May 4, 2026
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Joseph Peshek

RT. 12 Pickle Brings in New Players with Engaging Clinics

Joseph Peshek010 mins

RT. 12 Pickle is an indoor pickleball club located in West Boylston, Massachusets. RT. 12 is a pure pickleball club devoted to providing quality gameplay for everyone who walks through the front door. Ben Minsk and the folks at RT. 12 have done an excellent job of introducing new players to the game through clinics and other engaging programs. 

In the Spring of 2022, Minsk was ready to start a new venture. He thought starting a pickleball club would be a great way to occupy himself after spending five years in retirement: “I was retired for five years and wasn’t quite sure what to do with myself. I just knew right from the get-go that I wanted to do something.”

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Southcoast Players Come for the Pickleball and Stay for the Friendships

Joseph Peshek06 mins

The people at Southcoast pickleball are all about community. Co-owner Adam Rogers calls the Southcoast a “community-centric” club. Everything that the club does centers around forming and growing a vibrant sense of community. Southcoast has a large number of regulars, but it does not offer traditional memberships. Rogers remarks, “We are not a membership-based club.” Instead, the folks at Southcoast rely on strong programming and hospitality to bring in regular attendees. For Southcoast, hospitality and community bring people back to the facility, not necessarily memberships.

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SPF Chicago: How to Build Friendships Through Inter-Club Leagues

Joseph Peshek011 mins

Since its inception, SPF Chicago has been devoted to forming quality relationships on and off the court. The folks at SPF are all about being social, playing pickleball, and having fun, hence the name. All their activities are centered around community—the yard games, the dining and drinking options, and of course, the pickleball. Now, SPF is taking their communal dedication to the next level by participating in the CIPL (Chicagoland Indoor Pickleball League), a massive inter-club pickleball league in the Chicago area.

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The Kitchen Spreads Through Utah With Streamlined Business Model

Joseph Peshek07 mins

The Kitchen is a Utah-based pickleball franchise quickly spreading through the state. Their facility designs are smaller and more intimate, but their impact on the Utah pickleball scene has been significant. The owners of the Kitchen save loads of their time and energy by installing small, self-running facilities that require little to no employee maintenance. Efficient, low-maintenance facilities are the key to the Kitchen’s unique business model.

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USSP Spreads Love of Pickleball Through New Ambassador Program

Joseph Peshek08 mins

US Senior Pickleball is a nationwide, nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading the love of pickleball to seniors all around the country. USSP hosts tournaments and confers memberships like a typical pickleball club, but it breaks away from this conventional mold by not having a centralized facility. Karen Parish, the Director of Events, says, “We’re not a traditional club in that we don’t have one set location.” The USSP is a nationwide community held together by its array of tournaments and team of ambassadors. 

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How Eastside Paddle Builds Community and Breaks Aesthetic Barriers

Joseph Peshek08 mins

Eastside Paddle Club in Austin, Texas is providing a fresh approach to pickleball. Its dynamic community and intentional approach to aesthetics make the Eastside experience one of a kind.  Eastside Paddle is an “exclusive community dedicated to providing the ultimate pickleball experience.” The owners at Eastside Paddle are building an exciting community around a high-quality…

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