Fast-expanding pickleball franchise set to open new club in State College
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- The Picklr will open a pickleball club in State College this summer.
- The club will feature nine pickleball courts, training programs and more.
- Memberships at similar clubs fetch up to $89 or $99 per month.
A new pickleball club is expected to open in State College this summer.
The Picklr, which describes itself as North America’s fastest-growing indoor pickleball franchise, is working to launch a 27,000-square-foot club inside the former Big Lots at 503 Benner Pike in the Benner Pike Shops plaza. Club members will receive access to unlimited open play as well as league and tournament competitions, among other perks.
The club will feature nine courts with “high-quality proprietary outdoor surfacing” from Just Courts, the official court layer of the Professional Pickleball Association, The Picklr said in a media release. State College’s club will also offer a pro shop and a private event space.
Members of all skill levels can access an on-site academy to train with certified instructors, The Picklr said. Some membership tiers include access to any Picklr club across the U.S.
Steve Smith, a Class of 1999 Penn State football fullback, will own and operate State College’s pickleball club.
“Bringing The Picklr to State College, Pennsylvania, means the community will benefit from the best-in-class indoor pickleball experience offered anywhere,” Smith said in a statement. “I love everything about Penn State. To be back where I went to school and provide a world-class home for pickleball, means the world to me.”
State College’s club marks one of the latest expansions for The Picklr, which says it is actively developing more than 500 new clubs and 5,000 pickleball courts across North America. The pickleball network’s only other operating clubs in Pennsylvania are in Exton and Newtown.
For now, it remains unclear how much membership will cost at State College’s club. According to their webpages, basic monthly memberships start at $89 in Exton and $99 in Newtown.
For more information on State College’s upcoming Picklr club, visit thepicklr.com/location/state-college.
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