24.3 million Americans played pickleball in 2025, SFIA report says

The latest participation report from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) is out, and the numbers reinforce what players and facilities around the country have been seeing firsthand: pickleball’s growth shows no signs of slowing down. In its newly released 2026 participation report, the SFIA named pickleball the dominant multi year growth leader across […]

Pickleballers is now streaming on PickleballTV

Pickleballers, pickleball’s biggest podcast hosted by The Kitchen founder Jared Paul and top pro Roscoe Bellamy, has officially been picked up by PickleballTV and is now airing on the PickleballTV app, YouTube TV and Amazon Prime. The show, which was launched in the spring of 2025, has featured stars from all corners of the pickleball […]

This 24-7 pickleball facility should serve as a model for the sport’s growth

The entrance to 24/7 Dink in Fishers, Indiana

If you’ve ever wanted to open your own pickleball facility, all you need is $6 million & a vacant supermarket. At least, that’s what happened in Fishers, Indiana. The Marsh supermarket was recently converted to a 24-hour pickleball facility, but this tells a much larger story. The significance here is massive. Before we go too far […]

Is the JOOLA Magnus 3S the Best Paddle for Advanced Players?

The entire JOOLA 3S series of paddles rocked the paddle nerd community this year, and for good reason. The former Gen 3 series, since taken off the market, left its mark and kept paddle buyers interested in what JOOLA would do next. They answered the call with the 3S, and the Magnus shape exemplifies much […]