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259 Pickleball Courts in The Villages, Florida

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Real Estate Agent with Dick Betts National Speaker SL3537832

The Villages now has 259 Pickleball Courts and they are building even more. 48 million people played Pickleball in 2022 just as a reference 25.6 million played golf. The Villages is Pickleball crazy and don’t believe me visit a Pickleball Court some morning, recently I had folks I was showing around on their first visit and we visited a rec center with courts, amazing the numbers playing or waiting to play.

Don’t know anything about Pickleball? Interesting a couple of guys put together ping pong paddles, a plastic ball on a badminton court and they refined it from there. Lowered the net discovered it was great to play on asphalt rather than grass and the sport was off and running.

The Villages offers all types of classes for Pickleball from introduction to advanced sessions. Interest fact 53% of the players are male and 47% are female a great sport for all! Interesting in learning and playing? The Villages has that!

Dick Betts, REALTOR®

The Betts Team

LPT Realty

The Villages, Florida

717-860-3107 cell

Dick@DickBetts.com

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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Dick... now that's a lot of pickleball courts! I guess pickleball is popular in The Villages? :)))

Feb 11, 2025 04:08 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Dick. A lot of Pickleball courts, but it is The Villages with a lot of residents. More to come as expansion continues I am sure. Enjoy your day.

Feb 11, 2025 04:21 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Dick Betts ,

259 Pickleball courts is a lot of pickleball courts! it is a popular sport and so many are playing!

Feb 11, 2025 04:37 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I've been meaning to take a pickleball class here in my area but it just hasn't happened yet. 259 courts is a lot!

Feb 11, 2025 04:48 AM
Doug Rogers
RE/MAX Coastal Properties - Destin, FL
Your Real Estate Resource!

At our condo complex the pickleball has a waitlist. The tennis courts collect tumbleweeds. 

Feb 11, 2025 06:50 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Dick Betts I have never played pickleball, so maybe it is about time I try it.

Feb 11, 2025 01:45 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Dick- that's a lot of Pickleball Courts!!! My friend down in Palm Beach County plays it and loves it...she's 85!!

Feb 11, 2025 05:04 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

If Ray Henson lived there, I think he might have a goal of playing on each of those courts at least once, haha.  I wonder if he has played on each of the courts where he lives since I think they have quite a few there as well, haha.

Feb 12, 2025 06:03 AM
Ray Henson

There is a good chance that I have, Brian England.  I thought we had a lot at 40.  LOL, that is just a down payment compared to the Villages!  Wow!

Feb 26, 2025 07:43 AM
Ray Henson
Retired - Goodyear, AZ
Retired Real Estate Agent

I thought we had a lot of courts here in PebbleCreek with 36.  259....Wow!!!  Do you know how many pickleball players are in the Villages?  We have just about 1,800 members in our pickleball community. 

Feb 26, 2025 07:42 AM