May 29, 2026
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Missouri Pickleball Club Membership Skyrockets with Affordable Memberships

Evan Hammer07 mins

The Missouri Pickleball Club is a booming club in the St. Louis area. Michael Grewe, the current owner, and his wife Christine worked together to conceptualize and launch the MPC about four years ago. From its beginning, the MPC was meant to be an establishment devoted purely to pickleball. Grewe comments, “It’s really about a fun pickleball environment.” The MPC is a thriving operation with towering ceilings, numerous courts, ball machines, first-rate instructors, an overhead door system, and a set of air-purifying ‘Big Ass Fans.’ 

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Old Coast Pickleball’s Early Opening Makes Waves in St. Augustine, FL

Brady Watkins06 mins

Located in St. Augustine, Florida, Old Coast Pickleball Club opened its doors in May of 2024 and has quickly become a hub for Florida pickleballers. Tim and Ashley Owens, owners of Old Coast and founders of Court Reserve, have already been deeply immersed in the pickleball world for years. Tim and Ashley’s experience owning/operating Court Reserve, one of the top management software tools in pickleball, led them towards opening Old Coast. Now, they set their sights on serving the pickleball community by playing host.

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Whoa MPO! How Madtown Pickleball Open Became Wisconsin’s Largest Pickleball Tournament

Destination Madison07 mins

The year was 2020. As the world sought new ways to stay social safely, who knew that pickleball would emerge as such a strong national pastime? 

The Madison Area Sports Commission did. 

“We were on hiatus from hosting IRONMAN Wisconsin, a world-class event we’d welcomed since 2002,” says Brandon Holstein, Senior Sports Account Manager at the Madison Area Sports Commission (MASC). “As much as we missed bringing thousands of IRONMAN athletes and fans to our capital city, it gave us time to explore what sports were trending—and where Madison’s offerings may have been lacking. We knew pickleball was rising in popularity and the Professional Pickleball Association had just been established, so we got to work.”

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Breaking Ground and Building Buzz: How a Construction Entrepreneur Brought Pickleball to Cleveland

Amy Busse06 mins

What do you get when you cross an entrepreneur and the fastest-growing sport in the United States? The Cleveland Pickleball Center! Since opening in February 2025, Cleveland’s first and only dedicated indoor pickleball center offers three outdoor and ten indoor courts, state-of-the-art LED lighting, private event and party space, bar, players lounge areas, on-site parking with EV charging stations and more.

Cleveland Pickleball Center President Rob Euerle says he understood the appeal of pickleball after playing one game. Looking around town he noticed while there were some city-owned outdoor recreational properties, there wasn’t anything that allowed players to play year-round. He saw a great opportunity to bring the sport to Cleveland and was eager to take advantage of it.

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How to Grow your Club by Leveraging Beginner Clinics

Crew Pickleball010 mins

As pickleball continues its rise in popularity, club owners are constantly looking for ways to engage new players and build a loyal community. One of the most effective—and overlooked—methods for growing a club is hosting beginner clinics. Beginner clinics are great because they introduce new players to the sport in a structured, welcoming environment while simultaneously increasing court usage, strengthening member retention, and driving revenue opportunities. 

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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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