Picklr plans 10-court Carlsbad pickleball club for year-round play
Picklr’s late-August Carlsbad club will add 10 indoor courts, a championship-size show court and nationwide member access in a market already racing to expand.
A 36,300-square-foot Picklr club planned for late August in Carlsbad would give North County players a new indoor base built for year-round play, with 10 courts, including one championship-sized court, plus a pro shop and private event space. For players who have spent years chasing court time around weather, daylight and crowded outdoor parks, the new club would add a climate-controlled option designed for regular play, leagues and travel-group weekends under one roof.
Owners Neil Capin and Chris Foote framed the project as a player-first destination that would serve everyone from beginners to advanced competitors. The club is expected to offer unlimited open play, league play, tournaments and Picklr Academy instruction for adults and juniors, while members will be able to use the club across the Picklr network nationwide. Just Courts, the Dallas-based company that says it is the official court installer for The Picklr, the PPA Tour, Major League Pickleball and UPA, is supplying the court surface, adding another premium marker to the buildout.
The Carlsbad opening arrives as the city keeps adding its own outdoor capacity. Carlsbad opened its first six outdoor pickleball courts at Poinsettia Community Park in 2019, and on Feb. 13, 2024, the Carlsbad City Council authorized design of eight more courts at Stagecoach Community Park and Calavera Hills Community Park. When those are finished, the city says it will have 14 outdoor pickleball courts total. The planned courts are set to include lights for night play, noise-reducing perimeter fencing matting, and hours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., with the courts locked overnight.
That pipeline matters because Carlsbad is already becoming a denser pickleball market. Pickleball Republic says its North Carlsbad location, formerly The Pickleball Club of Carlsbad, was founded in 2020 and was San Diego County’s first dedicated indoor pickleball club. The company also says its Carlsbad South site is now open with six indoor courts, with more indoor and outdoor courts coming online in the next four to six weeks. By the time the Picklr opens near El Camino Real, North County could have multiple dedicated venues competing for the same players, lessons and event bookings.
City staff expect the new outdoor-court project to go back before council for construction-contract approval in fall 2026, with work taking about a year after it begins. Against that backdrop, Picklr’s late-August club is not just another gym with lines on the floor, but a year-round retreat from the weather and a new anchor for where Carlsbad players train, play and meet.
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