Pickleball

MoCo

Montgomery Parks Opens Department’s First Dedicated Pickleball Courts

By MCS Staff

Montgomery Parks hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on, Monday, October 18, 2021, for the department’s first dedicated pickleball courts, located at Bauer Drive Local Park.  The six new courts have lights for play until 11 p.m. and are located adjacent to the Bauer Drive Communnity Recreation Center.

Pickleball is a fast-paced, low-impact sport that combines several classic games including badminton, tennis, and table tennis. It is played with a tennis-like net and paddles slightly larger than ping pong, with a plastic whiffle ball. 

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MoCo Recreation

Where to Play Pickleball in MoCo (and Courts Coming Soon)

By MCS Staff

Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports both in Montgomery County, and nationally. Pickleball is a fun, fast-paced, but low-impact sport that is a combination of several classic games – badminton, tennis, and table tennis.

It’s played on either a shared court with tennis (players use existing net or bring their own net) or a dedicated court with a tennis-like net that is 34 inches high. The sport uses paddles slightly larger than ping pong, and a plastic whiffle ball.

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Burtonsville

Columbia Local Park Renovation to Include Dog Park and New Tennis/Pickleball/Soccer/Futsal Courts

By MCS Staff

During its July 29th meeting, the Montgomery County Planning Board will review the design for the renovation of Columbia Local Park at 14900 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville.

Per the planning board documents, the recommended facility plan converts the two existing tennis courts into a dog park. The dog park consists of an 8,200-square-foot large dog area and a 2,700-square-foot small dog area, both accessed via a central, double-gated vestibule that allows owners to safely leash and unleash their dogs before entering or exiting the park.

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MoCo

Local YMCA Branches Are All in on Pickleball

By MCS Staff

The YMCA is All in on Pickleball

The game of pickleball has become extremely popular in physical education classes in Montgomery County Public Schools. The rising popularity of the sport has led to several pickleball courts popping up across the county. Now, the YMCA is getting in on it, starting with both MoCo locations (Bethesda and Silver Spring).

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