As a club owner or soon-to-be-club owner, pro shops are a great way to enhance your member experience and add some more money to the bottom line. But where do you start? Pickleball Club Mag sat down with Ted Angelo, CEO and Co-founder of The HUB, to get his expert take on what products to…
Club owners and facility operators can now sign up to attend our Club Breakout Session, running from 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7. This will be an intimate, in-depth conversation and learning opportunity for club owners and facility operators held in a private meeting room to encourage connection, networking and deeper level discussions on topics that affect…
As with any new club, the founders of West Coast Pickleball in Yorba Linda, California, knew that to get players in the door, they first had to be aware that the club existed. To help spread the word, Club Director James Byun utilized a variety of marketing tactics with minimal costs.
When the club opened in December of 2024, Jason and his co-workers went to the streets to find pickleball players where they already were. As the first indoor pickleball facility in Orange County, they had something unique to offer players and were eager to tell the community about their facility.
With an eye on the local market, West Coast Pickleball provided an article on the newly opened club to a neighborhood magazine that is distributed to 15,000 homes. They also went one step further to ensure nearby players were aware of the newly built six-court facility in the area.
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.”
Rainouts. No matter the sport, they are inevitable. The Indianapolis 500, the largest spectator sporting event in the world, has been either postponed or shortened by rain 12 times. Wimbledon typically loses at least one day to rain every year. And baseball games are frequently rained out during the season. But large sporting events like…
Perhaps one of the most underutilized and high potential means to increase a pickleball club’s revenue is their pro shop. A pro shop offers clubs an excellent avenue to attract new customers, retain current members, and communicate the club’s individual brand and identity. In this article, we get to hear from three particular clubs on how they maximize their pro shop’s opportunity for sales through strategic measures such as product placement and merchandising choices.
