Where to play pickleball as a beginner?
Pickleball is a great social and interactive sport. This fun game is easy for beginners to learn but can develop into a quick, fast paced, competitive game for experienced players. Pickleball is played on a badminton court with the net lowered to 34 inches at the center and is played with a plastic ball similar to a wiffle ball and wooden or composite paddles. This sport is for everyone!
There are many places to play as a beginner to learn the addicting sport of pickleball in Sarasota County. I personally broke-in my pickleball paddle in at the Sadlier YMCA in Potter Park. There I was, trying to find fellow female racquetball players when out of the corner of my eye, I saw men and women swiftly moving around courts that looked like small-sized tennis courts. And they were all smiling and having a great time! Well, I had to give it a try and soon I traded my racquet in for a paddle. That was 3 years ago and I haven’t played racquetball since.
First, I became obsessed with pickleball YouTube videos. Here is a link CLICK HERE
Plus, I read books like this one.
So, if I was a beginner this is where I would go to play.
RL Taylor (Very good place to learn!)
Tuesday and Thursday – 9am -1pm
Beginners
Friday – 9am-10am
“Newbies” Pickleball Lessons….FREE!!!
Friday – 10am-12noon – “Newbies” Play ONLY
YMCA Sadlier (Potter Park) Tuesdays, Thursdays 11-1
Super nice and friendly people!
Longwood Park, Open Play Monday -Tuesdays – Thursdays – Friday
9am – 12pm
(Again, great people and very friendly. They added a third Indoor court this year.)
Colonial Oaks, Wednesday, 1:00 – 4:00 Open Play
2 courts and friendly people.
The Salvation Army on Tuttle.
Open Play-Monday and Fridays 8:30 – 12:00
(Kind of a mixed group show up but there is always a court dedicated for beginners.)
Those are my picks for best places to play if you are a beginner.
Here is a
link to the official Sarasota County Pickleball Schedule CLICK HERE.
More websites to check out.
suncoastpickleball.com
Thank you for reading,
Terry Ryan 