When Covid-19 was becoming a concern in March, we started taking precautions playing pickleball within our RV resort. We kept in our separate groups of about 10 each with whom we rotated play. We had a bucket system for cleaning the balls after each game. There were at least two buckets. One with bleach water for disinfecting, and one with regular water for rinsing. After rinsing, the balls were hung on the fence so you could get a dry ball for the next game. Some of us wore gloves on both hands as well. However, it wasn’t long till all outside equipment was taken and locked up. We were all bummed, but understood. The resort became locked down to only people already currently in the park. A couple weeks later most seasonal residents had left with more people leaving each additional day. Since the number of players went way down, we were given the OK to play as long as we supplied our own equipment, did not leave any of our nets ups, and continued our safe practice of playing with the same people of no more than 1o in a rotating group, and disinfecting the balls.
Disinfecting the balls after each game!
Boy, did the creativity begin! One net was created from rope and pool noodles. They strung the rope across and then slit the pool noodles to slip them on and then duct taped them each closed.
We helped make a second one with a clothesline rope and two large pool noodles that Paul and Sue had. Instead of cutting the noodles, we hooked a pen onto the end of the rope and dropped it through two fatter noodles. After we secured it to both posts, we added bright pink flagging strips that Paul had aid seeing the rope and knowing if the ball went over or under. This one we only used in the evening when we played with Sue and Paul.
Laura made two nets using orange cord/rope and strips of a sheet. Amazing!
I made one using a vibrant orange rope and strips of a cheap, rectangular plastic table cloth that we’ve never used. After the first day, we’ve had to twist the green plastic cloth around the rope, but it works. We may get a about 4 smaller diameter noodles to put on it instead. We’ll see. 🙂
First day 
Subsequent days
#5 Wow–a real net system! Richard and Janine had a portable net that they’ve never used–till now! SWEET!
We usually had four to five of the above nets up which really reduced the number of people sitting around waiting to play. As the temperature rises here in Yuma and more people leave the last week of April, we will be lucky to have enough people to play with two or three nets.