Pickleball Buzz Beyond the Kitchen 10/26

Earlier this year, a broker listed four indoor pickleball clubs at exactly $1.5 million. Florida, Maryland, Michigan, South Carolina. Four markets. One price.

That's not a valuation. That's a guess with a broker's logo on it.

In late August, the financials went public for the first time. The asks fell to $600,000, $860,000, $915,000, and $1 million.

Three signals

On September 11, The Dink reported that nine pickleball facilities listed for sale had cut their asking prices in the prior ten weeks. The typical cut was 39 percent.

To be clear, these are asking-price cuts, not completed sales. But asking prices matter. They show what happens to seller expectations once buyers get to see the books. Nine listings isn't the whole industry.

On September 17, the IAPPF reported that The Picklr, one of the country's largest indoor pickleball franchise systems, was going through a corporate restructuring.

On September 25, NJ.com reported that PickleRage's 18-court indoor club in Plainfield, New Jersey, had closed less than a year after opening.

Three signals. One message.

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OnCourt OffCourt, a leader in innovative tennis, pickleball, and sports training products, has introduced Quiet Foam Pickleballs, a low-noise solution designed to make pickleball more accessible in a wider variety of environments.

Perfect for indoor practice, backyard play, beginners, drills, warm-ups, and noise-sensitive spaces, Quiet Foam Pickleballs allow players to enjoy the game while reducing the sound associated with traditional pickleballs.

As pickleball continues to grow, players, coaches, families, and communities are looking for flexible ways to enjoy the sport. Quiet Foam Pickleballs provide a fun and practical option for skill development and recreational play where a quieter experience is desired.

Quiet Foam Pickleballs are available now from OnCourt OffCourt.

For more information, visit: https://oncourtoffcourt.com/quiet-foam-pickleballs/

More than half a century after pickleball was invented, not a single state has made pickleball an official high school sport.

Had the pickleball industry started the process just five years ago, the sport would be on an extremely lucrative trajectory to match that of its sister sport—tennis.

It’s time for pickleball to do what the tennis industry did decades ago—get 365,000 teens playing high school at more than 12,000 schools across the U.S., spending $100MM+ annually.

That’s the goal of the U.S. High School Pickleball Association.

The USHSPA’s mission is to help high school pickleball become an official sport in all 50 states – in closer to 5 years than 10.

Pickleball industry - let’s get this ball rolling!

Want to help?

Use your website, company email newsletters, weekly text blasts and social media channels to get the word out and get teens, parents and players to the USHSPA website.

Where is your company headquarters located? Bring a USHSPA workshop to your state to get the sport on track to become an official interscholastic varsity sport in your home state.

Visit the USHSPA website to learn more.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Steve Milano
Executive Director

P.S. To help fund the USHSPA, consider purchasing a copy of the USHSPA Coaching Workbook as a gift for your local high school coach or even a professional pickleball coach. Click the link to view and buy, and help fund the USHSPA.

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