Pickleball is a sport that started in most areas among the retired community. Many are former players of other racquet sports who still wanted to play a competitive game. As we play on self made courts in eastern PW Co , on tennis courts, we kept data comparing the use of the courts by Pickleball players and tennis players. The data can be made available upon request, but the courts are overwhelmingly being used by Pickleball players and not by tennis players. As we have been playing, the player age has significantly decreased and there are now 20 somethings and 30 somethings out there Pickling. Couple that with the fact that physical ed classes in schools are starting to teach the game, the need for dedicated courts are in much demand. Jurisdictions that have dedicated courts host tournaments which brings in the revenue of out of town players who use hotels and restaurants. Pickleball is only going to grow. PW Co has an opportunity to be on the forefront to help plan for the future. Many “adult only communities” want Pickleball as an amenity. By building dedicated Pickleball courts, The County can use this as a leverage point for the coveted “private/ public partnership”. To use the line from the movie Field of Dreams- “If you build it, they will come.”
Mike Kline over 6 years ago on Advocating for the construction of the first dedicated outdoor pickleball courts in PWC
Pickleball is a sport that started in most areas among the retired community. Many are former players of other racquet sports who still wanted to play a competitive game. As we play on self made courts in eastern PW Co , on tennis courts, we kept data comparing the use of the courts by Pickleball players and tennis players. The data can be made available upon request, but the courts are overwhelmingly being used by Pickleball players and not by tennis players. As we have been playing, the player age has significantly decreased and there are now 20 somethings and 30 somethings out there Pickling. Couple that with the fact that physical ed classes in schools are starting to teach the game, the need for dedicated courts are in much demand. Jurisdictions that have dedicated courts host tournaments which brings in the revenue of out of town players who use hotels and restaurants. Pickleball is only going to grow. PW Co has an opportunity to be on the forefront to help plan for the future. Many “adult only communities” want Pickleball as an amenity. By building dedicated Pickleball courts, The County can use this as a leverage point for the coveted “private/ public partnership”. To use the line from the movie Field of Dreams- “If you build it, they will come.”