Ace Pickleball is also limiting memberships . Ace ’ s cofounder and CEO , Jay Diederich , said , “ In addition to capping membership , we also restrict hours for drop-in guests to non-peak times .” He added that Ace has 11 open clubs and 16 in the construction phase . “ We estimate having 25 to 27 clubs open by the end of the second quarter of 2025 .”
Pickleball Kingdom has seven open clubs , a dozen scheduled to open by the end of March , and 50 more expected to open by the end of this year . Spokesperson Mitch Kistner said , “ We strive not to cap memberships . Our clubs are designed with an average of 14-16 courts per location , allowing for more play , shorter wait times , and ample space for round robins , tournaments , and drop-in sessions .”
The world ’ s largest indoor pickleball club will be Pure Pickleball in Scottsdale , Arizona . It ’ s expected to open in the second quarter of 2026 . The $ 65 million , 196,000-square-foot facility is being built on 11½ acres and will have 48 pickleball courts and two padel courts . Pure ’ s co-founder and CEO , Kevin Berk , said , “ This facility will foundationally change the sport . We ’ re planning this with the intention of making it a show site for pickleball .” He explained that Pure wants to pull in “ Day 1 ” players , and will include a restaurant and bar , gym , special event rooms and child care .
Rhythm & Rally in Macon , Georgia , currently holds the title of the world ’ s largest indoor pickleball club , with 32 courts . Eight courts are set aside for those without a membership and it costs $ 15 to play for two hours . The general manager , John Roberts , said that Rhythm & Rally
hoped to sign up 500 members in its first year and now has 700 members , but there currently are no wait times .
In California , The Hub is popular , with indoor pickleball clubs in San Diego , Silicon Valley and Alameda . Additional clubs are planned in Jacksonville , Florida , and another unidentified location . The Hub ’ s co-founder and CEO , Ted Angelo , said business is good , and the most important thing pickleball players want in an indoor club is a place to play at their skill level with different programming without being nickeled and dimed to play .
LevelUp Pickleball Camps , the largest two-day instructional camp in the country for beginner , intermediate and advanced pickleball players , is opening a LevelUp Pickleball Club in the south suburbs of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . LevelUp founder Wayne Dollard , also publisher of Pickleball Magazine , said the 60,000-square-foot facility will open this spring and noted that “ the LevelUp instructional program will be the core of our new LevelUp Pickleball Club .” There will be 16 courts for pickleball , a restaurant and bar , badminton and table tennis , locker rooms , a golf simulator and banquet hall for weddings and corporate events .
There are also large “ eatertainment ” centers such as Chicken N Pickle that offer pickleball and other games along with a full-scale restaurant and bar .
The health club chain Life Time has also gotten into the pickleball business in a big way . Life Time has dedicated indoor pickleball courts in 123 of its 175 locations nationwide . Spokesperson Dan DeBaun said pickleball is included in the membership fee but there is
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