“ Every decision we made in building these facilities came back to one question: What makes the best possible experience for the player?”
PodPlay is a big part of that, and Boston pickleballers are raving about it. The software powers the facility’ s app and hardware on every court. It handles live scoring and delivers instant video replays. Those replays aren’ t just for competitive review— they capture the moments players want to remember and share.
They use the app to book courts, chat with each other, sign up for leagues and tournaments, and manage everything in one place.
“ For us, this technology isn’ t optional, it’ s foundational to delivering a player-first experience,” says Karsos.
So far at PickleBOS, ladder leagues that run in sixweek cycles have proven to be very popular while tournament action began in April.
Of course, when people think of Boston, they automatically think of the Celtics, Patriots, Bruins and Red Sox. Now that pickleball is part of the community’ s consciousness, what’ s the likelihood of local legends like Larry Bird or Bobby Orr swinging a paddle on one of PickleBOS’ courts?
Karsos replied,“ Boston’ s sports culture is unlike anywhere else in the country, and we absolutely want to tap into that. We’ re actively exploring partnerships and events
that bring together the city’ s passionate sports fan base with our courts. Whether it’ s athlete appearances, teamhosted events, or charity tournaments tied to one of Boston’ s great franchises, these kinds of collaborations are very much on our radar.
“ Stay tuned... we think there’ s a natural connection between the city’ s love of sports and what we’ re building at PickleBOS.”
Most pickleballers are looking for that special vibe that resonates throughout a facility, and so far PickleBOS has captured that and then some. As Karsos puts it,“ PickleBOS feels like a place built for them, not just a warehouse that happens to have pickleball nets.” For more information, check the clubs out at picklebos. com. •
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