Club News and Activities

Pickleball for Beginners

  • May 2025
  • BY DONNA MILBEE

Pickleball continues its incredible rise after being named the fastest-growing sport in the United States for the fourth consecutive year.

By the numbers*…

• 19.8 million to 48.3 million—number of pickleball players in the U.S.

• 25 to 34—Largest age bracket of pickleball players (28.8% of total)

• $1.5 billion—Pickleball market (latest 2023)

• 311%—Pickleball’s average growth rate over the last three years

• 16,289—Number of places to play pickleball in the U.S.

• 11.3%—Forecasted compound annual growth rate through 2028

Jim Van Kuiken hopes to conduct a beginners’ clinic the last Saturday of each month. Please contact Diane Galante to register for further details.

*https://www.pickleheads.com/blog/pickleball-statistics