Pickleball

4/16/2025 |  NSGA Report: Pickleball Grows 56 Percent; Flag Football Leads Youth Team Sports Growth (SGB UPDATE) Encouraging growth in youth team sports participation is one of the highlights of the 2025 Edition of the National Sporting Goods Association’s (NSGA) Sports Participation in the U.S. report.*
The study found increases in nearly all youth team sports (ages 7-to-17) tracked by NSGA in 2024 compared to their three-year averages. The leader was flag football, with an increase of 21 percent, followed by basketball and tackle football at 12 percent.

4/10/2025 |  USA Pickleball Creates Overland Park Open Tournament (SportsTravel) USA Pickleball, in partnership with UTR Sports, has announced the creation of the Overland Park Open, an official USA Pickleball Golden Ticket tournament hosted by Visit Overland Park in Kansas.
The tournament will take place May 14–18 at SERV pickleball and entertainment venue and will be free to the public.

3/31/2025 |  San Diego to Host 2025 USA Pickleball National Championships (SportsTravel) The 2025 USA Pickleball National Championships will take place at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego from November 15–23, building on the 2024 event that had over 2,600 athletes from 47 states and 13 countries, along with more than 10,000 spectators.

3/17/2025 |  The Pickler Franchisees to Open Third Club in Indiana (SGB UPDATE) The Picklr announced plans to open its third Indiana club in the first quarter of 2026. The 32,000-square-foot space, operated by franchisees Dave Gilreath and Ron Brock, will offer members 12 courts and a pro shop with additional corporate and community events space.
The Picklr Westfield will be in a new building, part of a retail development project, located directly across from the Grand Park Sports Complex in Westfield, IN.

3/6/2025 |  PickleRage Accelerates Growth with Nine New Franchise Agreements (SGB UPDATE) PickleRage, the indoor pickleball club franchise, announced plans to expand its U.S. footprint with nine new franchise locations in seven states to meet the increasing demand for indoor pickleball facilities.
With this latest round of franchise agreements, the company is debuting in North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Texas, further expanding its national presence. The newest locations include:

• Wilmington, NC
• Jacksonville, NC
• Middlesex County, NJ
• Centerville, OH
• Lee County, FL
• Baltimore County, MD
• Horseshoe Bay/Lakeway, TX
• Georgetown, TX
• Westchester County, NY