Running a Pickleball Meetup

[diggler]

I'm thinking of hiring a basketball court and running 4 pickleball courts as a Meetup group. The centre supplies and installs the nets. I have to buy balls. What should I get? Is is worthwhile paying more for branded balls? Hopefully people will have their own paddles. I guess I could buy a few for beginners. Is there anything else I need to know? I will probably run at a loss initially but hopefully people will come eventually. Will cost me $50 to hire for 2 hours. If I charge $10 each, I only need 4 others to break even ($10 for me). If I get more people I could buy some paddles.

 

[kreative]

For balls, I recommend the Franklin X-40 which are the gold standard for rec play.

If you're looking for a few beginner paddle sets, I would recommend the Selkirk starter set from Costco. Amazon also has some value starter sets.

 

[sureshs]

I'm thinking of hiring a basketball court and running 4 pickleball courts as a Meetup group. The centre supplies and installs the nets. I have to buy balls. What should I get? Is is worthwhile paying more for branded balls? Hopefully people will have their own paddles. I guess I could buy a few for beginners. Is there anything else I need to know? I will probably run at a loss initially but hopefully people will come eventually. Will cost me $50 to hire for 2 hours. If I charge $10 each, I only need 4 others to break even ($10 for me). If I get more people I could buy some paddles.

What about the tape you have to put on the basketball court? Will you have to rip them off after every session? It is a lot of work to install and then take off those strips for 4 courts.

 

[sureshs]

Also find out if you need to buy liability insurance.

 

[bobleenov1963]

I'm thinking of hiring a basketball court and running 4 pickleball courts as a Meetup group. The centre supplies and installs the nets. I have to buy balls. What should I get? Is is worthwhile paying more for branded balls? Hopefully people will have their own paddles. I guess I could buy a few for beginners. Is there anything else I need to know? I will probably run at a loss initially but hopefully people will come eventually. Will cost me $50 to hire for 2 hours. If I charge $10 each, I only need 4 others to break even ($10 for me). If I get more people I could buy some paddles.

You should move to either Fairfax or Arlington County in Virginia where there are many outdoor PB outdoor courts available that you can use for FREE....

 

[diggler]

Also find out if you need to buy liability insurance.

I have hired tennis courts and never taken out insurance. Not sure why this is an issue. When I hire a court, the court has their insurance.

 

[sureshs]

I have hired tennis courts and never taken out insurance. Not sure why this is an issue. When I hire a court, the court has their insurance.

You also need insurance.