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For decades, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association has been polling Americans about their participation levels in more than 100 sports and activities. The data, released annually in their Topline Participation Report, breaks those numbers down by individual sports and activities, types of sports like water sports, winter sports or racquet sports, and also by […]
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The city of Cape Coral, Florida, has officially opened its rebranded racquet sports facility called The Courts, Cape Coral. The venue, which had a grand opening on February 22, includes tennis, pickleball and more. The event featured an open house, live programming and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Sports Facilities Companies will manage and operate the […]
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The Professional Pickleball Association will bring the inaugural season of the PPA Tour Challenger Series to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in April for the Baton Rouge PPA Challenger at the Stacks Pickleball sports complex. Stacks Pickleball is located on the campus of Celtic Studios and is Louisiana’s first and largest climate controlled pickleball facility. It features […]
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The Sports & Fitness Industry Association has released its 2025 Topline Participation Report, which annually tracks how many Americans are being active and participating in certain sports. For the first time since SFIA began tracking physical activity figures, the participation rate for active Americans reached 80 percent, which means 247.1 million Americans participated in at […]
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Laura Gainor’s background in pickleball is significant, as she was around the sport in some of its earlier days before it became a national phenomenon. During her time in marketing at USA Pickleball, she witnessed first-hand how the sport was taking off. Today, of course, the numbers speak for themselves. In last year’s Topline Participation […]
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Pickleball 4 America, owner of the US Open Pickleball Championships, has hired Justin Romero as the executive director of its renamed USOP National Pickleball Center in Naples, Florida. Romero, a former college tennis player and professional pickleball player, will oversee all aspects of the USOP NPC’s operations including membership, instruction and the USOP Pro Shop […]
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USA Pickleball Serves, the charitable arm of USA Pickleball, has announced 51 awardees of its inaugural “Grow the Game” grant program to provide equipment and resources to community organizations and schools across the nation. Organizations located in 27 states have been selected to receive grants from USA Pickleball Serves, with awardees including five colleges and […]
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While the construction of new sports venues never stops, a theme that’s emerging with these multi-million-dollar facilities is being able to use them for much more than one specific sport or event. From the $1 billion palace Everton Football Club is building for its Premier League team to local pickleball centers, there’s a variety in […]
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Corpus Christi Athletic Club in Texas held the grand opening ceremony for its new pickleball complex on January 10. In addition to eight indoor courts, the 20,000 square foot facility includes blacklight on the courts for glow-in-the-dark pickleball play, men’s and women’s locker rooms plus an outdoor seating area with fire pits. “The Susser Family […]
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USA Pickleball has announced the numbers behind the 2024 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships, which includes $3.6 million in estimated economic impact during the November 9–17 event at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Arizona. The 16th year of the event brought in over 2,600 athletes from 47 states and 13 countries, in addition to […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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