Crush Yard Opens Brentwood Pickleball Hub with Courts, Restaurant and Bar

A former Stein Mart in Brentwood is getting a new bounce: Crush Yard will open eight indoor pickleball courts, a full restaurant and bar, arcade games and private event space at 300 Franklin Road on May 11.

The space sits in the Brentwood Place Shopping Center, and the conversion turns a large retail shell into something built for longer visits, not quick in-and-out shopping trips. Crush Yard is pitching the project as pickleball eatertainment, a format that mixes open court time, leagues and memberships with food, drinks and social space. The company’s first location opened in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, in September 2023, and it later added a second site in Orlando, Florida.

For Brentwood players, the practical appeal is obvious. Eight indoor courts mean more room for casual games, league nights and reservation play in a part of the Nashville market where covered court time can be hard to come by. The all-ages, all-skill-level setup also makes it easier to bring friends or family who are not coming strictly to play, which is exactly the kind of crossover appeal that has helped pickleball spread beyond the regulars who already know their third-shot drops from their kitchen battles.

Crush Yard said the Brentwood opening will come with a week-long celebration that includes giveaways, half-price court reservations, food specials and a give-back day supporting Friends of Monroe Carell, which provides non-medical support to patients and families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. That combination of local charity tie-ins and social programming gives the venue a community-minded edge, even as it leans hard into the night-out model.

The bigger story is how much this kind of build fits the sport’s growth. USA Pickleball says participation grew from about 4.2 million players in 2020 to more than 24 million in 2025, and its annual growth report puts the U.S. at more than 18,000 known pickleball locations and 82,000-plus courts. Earlier Crush Yard materials said the market still has far more players than courts, with 175 players per court, which explains why indoor, reservation-based spots keep filling repurposed retail spaces.

For casual players, that can be a win if it means more places to get on court without weather worries. It can also mean a pricier version of the sport, wrapped in dinner service and entertainment spending. In Brentwood, Crush Yard is betting that pickleball can be both, and the old Stein Mart is now set to test how far that mix can stretch.