The Pickleball Connection

08/14/2026

Hey guys if you don't want to play pickleball, this might be an option.

07/15/2026

I recommend these KSwiss pickleball shoes for rooftop work.

06/25/2026

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05/29/2026

Tennis claims 87 million active players worldwide. Padel claims 25 million active players. There is no number pickleball claims to have. It has been range bound to 20-50 million for a few years in searches. Further the definition of active is left to governing agencies in each sport. Padel is targeted for 2032 Olympics. Padel began just three years after pickleball in 1968. Those courts are 50-100% more than pickleball courts. The conversion rate of a tennis court to Padel is 3:1. How could that happen with about 3.5 active tennis:padel players? Very few tennis courts are being converted to pickleball anymore unless they are demolished. Building new pickleball and padel courts are preferred to optimize rather than compromise. Public courts are ball control compromised in widely varying degrees. We could convert two pickleball courts to one padel court. That membership cost would need to be far more than pickleball. The conditional use permit at the PCC prohibits outdoor play. But if anyone wanted to build an outdoor padel court they could plan and fundraise for that. Could be free or pay to play. I'm sure most PCC members would try it. I doubt many would join the active 25 million players.

Finally the average value of a soccer club is $2.66 billion. The market value of padel is stated as $2.0 billion. Pickleball is $2.2-3.1 billion this year. Big old tennis is $30-51 billion. And for our table tennis friends your market at $5.16 is larger than padel and pickleball combined. Selkirk revenues are estimated at $.1 billion. PCC revenues this year are $.0001 billion.

If you made it this far your pickleball situational awareness has been upgraded to 2.0.

05/01/2026

Class reunions are coming up. Why not add a pickleball party event to your weekend?

04/12/2026

The best indoor courts in Bonita Springs. $54/month membership. Three new courts at Athletica opened last week. Ball control fencing. Under 7 ft on sides. Height compromise from overhead beams. Backlight from windows. Concrete over filled swimming pool. Downlighting. Access to the rest of the club is included. Membership without pickleball to the extensive machines and weights is only $34/month. That is their big target market and pickleball and golf simulator are tertiary. With 800,000 population in Lee county plus almost at Naples city limit population draw is like Milwaukee but far more disposable income.

04/01/2026

Due to complaints from recent incidents the club has implemented the following new policy. We appreciate your understanding.

03/29/2026

Only 4 of 16 spots open in Manitowoc. Door and Madison are the other two locations.

About Your LevelUp Camp:Our intermediate camp is intended for players of a 3.0 to 3.6 level. This program teaches drills and games to reinforce techniques and strategies learned in camp so players can work towards a 4.5 level. Players will learn how to recognize opponent weaknesses and exploit them....

02/13/2026

Plan ahead and reserve a court next week you Valentine's Day registrants. Make up pickleball is the best!

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02/07/2026

Make your Valentine's Day special at the club! Events are scheduled from 6 am to midnight. Starts with Love at First Light as a free for all. All registrants are free until 8 am. Then reduced rate specials all day. Register your guests or have them do so at the kiosk. DIY sheets for the afternoon round robins, team or single registrations. Play until midnight? Be our guest!