Pickleball

9/10/2024 |  PickleRage Entering Alabama with New Mobile Location in Early 2025 (SGB UPDATE) PickleRage is entering Alabama with a franchise location for the first time when it opens its new location in Mobile in early 2025. The new franchisee owned and operated club will be located in the Regency Square Shopping Center off Airport Blvd, bringing the ultimate pickleball experience to enthusiasts across the region.

9/10/2024 |  Pickleball Kingdom to Open Club in Georgia (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom is expanding into Georgia, at Hog Mountain Road and Macon Highway in Watkinsville, GA. Franchisees Dave Moran and Eric Middleton, co-owners of Wreak Havoc Sports, are leading the expansion.
Targeting a late summer 2025 debut, the facility will feature 16 indoor courts within the 45,000-square-foot building.

8/27/2024 |  Does American tennis have a pickleball problem? Upstart’s boom looms out of view at the US Open (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — Does American tennis have a pickleball problem?
Even as the U.S. Open opened this week with more than a million fans expected for the sport’s biggest showcase, the game’s leaders are being forced to confront a devastating fact — the nation’s fastest-growing racket sport (or sport of any kind) is not tennis but pickleball, which has seen participation boom 223% in the past three years.

8/23/2024 |  Pickleball Kingdom Continues Expansion in the PNW (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom announced further expansion into the Pacific Northwest with a new indoor pickleball facility in Vancouver, WA, with Portland, OR, to follow. Gunn Robison is leading this franchise expansion
“We are thrilled to bring Pickleball Kingdom to the passionate communities of Vancouver and Portland, where the love for pickleball runs deep,” said Ace Rodrigues, founder and CEO of Pickleball Kingdom. “Gunn’s strong connection to the area and his enthusiasm for pickleball will ensure these new locations become beloved destinations for players of all levels.”

8/20/2024 |  Pickleball Kingdom Wisconsin Franchisees Adding Third Location (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom is expanding into Green Bay, WI with a new location that marks the fourth club coming to Wisconsin. This will be the third club that franchisees Greg Straub and Doug Reigle are bringing to the Badger State, with the other two coming to Menomonee Falls and Madison.