love this club! I first came here over a decade ago, when visiting my dad who lives nearby. At…read morethe time, I was able to use this club on a reciprocal agreement with my health club at the time. Now they have a temporary use offer, so you can pay a reasonable rate - slightly more than a membership, of course - for a day, a week or a month at a time if you are just visiting. Most of all, I love that the two pools are outdoors (yay Ojai weather!) and I especially love that the dedicated lap pool is ozonated instead of chlorinated (the hot tubs, baby pool and recreational pool are chlorinated). They provide towels, lockers, and shampoo/conditioner/body wash in the showers. The change rooms have a sauna, and a water extractor for wet swimsuits (this is actually a deal breaker for me when it comes to swimming pools - I hate having to figure out what to do with a dripping-wet swimsuit in the car on the way home!). There is a very nice adults-only lounge area where you can relax and read or catch up on emails. Even as a visitor, I attended one member event last fall, the Halloween party, and they had good live music and yummy food, and super-friendly members who were happy to chat with someone from out of town. The staff are all so friendly all the time, and very helpful. The club is clean, fresh and feels welcoming. There is lots of parking available for both the club and the Weil tennis academy which is located next door. The gym area is certianly not the biggest, but unless I accidentally hit the after-work evening rush, I've never had to wait long for machines, and it's always clean. They also have rooms for workout classes (I've never tried), and of course they are also a tennis club with amazing facilities - but I haven't played tennis since I was on my middle school's tennis team, so I'll leave it to tennis types to review those more particularly.

    This review if purely for the snack bar. I got the chicken sandwich and the patty was one of those…read morefrozen rubbery hormone filled tasting flat chicken breast patties. The sandwich tasted overwhelmingly of pickles, the lettuce was stale and the bread was dry. My husband and father moderately liked their food. The tomatoes on the side salad were delicious and plentiful. The pictures make it look good! But it's not that good. The onion rings were deliciously fried I'll say.

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