Since being featured in our July issue, the Missouri Pickleball Club (MPC) in Fenton, Missouri, outside of St. Louis, has grown to 35 courts in the span of five years and they continue to grow. As a club owner for nearly five years, MPC’s Michael Grewe shared his insights into when, how and why to…
Pickleball Citi in Providence, Rhode Island, is a small club with a big future. With two indoor courts and one outdoor court, a 2,000-player database and plans to build an additional eight-court arena, Pickleball Citi is finding success through growth built on accessibility, organic demand and community. Debra Cohen and her husband, Russell Johnson, fell…
Starting a pickleball club can be a whirlwind between promotion, membership decisions, opening celebrations, etc. Eventually, it all evens out, and the club begins to hum along nicely and get into a sustainable rhythm. As the club and membership grow, new decisions arise, including how to handle scheduling issues, financial decisions, maintenance costs and determining…
Keeping members happy and engaged is the goal of every pickleball club, and Grass Valley Pickleball Club in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, in California, is no different. When GVPC President Mary DeLeon and her husband joined the club in 2018, they didn’t know anything about ratings, saying everyone essentially started playing pickleball at…
As the pickleball world evolves, so too must pickleball clubs. Pickles Indoor Pickleball Club in Hanover, Massachusetts, is a great example for other clubs looking for ideas on how to adapt. Open since March 2021, the six-court indoor facility was one of the first clubs in the area. As more clubs open and member interests…
One reason for the success of social media is that visual content is appealing to many, thanks to the wide variety of content that can be displayed. A constant variable in social media is the use of video, as recognized by Defined Pickleball, the first indoor pickleball facility in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. With an…
