Growth

Pickleball is exploding all across North America… especially here is Wisconsin.  Across our great state, local communities are seeing the benefits of a healthy, happy community and how Pickleball plays a major role in achieving this.

Below are just a few videos, pictures and links on how Pickleball and the communities the players live in are growing together.

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Pickleball is taking Eau Claire, Wisconsin by storm!  Eau Claire, WI Pickleball

The tennis courts at Carson Park have been striped with permanent Pickleball lines and the courts at McDonough Park have been repaved and turned in to dedicated Pickleball courts for all of the Pickleball enthusiasts in Eau Claire to enjoy!

Eau Claire Parks Recreation & Forestry embraces something new that’s still in it’s infancy and it pays off.  The program now has over 150 active players and growing.

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Allenton, Wisconsin officials saw the benefits of what Pickleball can bring to a community and voted unanimously to allow the Kettle Moraine Pickleball Club to modify 2 seldom used tennis courts into 4 Pickleball courts.  DIY costs: less than $50 per court.

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Stiring 100% Acrilic Paint Taping The Pickleball Lines Pickleball Lines Finished!
Playing at the Allenton Pickleball Courts Playing at the Allenton Pickleball Courts Playing at the Allenton Pickleball Courts

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Here is the story of the Trilogy Pickleball Club’s Trilogy Pickleballjourney to grow Pickleball in Arizona.  Starting with chalking lines and then painting a underutilized tennis court.  Step by step, this story explains it all.

READ STORY HERE.

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The Jonestown, Pennsylvania Borough Council  North Lebanon Pickleball Club paints courts
votes to allow local Pickleball club to paint courts on existing tennis courts.

READ STORY HERE.
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NBC Nightly News story about the fastest-growing sport in America!

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Banting Park in Waukesha, Wisconsin  converted 3 Banting Park Satelite 3 Tennis To 6 Pickleball
lightly used tennis courts into 6 heavy traffic Pickleball courts.  With well over 150 active players, dedicated Pickleball courts are in Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry’s near future.

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Piquia, Ohio gives a rebirth to old tennis courts  Piqua Courtsthat had fallen in disrepair.  These courts are now used daily only by 10 times the amount of people and these people are Pickleball Players.

READ STORY HERE

 

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Seldom used outdoor hockey rink converted Hockey Rink to Pickleball Court
into 5 Pickleball courts.

READ STORY HERE

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Quad Cities Pickleball Club: Bettendorf, Iowa Quad Cities Ribbon Cuttingdecided to go for it and began construction in September of 2013 on the site of a little-used sand volleyball court.  Now 6 dedicated Pickleball courts full of players daily!  Way to go Bettendorf Park District!

READ STORY HERE

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Pickleballers win battle for Rockwood tennis courtChesterfield VA Courtss.

400 active Pickleball players wishes were granted as the Chesterfield Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission makes a great decision they won’t regret.

READ STORY HERE

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CBS 8 – SAN DIEGO news story featuring the North County Picklers and national champs… Alex Hamner and Jennifer Lucore.