Though only a year old, the Paddle Up Pickleball Club in St. Charles County has made an unmistakable impact on pickleball in the greater St. Louis area. Their strategy is simple: catering to new players and going all in on programming events.
Two Rivers Pickleball Club in Bigfork, Montana is maximizing their facility both as a pickleball space and a local event center. Twin Rivers’ list of almost 2,000 members testifies to the excellent pickleball scene that the club provides, boasting an array of indoor and outdoor courts, pristine amenities, and a top-notch training program called “the Academy.” But, as the club owner Jim Lafferty says, “We’re not just a pure pickleball club, but we are designed for [non-pickleball] events as well.” As a community event center, Two Rivers hosts a variety of events like banquets, weddings, concerts, and more.
The owners at Pala Pickleball, located just outside of Houston, are offering consultations to pickleball club owners from around the country as a means to help other clubs succeed and ultimately spread the sport of pickleball. Guillermo Ordorica, Lindsey Myers, and their wives Gaby and Kaitlyn are the owners of Pala Pickleball. While starting their club in 2022, multiple interested club owners came up to the folks at Pala Pickleball and asked for help with starting their own club. The owners at Pala saw the demand for pickleball club advice and decided to meet that need by offering consultations for a reasonable fee. Since then, they have helped several clubs around the country in places like Michigan, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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The Happy Trails Pickleball Club, located in Surprise, Arizona, is not only a largely successful club sporting over 500 members, but the club is also integral to the history of pickleball. In 2001, pickleball was introduced to the Arizona Senior Olympics for the first time, and Happy Trails got the honor of hosting the event which boasted over 100 participants. Now, this historical club contributes to the sport by hosting the annual Happy Trails Classic Pickleball Tournament. The Classic is played on 10 lighted, outdoor courts and invites players 50 and older between the 3.0 and 5.0 skill level to come play in possibly the most long-enduring tournament in the area. The tournament has been around for 18 years and has recently hosted over 400 participants.
