A glance at Pickleball, the new trendy sport in North America.
Pickleball is a racket sport that combines elements of tennis, padel, badminton, and table tennis. It is played with a racket and a perforated plastic ball on a badminton court over a tennis-type net. Pickleball is usually played in doubles but can also be played in singles.
The numbers don’t lie:
In five years (from 2016 to 2020), the number of pickleball players in the United States has nearly doubled, rising from 2.5 to 4.2 million (compared to 17.4 million tennis players). Membership in the sport's governing body (USA Pickleball) has surged by over 1,000% during the same period. In France, with the number of players increasing by 30% per year, it is highly likely that pickleball will experience growth reminiscent of that of Padel. The goal of this sport is to have a friendly time and then go have a drink at the clubhouse. Ideal, therefore, for a multi-activity complex.
Moreover, the Pickleball court is smaller than a tennis court and can thus easily fill an empty space in your complex.
To facilitate its integration into your complex, an online reservation application can prove useful, as Padel clubs adopting this reservation channel experience an average increase of 40% in their occupancy rate.
