Pickleball Magazine 2-4 | Page 54

FACILITY OF THE MONTH PICKLEBALL STATION Opens the First Dedicated Indoor Pickleball Facility and the Pickleball Museum in Kent, WA P ickleball Station is a recently opened public pickleball facility in Kent, WA, that is rapidly changing the pickleball landscape in the Puget Sound region. Providing courts, lessons, a pro shop and Pickleball Museum, Pickleball Station has created a much-needed pickleball home for the Pacific Northwest’s thousands of pickleball enthusiasts. Finally, pickleball players in the Seattle- Tacoma area have a place where they can play year-round on state-of-the-art dedicated courts designed specifically for pickleball. Pickleball Station was launched to fill the growing need for quality pickleball courts accessible year-round. The 18,000-square-foot facility features four indoor courts, a large pro shop, and Pickleball Museum, and shares space with its sister company, Pickleball Central. The courts are covered with a premium outdoor surface and open for pickleball play 15 hours a day, every day. Players can 52 reserve courts for any hours between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., seven days a week. Beginners, intermediate and advanced players all benefit from the lessons and clinics provided by Pickleball Station’s professional IPTPA-certified instructors. Pickleball Station also hosts league play several evenings a week, with leagues tailored for each level of player, and will be offering summer camps and after-school pickleball classes for youth. In addition, Pickleball Station provides groups a unique facility for hosting parties, corporate events and team-building activities. “It is rather ironic that despite the Puget Sound being the birthplace of pickleball, there were not any dedicated indoor court facilities in the Seattle area,” notes David Johnson, President of Pickleball Station. “We saw the need for pickleball players in the Puget Sound to have access to a dedicated facility where players of any level can get year- round access to courts, obtain quality instruction, and shop TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 888.308.3720 OR GO TO THEPICKLEBALLMAG.COM